Pressurized gas engine

Details Pressurized gas engine Pressurized gas engine

1979-12-12

1981-12-15

Maslousky, Paul E.

Motors: expansible chamber type

Relatively movable working members with one having motive...

With means interconnecting working members to cause relative...

91271, 92 64, 92 73, 92 90, F01B 2102, F01L 1516, F01B 1900

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ABSTRACT:
An engine is provided which converts pressurized gas into useful mechanical energy. The engine uses pressurized gas in such a way to avoid contact between the gas and sliding metal parts. As such, the engine is particularly adapted for use with naturally pressurized geothermal gases which may contain substances harmful to metal. In the preferred form, the engine includes a plurality of reciprocating plungers which serve as energy transfer means. Deformable enclosures such as spheroidal hollow balls made of an elastomer material are positioned on opposite sides of each plunger along its axis of movement. The deformable enclosures exert a force against the plungers to move the plungers when filled with pressurized gas. Each plunger alternately collapses each of the deformable enclosures as it reciprocates. A valve system for controlling the ingress and egress of pressurized gas to the deformable enclosures is responsive to the motion of the plungers. With the valves operating in a predetermined repetitive sequence, pressurized gas is directed to impart cyclical motion to the plungers which can be harnesses to perform useful work.

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patent: 3854383 (1974-12-01), Paynter
patent: 3946641 (1976-03-01), Hirmann
patent: 4104955 (1978-08-01), Murphy

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