Single wire nitinol engine

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1983-03-21

1984-05-29

Ostrager, Allen M.

Power plants

Motor operated by expansion and/or contraction of a unit of...

Mass is a solid

F03G 706

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044506864

ABSTRACT:
A simple single wire nitinol engine including a pair of levers, one of which reciprocates with respect to the other and is connected to a crank shaft by a connecting rod to transmit rotational energy from the reciprocating motion of the lever. A spring wound single nitinol wire is connected to the ends of the levers and a means is provided for immersing the wire alternately in hot and cold temperature baths.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3913326 (1975-10-01), Banks
patent: 4086769 (1978-05-01), Smith
patent: 4257231 (1981-03-01), Banks
patent: 4325217 (1982-04-01), Golestaneh

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