Solar energy system and heat engine therefor

Details Solar energy system and heat engine therefor Solar energy system and heat engine therefor

1980-03-03

1982-06-08

Ostrager, Allen M.

Power plants

Motive fluid energized by externally applied heat

Power system involving change of state

60531, 60673, 606418, F01K 700

Patent

active

043333141

ABSTRACT:
A heat engine comprises first and second tanks radially mounted for rotation with respect to an axis of rotation and so as to be spaced from each other, a conduit connecting the tanks for transfer of fluid therebetween, a relatively heavy fluid disposed in the tanks for transfer therebetween, apparatus for heating the heavy fluid, and apparatus for introducing a relatively volatile fluid in a condensed state into direct contact with the heavy fluid for vaporization of the volatile fluid at predetermined times during the rotation of the tanks about the axis of rotation such that the expansion of the vaporized volatile fluid causes the heavy fluid to be cyclically transferred from a predetermined one of the tanks to the other of the tanks so as to maintain the rotation of the tanks about the axis of rotation.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3785144 (1974-01-01), Fairbanks
patent: 4051678 (1977-10-01), Yates
patent: 4196590 (1980-04-01), Fries

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