Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
060530000 | Mass is a liquid | 43 |
20080236160 | Continuous flow sonic reactor - A centrifugal pump adapted to excite a high-intensity sound wave in a fluid feedstock is disclosed. The impeller and stator of the pump are provided with multiple apertures sized and spaced to produce a sound wave of an intensity greater than one megawatt per square meter in the fluid. The sound wave forms cavitation bubbles in the fluid, and the static pressure in the pump combines with the compression cycle of the sound wave to collapse the bubbles at a rate sufficient to cause exothermic reactions in the fluid. The sonic reactor can be configured for use to produce thermal energy, oil refining, catalyst production, water desalination and other uses. | 10-02-2008 |
20080245068 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENERGY HARVESTING THROUGH PHASE-CHANGE INDUCED PRESSURE RISE UNDER COOLING CONDITIONS - A method and apparatus for generating power which includes a phase-change media (PCM) that expands upon cooling contained within an expandable capsule if the phase change involves solidification (if phase change is solid-solid, then capsules are not needed), a carrier liquid that does not freeze in the operating temperature range, a heat exchanger, and an engine. Alternatively, the method and apparatus can include a PCM contained within a layer next to the walls of a constant volume container, a working liquid within the container that does not freeze in the operating temperature range, a heat exchanger, and an engine. In both cases, the engine denotes a device that converts the energy in the high-pressure liquid into electrical or mechanical power. | 10-09-2008 |
20080314041 | Heat Engine - A heat engine, includes at least one Liquid Ring Rotating Casing Compressor (LRRCC) having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a combustion chamber in fluid communication with the output of the LRRCC, and at least one expander having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid inlet communicates with the combustion chamber. | 12-25-2008 |
20090178403 | Power Station - An aspect of the invention relates to a power plant with a condenser for condensing the process medium, characterized in that at least one separate cooling device for cooling the already condensed process medium and a component cooler are provided in series downstream of the condenser, which are configured in such a manner that the cooling device cools off the process medium to a predetermined temperature prior to entering the component cooler and that the component cooler then reheats the process medium, wherein the occurring temperature increase of the process medium is greater than the previously caused temperature reduction. | 07-16-2009 |
20100319341 | Non-linear actuator system and method - An embodiment of a system and method for moving an object in one axis includes one or more fluid inflatable containers which are arranged to transmit fluid pressure to a plunger, such that a flexible membrane of the fluid inflatable container engages with the plunger and forms a rolling lobe in response to changes in volume. The fluid inflatable containers are enclosed within an enclosure or drum, and a shaft runs axially through the center of the enclosure. The system further includes one or more control valves operably connected to the one or more fluid inflatable containers for controlling the volume of fluid in the one or more containers. By changing the volume of fluid in the one or more containers the object is moved. In an embodiment an arced plunger is used to assist in creating the rolling lobe. | 12-23-2010 |
20110259003 | THERMOACOUSTIC ENGINE - A thermoacoustic engine includes a first stack and a second stack disposed in a gas-filled looped tube. The first stack has a first end to which heat is inputted and a second end to which cooling water is inputted, and the second stack has a first end to which the cooling water is inputted after passing through the second end of the first stack, and a second end provided with a cooling device. The thermoacoustic engine further includes a flow controller for controlling the flow rate of the cooling water to be inputted to the second end of the first stack. | 10-27-2011 |
20120017584 | CRYONUCLEATOR - A device (FIG. | 01-26-2012 |
20120180475 | ACTUATOR AND SHEET-SHAPED ACTUATOR - An actuator | 07-19-2012 |
20130031900 | High Efficiency Heat Exchanger and Thermal Engine Pump - A high efficiency shell and tube heat exchanger coupled to a hydraulic thermal engine includes an insulated cylindrical shell having first and second ends for conveying a coolant and a plurality of tubes passing through at least one of the ends for conveying a working fluid. A plurality of spaced-apart generally-transverse baffles are disposed in the shell. Each baffle is truncated along one edge defining a slot for passage of coolant along the shell inner wall and past the baffle. Successive of the baffles are rotated with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shell to cause the coolant flowing therethrough to follow a non-axial path. Multiple coolant inlets and outlets may be provided. The heat exchanger is optimized for a use wherein the second working fluid is liquid CO | 02-07-2013 |
20130152578 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A power generation system in which a thermally expandable fluid, e.g., R134a, CO | 06-20-2013 |
20130199173 | RANKINE CYCLE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A Rankine cycle system and method is described and illustrated, and in some embodiments includes an expander, a pump, a condenser, and a receiver comprising a variable fluid volume at least partially defined by a movable member, wherein the variable fluid volume defines at least a portion of the working fluid flow path between the condenser and the inlet of the pump. Also, a method of charging a Rankine cycle system with working fluid is described and illustrated, and can include applying a regulated pressure to a chamber located within a receiver, introducing the working fluid to the Rankine cycle system, the working fluid being separated from the chamber by a movable member of the receiver, monitoring displacement of the movable member, and stopping the introduction of working fluid into the Rankine cycle system when the movable member reaches a predetermined position. | 08-08-2013 |
20140216028 | LIQUID RING SYSTEM AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The present disclosure concerns liquid ring systems, including (i) a fixed or rotating casing adapted to contain a liquid, (ii) a rotor located within the casing and having at least one impeller, (iii) a liquid ring formed by rotation of the rotor or the casing, and (iv) a plurality of gas cells formed between the inner surface of the liquid ring and vanes of the impeller. For example, at least one compressing gas cell is in fluid connection with at least one expanding gas cell integrated with the rotor. A liquid valve may include a small gas cell with a reciprocating liquid surface and at least two fluid connections having a free pathway between the connections during an angle of rotation of the rotor and a closed pathway between the connections during 360° minus the angle of rotation. | 08-07-2014 |
20140238014 | ENERGY DEVICE - The present invention provides an apparatus for producing mechanical movement and then converting the same into electrical energy through expansion and compression of a medium. | 08-28-2014 |
20140352295 | INSTALLATION FOR STORING THERMAL ENERGY AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF - An installation for storing thermal energy is provided, comprising a heat accumulator and a cold accumulator. A method for charging and discharging said thermal accumulators is also provided. Using the installation, excess electrical energy can be utilized for converting mechanical energy from a compressor and a turbine into thermal energy, which is available in the heat accumulator and the cold accumulator for a subsequent generation of electrical energy. A temporary heat store is discharged during the charging of the heat accumulator and the cold accumulator, preheating the working gas for the compressor. When the heat accumulator and the cold accumulator are discharged via the turbine and the compressor for the purpose of generating electrical energy, the temporary store can be recharged so that the heat stored therein can be made available for a subsequent charging process of the heat accumulator and the cold accumulator. | 12-04-2014 |
20150361967 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ENERGY FROM A ROLLING MOTION - A method for the production of hydraulic and electric energy from the rolling motion generated by vehicular and non-vehicular traffic, which envisages the establishment of a flow of fluid moving between at least two tanks, the first of which is an accumulation; tank, with a fixed volumetric capacity, and the second is an expansion tank, with a volumetric capacity which varies between two limit conditions, namely, full/empty; the said flow being established by two independent circuits, the second of which is activated following the activation of the first, the latter being generated, in turn, by the rolling motion of vehicular and non-vehicular traffic. The said first and second circuit have a flow and pressure rate multiplier system interposed there between. | 12-17-2015 |
20150361997 | LIQUID-DRIVEN NANO-POROUS ACTUATOR AND THE APPLICATION THEREOF - The present invention discloses a liquid-driven nano-porous actuator and the application thereof, and belongs to the field of nano material actuators. According to the present invention, by changing the content of the liquid in the nano-porous material, the interface between the surface liquid of the nano-porous material and air is exchanged between flat and curved states, so as to change the compressive stress acting on the nano-porous material from the surface tension of the liquid and change the elastic deformation of the nano-porous material, thus driving the nano-porous material to contract and expand in a reversible manner and further realizing driving performance. The actuator features simple and easy implementation and environmental-friendly effect without the need of external physical excitation signals (light, magnetic field, electricity or heat), complicated external excitation process, conversion of electric, magnetic, and light energy, chemical or electrochemical process, or toxic, harmful or corrosive chemical substances, and it is especially suitable for bio-robot, medical and aerospace fields. | 12-17-2015 |
20150369220 | MANIPULATION OF FLEXIBLE MATERIALS THROUGH SELF-PROPELLED BODIES - A system is described comprising self-propelled bodies such as bacteria or nanoparticles, which can be activated with an external field to move in a desired direction. The self-propelled bodies, or swimmers, are contained in a flexible membrane which is mechanically manipulated through the movement of the swimmers. By controlling the applied field, which can be magnetic, chemical or gravitational, the flexible membranes can be translated and/or deformed. | 12-24-2015 |
20160084237 | HEAT/ACOUSTIC WAVE CONVERSION COMPONENT AND HEAT/ACOUSTIC WAVE CONVERSION UNIT - A heat/acoustic wave conversion component having a first end face and a second end face, includes a partition wall that defines a plurality of cells extending from the first end face to the second end face, inside of the cells being filled with working fluid that oscillates to transmit acoustic waves, the heat/acoustic wave conversion component mutually converting heat exchanged between the partition wall and the working fluid and energy of acoustic waves resulting from oscillations of the working fluid. Hydraulic diameter HD of the heat/acoustic wave conversion component is 0.4 mm or less, where the hydraulic diameter HD is defined as HD=4×S/C, where S denotes a cross-sectional area of each cell perpendicular to the cell extending direction and C denotes a perimeter of the cross section, and the heat/acoustic wave conversion component has three-point bending strength of 5 MPa or more. | 03-24-2016 |
20160084238 | HEAT/ACOUSTIC WAVE CONVERSION COMPONENT AND HEAT/ACOUSTIC WAVE CONVERSION UNIT - A heat/acoustic wave conversion component includes a plurality of monolithic honeycomb segments each including a partition wall that defines a plurality of cells extending between both end faces, and the plurality of monolithic honeycomb segments each mutually converts heat exchanged between the partition wall and the working fluid in the cells and energy of acoustic waves resulting from oscillations of the working fluid. In the heat/acoustic wave conversion component including the plurality of honeycomb segments each being monolithic configured, hydraulic diameter HD of the cells is 0.4 mm or less, open frontal area of the honeycomb segments is 60% or more and 93% or less, heat conductivity of the honeycomb segments is 5 W/mK or less, and a ratio HD/L of the hydraulic diameter HD to the length L of the honeycomb segment is 0.005 or more and less than 0.02. | 03-24-2016 |
20160084239 | HEAT/ACOUSTIC WAVE CONVERSION COMPONENT AND HEAT/ACOUSTIC WAVE CONVERSION UNIT - A heat/acoustic wave conversion component includes a partition wall that defines a plurality of cells, inside of the cells being filled with fluid that oscillates to transmit acoustic waves, the heat/acoustic wave conversion component mutually converting heat exchanged between the partition wall and the fluid and energy of acoustic waves resulting from oscillations of the fluid. The plurality of cells have an average of hydraulic diameters HDs that is 0.4 mm or less in a plane perpendicular to the cell extending direction, the heat/acoustic wave conversion component has an open frontal area at each end face of 60% or more and 93% or less, and distribution of hydraulic diameters HDs of the plurality of cells has relative standard deviation that is 2% or more and 30% or less. | 03-24-2016 |
20160090970 | HEAT/ACOUSTIC WAVE CONVERSION COMPONENT AND HEAT/ACOUSTIC WAVE CONVERSION UNIT - A heat/acoustic wave conversion component includes a partition wall that defines a plurality of cells extending from a first end face to a second end face and mutually converts heat exchanged between the partition wall and the working fluid and energy of acoustic waves resulting from oscillations of the working fluid. Hydraulic diameter HD of the heat/acoustic wave conversion component is 0.4 mm or less, where the hydraulic diameter HD is defined as HD=4×S/C, where S denotes an area of a cross-section of each cell perpendicular to the cell extending direction and C denotes a perimeter of the cross section. The heat/acoustic wave conversion component has an open frontal area at each end face of 60% or more and 93% or less. The partition wall has arithmetic surface roughness (Ra) at the surface of 3 μm or more and 20 μm or less. | 03-31-2016 |
060531000 | Liquid is vaporized | 22 |
20080223032 | Systems And Methods For Generating Electricity Using Heat From Within The Earth - In one embodiment of the invention, a system may include a power generating means comprising a hot junction and a cold junction, a pump station, a high temperature source, and a low temperature source. The high temperature source may be thermally coupled by a first pipe system to the power generating means, wherein the high temperature source comprises heat from within the earth's surface. The low temperature source may be thermally coupled by a second pipe system to the cold junction, wherein the low temperature source comprises water from a body of water. The pump station is operable to cause a heat transfer medium to descend through the first pipe system to the high temperature source within the earth's surface and then to ascend through the first pipe system to the hot junction, generating electricity responsive in part to a temperature gradient between the hot junction and the cold junction. | 09-18-2008 |
20080223033 | External combustion engine - An external combustion engine | 09-18-2008 |
20090100833 | Method and machine for converting heat to power - A method is invented for converting heat in a liquid to power and generating thermal difference of the heat source liquid between the inlet and the outlet of a machine. The heat source liquid ( | 04-23-2009 |
20090165456 | Heat Cycle System and Composite Heat Cycle Electric Power Generation System - A high-efficiency heat cycle system including a compressor, a first turbine, first and second heat exchangers | 07-02-2009 |
20090249780 | CONVERSION OF HEAT INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY BY MEANS OF A JET COMPRESSOR - The invention relates to a plant and a method for the conversion of heat energy into mechanical, electrical and/or thermal energy, the method comprising at least two circuits which are connected by means of at least one common subsection, the first circuit having at least one expansion apparatus ( | 10-08-2009 |
20090288411 | External combustion engine - An external combustion engine provided with a main container in which a working fluid is sealed flowable in a liquid phase state, a heater heating part of the liquid phase state working fluid in the main container to make it vaporize, a cooler cooling steam of the working fluid heated and vaporized by the heater so as to make it liquefy, an output part converting displacement of the liquid part of the working fluid caused by a change of volume of the steam into mechanical energy and outputting the energy, an auxiliary container communicated with the main container through a venturi means and having a liquid sealed inside it, an auxiliary heater heating the liquid in the auxiliary container to make it vaporize, a storage container communicated with the auxiliary container and storing the liquid, and a liquid draining means for draining liquid in the auxiliary container into the storage container when the internal pressure of the auxiliary container becomes a first predetermined pressure or more. | 11-26-2009 |
20100139265 | ACCELERATED METHOD FOR CONVERTING CARBON DIOXIDE INTO ENERGY - The present invention relates to a process for the energy conversion of carbon dioxide, comprising the steps of culturing phytoplankton in electromagnetic bioaccelerators, producing oxygen and biomass made up of lipids, hydrocarbons and sugars from the previous step, oxidizing the hydrocarbons produced in the previous step to generate carbon dioxide and NOx and collecting the carbon dioxide and NOx from the previous step until the cultures of the first step. | 06-10-2010 |
20100146963 | Engine - An engine is provided that utilizes an active heat exchanger such as a heat pump to transfer heat into and remove heat from a low boiling point liquid that is disposed in a pair of diametrically opposed containers. The addition of heat into the low-boiling point liquid causes the liquid to move vertically from a bottom container to a top container, transforming the transferred heat energy into potential energy. The top container is allowed to fall under the weight of the transferred liquid, transforming the potential energy to kinetic energy which is used to perform the desired work. The expanding low-boiling point liquid can also be used to advance a magnetic back and forth through a wire coiling to produce an electric current, converting the transferred heat energy into electrical energy. The use of an active heat exchanger such as a heat pump permits the use of one unit of electrical energy to transfer 3 to 5 units of heat energy. | 06-17-2010 |
20100154406 | COOLING TOWER APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION - A cooling tower system is provided that can exhibit increased energy efficiency. The cooling tower system includes a cooling tower unit, an expansion engine and a power operated component such as a fan or pump. The process fluid is first used to heat a working fluid for an expansion engine before being sent to the cooling tower for cooling. Power generated by the expansion engine is utilized to operate a component of the cooling tower such as a fan or a pump. The cooling tower is also utilized to provide cooling to condense the working fluid from a vapor to a liquid form cooling tower is used to remove waste heat from a process fluid. | 06-24-2010 |
20100192568 | Phase change compressor - A method for compressing a gas by using energy produced from a heat source. A boiler is provided. The boiler is segregated into an upper chamber and a lower chamber by a barrier such as a piston, a bellows, or a diaphragm. The lower chamber is filled with a liquid having a suitable boiling point and other properties. The upper chamber is filled with a gas to be compressed. Heat from any suitable source is applied to the liquid in the lower chamber in order to bring the liquid to a boil, and thereby produce pressurized vapor in the lower chamber. The rising pressure in the lower chamber moves the barrier in the direction of the upper chamber, thereby compressing the gas in the upper chamber. | 08-05-2010 |
20110061379 | HEAT ENGINE - In a heat engine that utilizes the energy content of a warm medium by a better exploitation of the isochoric changes of state in a cycle process having six changes of state (two isobars, two isochores and two isotherms) it is possible by means of the presently disclosed embodiments to minimize the constructive complexity. The heat engine comprises at least one pair of heat exchangers having one condenser and one evaporator. At least one working medium transfer device is arranged between the condenser and the evaporator of the pair of heat exchangers. At least one working engine driven by the working medium is provided. A conduit is provided between the condenser and the working engine and another conduit is provided between the evaporator and the working engine. Valve means are arranged between the pair of heat exchangers and the working engine and selectively open and close a fluid communication between these. | 03-17-2011 |
20110067394 | THERMO-MAGNETIC ACTUATOR - A thermo-magnetic actuator includes operative components, preferably in a sealed container, from which a rotatable or translatable shaft extends. The shaft is driven by supplying electrical power to a heater in a closed chamber containing a working fluid that expands upon being heated. The expansion of the fluid drives a piston that, in turn, slides a rack coupled to the shaft. A ferromagnetic target is connected to the rack and attracted by a magnetic field produced by an electromagnet that receives electrical power from the same source as the heater. The attraction of the target causes an end of the target to latch magnetically and mechanically and to open an electrical switch, disconnecting current flow to the heater, without disturbing current flow to the electromagnet. The target is released and the rack and target return to their original positions upon termination of current flow to the electromagnet. | 03-24-2011 |
20110079007 | HEAT ENGINE - A heat engine is provided which includes: a boiler unit including an evaporation chamber and a fluid-pool chamber, the evaporation chamber heating a working fluid by supplied heat and generating vapor of the fluid, and the fluid-pool chamber collecting the fluid supplied to the evaporation chamber; an output unit through which the vapor flows, and which converts energy of the vapor to mechanical energy; a condensation unit which condenses the vapor that has passed through the output unit, and refluxes the condensed fluid to the fluid-pool chamber; and a working fluid guide member which is disposed in the boiler unit, and which sucks the fluid in the fluid-pool chamber by using capillary force and supplies the fluid to the evaporation chamber. The evaporation chamber is separated from the fluid-pool chamber. Pressure in the evaporation chamber is higher than pressure in the fluid-pool chamber. The working fluid guide member satisfies (2σ/r)·cos θ>PH−PL. | 04-07-2011 |
20110219765 | Heat engine - A heat engine includes a container in which a liquid piston made of a liquid operation fluid is sealed to flow therein, an exterior evaporator located outside of the container to generate vapor of the operation fluid, a suction portion arranged at one end side of the container to draw the vapor generated in the exterior evaporator into the container, an expansion portion in which the vapor drawn into the container is expanded to cause a displacement of the liquid piston, an output portion arranged at the other end side of the container to convert the displacement of the liquid piston to a mechanical energy, a liquid piston discharge portion for discharging a part of the liquid operation fluid as the liquid piston from the container, and a vapor discharge portion configured to discharge the vapor without being condensed in the container to outside of the container. | 09-15-2011 |
20110308245 | Thermal Engine Capable of Utilizing Low-Temperature Sources of Heat - A heat-driven engine includes a thermally conductive path into the engine, from a heat source and a working medium of a thermostrictive material, having a first temperature of transformation, positioned adjacent to the thermally conductive path. Also, a heat pump of phase change material is positioned adjacent to the working medium and an actuator is controlled to apply stimulus to the heat pump, causing a phase change and an associated release of thermal energy, to drive the working medium above its low-to-high temperature of transformation and controlled to alternatingly remove the stimulus from the heat pump, causing the phase change to reverse, and an associated intake of thermal energy, to drive the working medium below its high-to-low temperature of transformation. Also, heat flow through the thermally conductive path maintains the working medium at a temperature range permitting the heat pump to drive the working medium temperature, in the manner noted. | 12-22-2011 |
20120312009 | EXPANDER LUBRICATION IN VAPOUR POWER SYSTEMS - A vapour power generating system including a closed circuit for a working fluid, and includes a heat exchanger assembly for heating the fluid under pressure with heat from the source, a separator for separating the vapour phase of the heated fluid from the liquid phase thereof, an expander for expanding the vapour to generate power, a condenser for condensing the outlet fluid from the expander, a feed pump for returning condensed fluid from the condenser to the heater and a return path for returning the liquid phase from the separator to the heater. The liquid phase of the working fluid contains a lubricant which lubricant is soluble or miscible in the liquid phase and a bearing supply path is arranged to deliver liquid phase pressurised by the feed pump to at least one bearing for a rotary element of the expander. | 12-13-2012 |
20130081390 | VAPORIZATION METHOD AND VAPORIZATION APPARATUS USED FOR VAPORIZATION METHOD, AND VAPORIZATION SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH VAPORIZATION APPARATUS - A vaporization method includes a preparing step of preparing a vaporizing tube that covers at least a part of a heat exchange unit for cold energy of a Stirling engine and is capable of forming an ascending flow of the liquid flowing from a bottom to a top of the heat exchange unit for cold energy, and a vaporizing step of feeding the liquid in the vaporizing tube to thereby form the ascending flow and bringing the liquid into contact with the Stirling engine to vaporize the liquid. In the preparing step, a flowing direction of the ascending flow is adjusted to suppress occurrence of separated flows of the liquid and gas in the vaporizing tube. In the vaporizing step, the liquid is fed at a flow velocity at which a gas-liquid two-phase flow in which the liquid and the gas are mixed is formed in the vaporizing tube. | 04-04-2013 |
20130205771 | Green Treatment Process for Cleaning the Exhaust Gas Generated in Air Oxidation of Benzene Homologs - A green treatment process for cleaning exhaust gas generated in the air oxidation of benzene homologs is disclosed. It takes the hot pressurized exhaust gas generated in the benzene homolog air oxidation process as driving power and heating source: firstly, introducing the said exhaust gas into a turbine refrigerator so that it can drive the refrigerator to generate the cooling capacity that will be utilized for condensing the gas phase in the upper part of the flash evaporator and for trapping organics entrained in the exhaust gas; then, leading the exhaust gas with lowered temperature and pressure into corresponding heat exchangers to provide a part of heating source for the flash evaporator and to preheat the reaction raw materials. Furthermore, introducing the condensed exhaust gas into a water absorption scrubber for further removal of trace organics entrained therein. | 08-15-2013 |
20140150419 | LOW DIFFERENTIAL TEMPERATURE ROTARY ENGINES - An engine is configured to generate power by extracting energy from a low temperature or pressure differential. A plurality of movable masses (e.g., fluid contained in and movable between vessels) is coupled to and arranged about a shaft. When subject to a pressure differential, mass moves to a higher vessel thereby increasing its potential energy and producing a gravitational moment that encourages rotation of the plurality of masses in the first direction. The pressure differential can be created by an increase in pressure that can be generated by exposing a substance (e.g., a volatile material) to heat. | 06-05-2014 |
20140298796 | DENSITY ENGINES AND METHODS CAPABLE OF EFFICIENT USE OF LOW TEMPERATURE HEAT SOURCES FOR ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION - Systems and methods to convert low temperature solar thermal or waste heat sources for electric power generation, by integrating available technologies with a unique, efficient combined cycle. The device consists of mobile pods immersed within a thermal sink fluid reservoir. A vapor cycle converts thermal energy to buoyant potential energy by inducing density and volume changes of the mobile pods through discrete phase changes of a refrigerant working fluid. Buoyant potential energy is then converted to electrical power through motion of the entire pod within a thermal sink pressure gradient. | 10-09-2014 |
20160024924 | Thermal engine using noncombustible fuels for powering transport vehicles and other uses - A thermal engine includes an expansion fluid pump which propels water from an expansion fluid tank into an electrolytic cell having an anode and a cathode, which generates a quantity of oxyhydrogen from the water; and propels the oxyhydrogen into one of an engine cylinder and an exhaust chamber, whereupon oxyhydrogen propelled into the cylinder expands abruptly into steam in the intake chamber to increase pressure within the cylinder and thereby enhance thermal engine power, and oxyhydrogen propelled into the heat exchanger cools the water vapor back into liquid water, which generates a vacuum within the exhaust chamber to increase the power of the thermal engine. | 01-28-2016 |
20160153318 | USE OF HIGHLY EFFICIENT WORKING MEDIA FOR HEAT ENGINES | 06-02-2016 |