WO2008011038A3 - Clearance volume valves in a heat regenerative engine - Google Patents
Clearance volume valves in a heat regenerative engine Download PDFInfo
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- WO2008011038A3 WO2008011038A3 PCT/US2007/016224 US2007016224W WO2008011038A3 WO 2008011038 A3 WO2008011038 A3 WO 2008011038A3 US 2007016224 W US2007016224 W US 2007016224W WO 2008011038 A3 WO2008011038 A3 WO 2008011038A3
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- clearance volume
- engine
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- volume valve
- compression
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
- F02B75/00—Other engines
- F02B75/16—Engines characterised by number of cylinders, e.g. single-cylinder engines
- F02B75/18—Multi-cylinder engines
- F02B75/22—Multi-cylinder engines with cylinders in V, fan, or star arrangement
- F02B75/222—Multi-cylinder engines with cylinders in V, fan, or star arrangement with cylinders in star arrangement
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- Output Control And Ontrol Of Special Type Engine (AREA)
Abstract
A clearance volume valve for controlling cylinder compression at varying engine speeds in a steam engine. At the injector of each cylinder, a clearance volume valve is hydraulically operated in response to changes in engine RPMs to thereby control opening and closing of an inlet to a sealed tube that extends from each cylinder of the engine. At lower engine RPMs, the clearance volume valve opens the tube inlet to increase the volume of the cylinder, thereby lowering compression and relieving back pressure against an incoming change of super-heated steam. At higher engine RPMs, the clearance volume valve is hydraulically operated to close the tube inlet, thereby reducing the total clearance volume and raising the cylinder compression for greater efficiency at higher engine speeds.
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US11/489,335 | 2006-07-19 | ||
| US11/489,335 US7856822B2 (en) | 2004-09-14 | 2006-07-19 | Heat regenerative engine |
| US11/827,846 US20070256415A1 (en) | 2004-09-14 | 2007-07-13 | Clearance volume valves in a heat regenerative engine |
| US11/827,846 | 2007-07-13 |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| WO2008011038A2 WO2008011038A2 (en) | 2008-01-24 |
| WO2008011038A3 true WO2008011038A3 (en) | 2008-07-03 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| PCT/US2007/016224 Ceased WO2008011038A2 (en) | 2006-07-19 | 2007-07-18 | Clearance volume valves in a heat regenerative engine |
Country Status (2)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US20070256415A1 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2008011038A2 (en) |
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| WO2010030864A2 (en) * | 2008-09-11 | 2010-03-18 | Will Weldon Mathews | Hybrid combustion energy conversion engines |
| US8344528B2 (en) * | 2009-07-01 | 2013-01-01 | Terry Edgar Bassett | Waste oil electrical generation systems |
| US9540960B2 (en) | 2012-03-29 | 2017-01-10 | Lenr Cars Sarl | Low energy nuclear thermoelectric system |
| US10475980B2 (en) | 2012-03-29 | 2019-11-12 | Lenr Cars Sa | Thermoelectric vehicle system |
Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2502542A (en) * | 1948-01-30 | 1950-04-04 | Ind Patent Corp | Binary gaseous heat engine |
| US3668974A (en) * | 1969-01-29 | 1972-06-13 | Electrolux Ab | Reciprocating engine |
| US4050357A (en) * | 1974-06-25 | 1977-09-27 | Carter Sr J Warne | Steam admission valve and variable clearance volume steam cylinder |
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- 2007-07-13 US US11/827,846 patent/US20070256415A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2007-07-18 WO PCT/US2007/016224 patent/WO2008011038A2/en not_active Ceased
Patent Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2502542A (en) * | 1948-01-30 | 1950-04-04 | Ind Patent Corp | Binary gaseous heat engine |
| US3668974A (en) * | 1969-01-29 | 1972-06-13 | Electrolux Ab | Reciprocating engine |
| US4050357A (en) * | 1974-06-25 | 1977-09-27 | Carter Sr J Warne | Steam admission valve and variable clearance volume steam cylinder |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| US20070256415A1 (en) | 2007-11-08 |
| WO2008011038A2 (en) | 2008-01-24 |
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