Title:
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A HEAT ENGINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003016680
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
A heat engine (10) and a method of opening the heat engine which includes a plurality of heating side expansion chambers (20) and cooling side expansion chambers (12), positioned on opposite sides of an axis, for providing rotation of an apparatus about its axis when the fluids inside the chambers expand and contract on the same side and plane of a rotational axis. This is accomplished by, shifting the weight of fluids off-balance, or a weight, when the fluid, expands and exerts a pressure on an elastic wall (15, 22) inside an expansion chamber and contracts and reduces pressure on an elastic wall inside an expansion chamber, or by moving an element or ring, through actuators, when fluids expand and contract in the expansion chambers. The engine further includes a heat source (18) and a structure for supporting the expansion chambers and heat source, and providing direction of a desired motion.
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Inventors:
BITTNER GEORGE E (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/025565
Publication Date:
April 03, 2003
Filing Date:
August 12, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BITTNER GEORGE E (US)
International Classes:
F01K25/02; F03G7/06; F03C99/00; (IPC1-7): F01K7/00
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