Title:
THERMAL EXCHANGE ENGINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/077909
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The orbiting scroll thermal exchange engine, expanding screw thermal exchange engine, and the sliding vane thermal exchange engine are three similar utility designs producing work with the expansion and contraction of a gas, leveraged by the phase change of a liquid contained in chambers that change in volume. Multiple working chambers are formed inside a vessel, carrying a quantity of liquid and gas, prescribed for the temperature range anticipated. Adjacent to each chamber the conduction of thermal energy into the vessel is changing the internal pressure and moving each chamber as it is changing in volume. The thermal expansion or contraction is leveraged with the phase change of the liquid, producing torque for the duration of the volume change within each chamber.
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Inventors:
VANINSBERGHE TERRY (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/CA2014/051101
Publication Date:
May 26, 2016
Filing Date:
November 18, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
VANINSBERGHE TERRY (CA)
International Classes:
F01K7/00; F01C1/00; F01K21/00
Foreign References:
| US20110116958A1 | 2011-05-19 | |||
| US20120288391A1 | 2012-11-15 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3221565A4
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