41 |
BLADED EXPANDER |
EP11785494.3 |
2011-09-19 |
EP2748433A1 |
2014-07-02 |
CONTALDI, Giulio |
A bladed expander for recovery of thermal energy from a working fluid, comprising a stator provided with an inlet port and an outlet port for the working fluid, a rotor housed within the stator, and a plurality of blades set between the rotor and the stator so as to delimit between them a plurality of compartments with variable volume that increases between the inlet port and the outlet port. The stator and the rotor are subjected to a heat exchange with a hot fluid so as to carry out a transformation of expansion during which the working fluid receives thermal energy from outside. |
42 |
HYBRIDE SCHWENKKOLBENMASCHINE MIT EINEM VERBRENNUNGSMOTORTEIL UND EINEM ELEKTROMOTORISCHEN TEIL |
EP06829643.3 |
2006-12-15 |
EP1960635A1 |
2008-08-27 |
HÜTTLIN, Herbert |
An oscillating piston engine (10) has an internal combustion engine part which has a housing part (14) in which a first and at least one second piston (20, 22) are arranged which can revolve together in the housing part (14) about a rotation axis (28) fixed in relation to the housing and which, when revolving about the rotation axis (28), perform reciprocating oscillating movements in opposition to one another about an oscillating axis (30) running perpendicularly to the rotation axis (28). The first piston (20) has a first end face (34) and the at least second piston (22) has a second end face (36) facing the first end face (34), wherein the end faces (34, 36) define a working chamber (38) in the oscillating direction of the pistons (20, 22). Adjoining the internal combustion engine part in the direction of the rotation axis (28) is an electromotive part which has at least one rotor (84, 104), which is arranged concentrically to the rotation axis (28), and which is arranged in a housing part (16) adjoining the housing part (14) of the internal combustion engine part. |
43 |
DRILLING RIG HAVING A COMPACT COMPRESSOR/PUMP ASSEMBLY |
EP03799320 |
2003-09-30 |
EP1546510A4 |
2006-01-04 |
LEPPANEN JARMO |
A mobile drilling rig includes a platform mounted on drivable ground supports. Drilling equipment is disposed on the platform and is operated by a power system that includes hydraulic pumps, a screw type air compressor, and a motor for driving the pumps and the compressor. A gearbox is common to the hydraulic pumps and the air compressor and includes an intermeshing gear arrangement for transmitting an inputted power from the motor to the pumps and the compressor. Compressed air from the compressor travels to an air reservoir in which compressor oil is separated from the air. The compressor oil is conducted to an oil inlet of the gearbox and is circulated through the gearbox to an oil outlet of the gearbox which communicates with an air inlet of the compressor. |
44 |
DRILLING RIG HAVING A COMPACT COMPRESSOR/PUMP ASSEMBLY |
EP03799320.1 |
2003-09-30 |
EP1546510A2 |
2005-06-29 |
Leppanen, Jarmo |
A mobile drilling rig includes a platform mounted on drivable ground supports. Drilling equipment is disposed on the platform and is operated by a power system that includes hydraulic pumps, a screw type air compressor, and a motor for driving the pumps and the compressor. A gearbox is common to the hydraulic pumps and the air compressor and includes an intermeshing gear arrangement for transmitting an inputted power from the motor to the pumps and the compressor. Compressed air from the compressor travels to an air reservoir in which compressor oil is separated from the air. The compressor oil is conducted to an oil inlet of the gearbox and is circulated through the gearbox to an oil outlet of the gearbox which communicates with an air inlet of the compressor. |
45 |
Zwei-oder mehrstufige Drehkolbenmaschine |
EP83100640.8 |
1983-01-25 |
EP0085889B1 |
1987-03-04 |
Seidel, Günter, Ing. grad. |
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46 |
RANKINE CYCLE DEVICE, EXPANSION SYSTEM AND EXPANSION MACHINE |
US14657185 |
2015-03-13 |
US20150184546A1 |
2015-07-02 |
TAKUMI HIKICHI; OSAO KIDO; ATSUO OKAICHI; OSAMU KOSUDA |
To improve the reliability of the Rankine cycle device using a sealed-type expansion machine, the Rankine cycle device 100 according to the present disclosure comprises a pump 1, a heater 2, an expansion machine 3, a radiator 5, and a cooling path 8. The expansion machine 3 comprises an expansion mechanism 11 for extracting a power from the working fluid, an electric power generator 12, a sealed container 10 containing the expansion mechanism 11 and the electric power generator 12, a first inlet 34a, a first outlet 35a, a second inlet 30a, and a second outlet 31a. The radiator 5 is connected to the pump 1 with a flow path to cool the working fluid drained from the second outlet 31a. The cooling path 8 which connects the first outlet 35a to the second outlet 30a has a cooler 4 to cool the working fluid drained from the first outlet 35a. |
47 |
Oscillating piston engine |
US12139879 |
2008-06-16 |
US07681549B2 |
2010-03-23 |
Herbert Huettlin |
An oscillating piston engine comprises an internal combustion engine part having a housing part in which there are arranged a first and at least a second piston which can jointly revolve in the housing part about an axis of rotation fixed in relation to the housing and which, when revolving about the axis of rotation, perform reciprocating oscillating movements in opposition to one another about an axis of oscillation extending perpendicularly to the axis of rotation. The first piston has a first end face and the at least second piston has a second end face facing the first end face, the end faces delimiting a working chamber in the direction of oscillation of the pistons. The internal combustion engine part is adjoined in the direction of the axis of rotation by an electromotive part having at least one rotor which is arranged concentrically with the axis of rotation and which is arranged in a housing part adjoining the housing part of the internal combustion engine part. |
48 |
Drilling rig having a compact compressor/pump assembly |
US10259308 |
2002-09-30 |
US06981855B2 |
2006-01-03 |
Jarmo Leppanen |
A mobile drilling rig includes a platform mounted on drivable ground supports. Drilling equipment is disposed on the platform and is operated by a power system that includes hydraulic pumps, a screw type air compressor, and a motor for driving the pumps and the compressor. A gearbox is common to the hydraulic pumps and the air compressor and includes an intermeshing gear arrangement for transmitting an inputted power from the motor to the pumps and the compressor. Compressed air from the compressor travels to an air reservoir in which compressor oil is separated from the air. The compressor oil is conducted to an oil inlet of the gearbox and is circulated through the gearbox to an oil outlet of the gearbox which communicates with an air inlet of the compressor. |
49 |
HEAT ENERGY UTILIZATION SYSTEM |
US10139988 |
2002-05-07 |
US20040020206A1 |
2004-02-05 |
Timothy
J.
Sullivan; William
T.
Hanna; Donald
Anson; David
A.
Ball |
A power generation system includes a prime mover subsystem and a Rankine-cycle heat energy utilization subsystem. The waste heat stream from the prime mover subsystem provides sufficient thermal content to power the heat energy utilization subsystem. The heat energy utilization subsystem can include a hermetically sealed scroll device, which can expand the working fluid through a single or dual scroll pair configuration. The heat energy utilization subsystem may also include a load-splitting controller, quick-start features and a capacity control module to facilitate rapid response to variable load conditions, as well as provide stand-alone operational capability. The load-splitting controller may incorporate a fuzzy logic controller to coordinate operation between the two subsystems. Energy generated by the heat energy utilization subsystem can be in the form of heat for various domestic and process needs, or can provide supplemental electric current. |
50 |
Rotary compressor machines |
US460869 |
1983-01-25 |
US4601643A |
1986-07-22 |
Gunter Seidel |
A rotary compressor machine comprises at least one rotary compressor member, gearing for driving the member(s), a drive shaft for coupling to a drive motor, and an auxiliary shaft extending axially parallel to the rotary compressor axis and connected coaxially to the drive shaft, said auxiliary shaft having coupling means at its free end opposite the drive shaft for torque transmission. This enables good matching of each machine to operating conditions, even when two machines are coupled in series connection, in respect of efficiency, induction volume flow, and further parameters without incurring special assembly or manufacturing costs. |
51 |
Internal combustion rotary power plant system |
US368390 |
1982-04-14 |
US4448161A |
1984-05-15 |
Ching-Ho Tseng |
An internal combustion power plant system provides a rotary engine and a rotary fuel/air mixture compressor for the rotary engine on a common driveshaft, coaxially mounting each end and supported between them by a gearbox which synchronizes operation of various ignition and valve and abutment components of the system; compressed fuel/air mixture is supplied to and ignited in a valve-isolated manifold chamber in the rotary engine in successive charges following which each ignited charge is valved radially into one of plural expanding chambers defined by the rotary engine rotor and abutment mechanism, where it urges rotation of the rotor and then exhausts radially; in preferred embodiment the exhaust actuates a parallel fuel-feed which booster pumps fuel/air mixture into the manifold chamber; detail improvements disclosed include designs of runners, abutments, valving and rotary compressor mechanism. |
52 |
Expansion or compression machine with interengaging members rotating on
perpendicular axes |
US12462 |
1979-02-15 |
US4285644A |
1981-08-25 |
Kauko A. Takalo |
A machine of positive displacement type for the expansion or compression of elastic fluids, wherein torque created or applied effects directly the power shaft, bearings of the power shaft are loaded only by weights of corresponding rotary masses, sealing lubrication is not used and the structure of the machine should accountably facilitate achieving of low losses.The machine includes working spaces (5) defined by a rotary working member (1) and a surrounding body structure (4), and moving circumferentially with the working member, their main direction joining with said circumferential direction. The working spaces (5) are divided into a process space (6) and a transferring space (7) by a partition wall (15) belonging to rotary non-working reacting members (8) which are perpendicular to the working member and synchronized therewith and of so firm structure that they can transmit to the outside of the working member great forces due to a pressure difference between said spaces (6, 7). Said forces can be compensated by a programmed pressure effect onto a counter-surface (11) of the reacting member. Depending on the direction of rotation of the working member either expansion or compression of elastic fluid circulating through the machine is performed. Rotary valves (23) are preferably used for achieving a cyclic closing of the process space (6). A momentary area of the valve opening can essentially correspond to a momentary area of the partition wall (15). A partition wall forming part (10) of the reacting member is preferably provided with only one transition sector (77) for changing the process cycle, where requirements as to synchronization are low. Light sealing members (110) are preferably used to reduce remaining loss effects due to error in synchronization. Clearances not depending on synchronization may be maintained small by using temperature control of respective parts. A major part of the clearances can be provided with a labyrinth seal (61, 103, 104) for reducing the speed of gas leak. |
53 |
Rotary engine |
US542918 |
1975-01-22 |
US4033299A |
1977-07-05 |
Sergio C. Manzoni |
This rotary engine performs the same four phases as any other piston and rotary engine. Yet, unlike other engines this one has no crankshaft. It consists of a circular housing in which a circular rotor revolves slightly off center in relation to its housing.The rotor carries through its cavity vanes (or blades) that are kept continuously close to the housing by the centrifugal force as the rotor turns. The vanes never touch the housing, they are kept at a safe distance by a ring which is guided by a ball bearing. To make the contact gas-tight each vane is tipped with an inset metal strip.The rotor with its vanes rotating in its housing develops two expanding-contracting chambers, one inside it and the other peripheral to the housing.The inside chamber is to intake the mixture and pump it into the peripheral or combustion chamber, this will decrease in volume compressing the mixture, as the rotor edges by the spark plug the fuel-air mixture is ignited, the exploding gas pushes the rotor in its circular motion.All the while the inside chamber continues its intake of fresh mixture and pumps it into the combustion chamber.The cycle is then repeated. |
54 |
Engine and compressor arrangement |
US621567 |
1975-10-10 |
US4024840A |
1977-05-24 |
Charles Albert Christy |
Vane type rotary combustion engine in combination with a compressor apparatus for supplying a charge of air or an air-fuel mixture to the engine. The engine and compressor are drivingly connected to each other and include a conduit connecting the compressed charge outlet of the compressor to the intake port of the engine so that a compressed charge may be led into the engine. The engine includes a rotary-vane assembly wherein a series of rotatable chambers are provided therein, with a rotatablecombustion chamber of relatively low volume rotating past the intake port. A timed valve closes the intake port after which ignition of the charge in the combustion chamber takes place and effects a power stroke against a rotary-slide vane. A continuous succession of power strokes are effected by successive rotary combustion chambers formed by rotary-slide vanes. |
55 |
Rotary engine |
US677398 |
1976-04-15 |
US4023540A |
1977-05-17 |
Hans Zollenkopf |
An internal combustion engine of the rotary type which includes a cylindrical rotor having a skirt portion, rotating in an annular chamber, that comprises two arcuate walls of differing radii joined by relatively short, diametrically disposed sloping portions that serve as pistons. A sliding divider which extends through the annular chamber and the skirt portion establishes, with the sloping skirt portions, sub-chambers in the annular chamber in which compression of a combustible gas mixture and combustion of the mixture take place, the latter producing power for moving the rotor and the power shaft attached thereto. The divider is provided with longitudinallly spaced slots in which the rotor skirt is engaged whereby the divider is reciprocated as the sloping portions of the skirt pass through the slots. |
56 |
Method of operating a compound supercharged rotary piston engine |
US608651 |
1975-08-28 |
US3993029A |
1976-11-23 |
Dankwart Eiermann; Felix Wankel |
A compound supercharged rotary piston engine device in which a rotary piston compressor is interposed between a pair of rotary piston engines to form a unit. A single shaft extends through the unit and has coaxial eccentrics for the engines and an eccentric displaced 180.degree. therefrom for the compressor. The compressor supplies primary combustion air to the engines and also supplies air thereto for afterburning uncombusted fuel entrained in the exhaust gases of the engines. The air supply from the compressor to the engines takes place in a set of passages in the walls which separate the compressor from the engines and the passages are under the control of the pistons of the device. |
57 |
Energy converter |
US487007 |
1974-07-10 |
US3951111A |
1976-04-20 |
William M. Lester |
This engine or energy converter has a casing comprising coaxial spaced sections each having a cavity bounded by opposed parallel flat inner side surfaces merging with semi-cylindrical top and bottom inner surfaces and a rotor coaxial with said sections, having rotor portions in said sections. Said rotor portions carry outwardly spring pressed opposed aligned radial pistons. The pistons of one rotor portion are disposed at right angles to the pistons of the other rotor portion. In each section there is formed a top chamber on one side of the rotor portion for said sections and a bottom chamber on opposite side of the rotor portion for said section. Means is provided to feed combustion gases to the top chambers of said sections in timed relation, to compress said gases in said top chambers, to form explosive charges, transfer the charges from the top chamber of each section to the bottom chamber of the other section, to fire the charges in the bottom chambers in timed relation to explode the charges, and to exhaust the combustion gases in timed relation. |
58 |
Coupling means for a sectional drive shaft of a rotary mechanism |
US50939774 |
1974-09-26 |
US3924978A |
1975-12-09 |
LOYD JR ROBERT WILLIAM; WALLACE RAYMOND P |
The multi-sectional drive shaft for a rotary mechanism having a plurality of modular units comprises a drive shaft section for each modular unit which drive shaft sections are connected together at their adjacent end portions by constructing and arranging the drive shaft end portions to be in telescopic abutting relationship and by a coupling means which is carried in the end portion of one of the drive shaft sections and actuatable so as to exert radially directed forces on the said one drive shaft section and thereby maintain said drive shaft sections in abutting relationship for torque transmission from one drive shaft section to the other.
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59 |
Compound rotary piston engine |
US37404673 |
1973-06-27 |
US3918413A |
1975-11-11 |
EIERMANN DANKWART; WANKEL FELIX |
A compound supercharged rotary piston engine device in which a rotary piston compressor is interposed between a pair of rotary piston engines to form a unit. A single shaft extends through the unit and has coaxial eccentrics for the engines and an eccentric displaced 180* therefrom for the compressor. The compressor supplies primary combustion air to the engines and also supplies air thereto for afterburning uncombusted fuel entrained in the exhaust gases of the engines. The air supply from the compressor to the engines takes place in a set of passages in the walls which separate the compressor from the engines and the passages are under the control of the pistons of the device.
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60 |
Outboard motor with dual cooling system |
US44404974 |
1974-02-20 |
US3908579A |
1975-09-30 |
MILLER GEORGE E; GRIFFITH MICHAEL J |
An outboard motor including a propulsion unit connected to a boat attachment element for providing vertical and horizontal swinging movement of the propulsion unit relative to the boat, which propulsion unit includes a rotary internal combustion engine including a first housing assembly comprising wall surfaces defining aligned first and second trochoid shaped rotor cavities and additional wall surfaces defining a first water jacket system adjacent to the first and second rotor cavities and having inlet and outlet ports, together with a second housing assembly comprising wall surfaces defining aligned third and fourth trochoid shaped rotor cavities and additional wall surfaces defining a second water jacket system adjacent to the third and fourth rotor cavities and having inlet and outlet ports, bolts securing together the first and second housing assemblies, a lower unit rigidly supporting the engine and including a propeller rotatably supported by the lower unit and operably connected to the engine, a water pump driven by the engine and having an inlet communicating with the water, and a water conduit communicating between the pump and separately with each of the first and second water jacket system inlet ports.
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