64results about "Special engines" patented technology

An engine is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the engine comprises a compressor, and combustor, and an expander. The compressor compresses ambient air. The combustor burns the compressed air, and produces exhaust gasses. The expander receives the exhaust gases from the combustor, and expands the exhaust gasses. The compressor may be a gerotor compressor or a piston compressor having variable-dead-volume control. The expander may be a gerotor expander or a piston expander having variable-dead-volume control. In another embodiment, an engine comprises a piston compressor, a combustor, a piston expander, and a pressure tank. The piston compressor compresses ambient air. The combustor burns the compressed air, and produces exhaust gasses. The piston expander receives the exhaust gasses from the combustor, and expands the exhaust gasses. The pressure tank receives and stores the compressed air from the compressor. In another embodiment, a gerotor compressor or a gerotor expander comprises an inner gerotor, and an outer gerotor. The inner gerotor and the outer gerotor are driven so that they do not touch. The gerotors may be cantilevered or non-cantilevered.

A microscalable thermal control module consists of a Stirling cycle cooler that can be manipulated to operate at a selected temperature within the heating and cooling range of the module. The microscalable thermal control module is particularly suited for controlling the temperature of devices that must be maintained at precise temperatures. It is particularly suited for controlling the temperature of devices that need to be alternately heated or cooled. The module contains upper and lower opposing diaphragms, with a regenerator region containing a plurality of regenerators interposed between the diaphragms. Gaps exist on each side of each diaphragm to permit it to oscillate freely. The gap on the interior side one diaphragm is in fluid connection with the gap on the interior side of the other diaphragm through regenerators. As the diaphragms oscillate working gas is forced through the regenerators. The surface area of each regenerator is sufficiently large to effectively transfer thermal energy to and from the working gas as it is passed through them. The phase and amplitude of the oscillations can be manipulated electronically to control the steady state temperature of the active thermal control surface, and to switch the operation of the module from cooling to heating, or vice versa. The ability of the microscalable thermal control module to heat and cool may be enhanced by operating a plurality of modules in series, in parallel, or in connection through a shared bottom layer.

A system for reducing the temperature of waste heat from a waste heat source of a vehicle engine, including an open loop Brayton cycle having a cooler, a compressor, a turbine, and a shaft coupling the compressor to the turbine. Waste heat and compressed air from the compressor flow through the cooler, thereby transferring heat from the waste heat to the compressed air and lowering the temperature of the waste heat. The heated and compressed air is expanded across the turbine, to cause rotation of the shaft, thereby powering rotation of the compressor. Excess power beyond that necessary to drive the compressor may be drawn off through a generator which has its rotor mounted on the same shaft as the compressor and turbine.

A method of controlling facility power requirements using a thermoacoustic power device is provided that includes determining energy assets in a facility, controlling the energy assets using an appropriately programmed controller across a network having a security system protocol, monitoring outside temperatures and weather, measuring usage of the energy assets using a temperature sensor or an electrical usage sensor to a load-response signal of an on/off operation and usage of the energy assets to identify a specific energy asset by the controller to determine aggregate energy needs of the energy assets, and using a thermoacoustic power device controlled by the controller to generate electricity and heat according to the monitored temperature, weather and energy assets.

The invention belongs to the technical field of energy and power, in particular to a Stirling heat regenerator-organic Rankine cycle system and a use method thereof. According to the Stirling heat regenerator-organic Rankine cycle system, a working medium liquid storage tank, a working medium pump, a Stirling cold-cavity heat exchanger, a working medium evaporator, a thermal power conversion device, a Stirling thermal-cavity heat exchanger, a working medium condenser and a working medium liquid storage tank are connected in sequence to form a circulation loop; the Stirling cold-cavity heat exchanger and Stirling thermal-cavity heat exchanger are respectively connected with a Stirling engine; each of the thermal power conversion device and Stirling engine is connected with a corresponding generator. The Stirling heat regenerator-organic Rankine cycle system fully combines the existing organic Rankine cycle technology with the Stirling engine, steam exhaust from the outlet of the thermal power conversion device is converted into high-quality electric energy through the Stirling engine, the heat is transmitted to low-temperature working medium at the outlet of the working medium pump in the process to serve as the heat regenerator of the system, the thermal efficiency of the system is improved, and energy saving and consumption reducing are realized.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a gerotor apparatus includes an outer gerotor having an outer gerotor chamber, an inner gerotor, at least a portion of which is disposed within the outer gerotor chamber, and a synchronizing apparatus operable to control the rotation of the inner gerotor relative to the outer gerotor. The inner gerotor includes one or more entrance passages operable to communicate a lubricant into the outer gerotor chamber.

The invention is directed to an improved cryogenic cooler with an expander where the regenerator matrix is decoupled from the displacer or piston, thereby allowing the design of each to be optimized substantially independently. The regenerator matrix is preferably positioned spaced apart from the displacer and can be designed to enhance thermal exchanges and flow rates of the working gas. In one embodiment, the regenerator matrix has a serpentine shape or U-shape disposed around the displacer and the cold finger. Preferably, the regenerator matrix is static. The thermal lengths of the cold finger and/or the displacer can be extended by minimizing their geometrical lengths. Additionally, the structural integrity or stiffness of the cold finger and/or displacer can be strengthened.

An engine system comprises at least a first volumetric device, and a second volumetric device in which said second volumetric device is larger in volume than said first volumetric device, in which, during continuous flow of a compressible fluid from said first to said second volumetric device work is performed.

The invention relates to the field of solar thermal power generation and discloses a trough type solar combined cycle power generation system. The system mainly comprises a trough type solar thermal collection device, a heat storage and exchange device, a closed Brayton cycle power generation device and a Rankine cycle power generation device. The trough type solar thermal collection device is used for converting solar radiation into thermal energy, heat is provided for the closed Brayton cycle power generation device through the heat storage and exchange device, and supercritical carbon dioxide is adopted as a cycle working medium for working in a turbine so as to drive a generator to generate electric energy; and the heat storage and exchange device is connected with a steam turbine, steam is generated to drive the steam turbine to rotate, and power is generated through the generator. The trough type solar combined cycle power generation system can provide stable electric energy, and the power generation efficiency is improved.

The present invention suggested a new energy conversion device implementing regenerative gas cycle. The energy conversion device is comprised of: a work machine that is capable of receiving and transmitting variations of pressure, at least two displacer units each including a hot and cold zone and a displacer element for moving an actuating medium from the hot zone to the cold zone, at least one counterflow heat exchanger for enabling heat exchange between actuating mediums of displacer units, wherein the actuating medium of the displacers units flows through the counterflow heat exchanger from the hot zone to the cold zone and vice versa and a controlling device capable of controlling the movement of displacers elements, at least four conduits for connecting between the counterflow heat exchanger to the displacer units.

The invention discloses a heat pump and supercritical carbon dioxide brayton cycle coupled combined cooling and heating power supply system. The system comprises a heating energy storage unit, a turbine, a heat regenerator, a waste heat unit, a cooler and a compressor. The heating energy storage unit is used for storing energy and heating supercritical carbon dioxide. The turbine does work to generate electricity through heat of the heated supercritical carbon dioxide. The heated supercritical carbon dioxide is cooled through the heat regenerator and then goes into a heat pump unit to generate high-temperature steam. The supercritical carbon dioxide is cooled through the heat pump unit, goes into a refrigerating unit to form cold water, then is cooled through the cooler, compressed through the compressor and heated through the heat regenerator and returns to the heating energy storage unit again to complete one circulation.

The invention provides a thermal power plant medium-low temperature flue gas heat energy gradient utilization system and method. According to the thermal power plant medium-low temperature flue gas heat energy gradient utilization system, a Brayton cycle is arranged at thermal power plant boiler tail flues in a coupled mode, the thermal power plant boiler tail flues are separated flues, that is, two flues are adopted, one of the flues communicates with a flue gas inlet of an air pre-heater, and the other flue communicates with a flue gas inlet of a Brayton cycle heater; a working medium outlet of the Brayton cycle heater communicates with an inlet of a turbine; an outlet of the turbine communicates with a working medium inlet of a Brayton cycle cooler; a working medium outlet of the Brayton cycle cooler communicates with a working medium inlet of the Brayton cycle heater through an air compressor; a hot air outlet of the Brayton cycle cooler communicates with an air inlet of the air pre-heater; and an air outlet of the air pre-heater is connected with a boiler burner. The invention further discloses the flue gas heat energy gradient utilization method, the heat exchanging process of thermal power plant medium-low temperature flue gas can be optimized, the irreversible loss of the air pre-heater is reduced, accordingly, the efficiency of a whole thermal power plant is improved, the temperature of air entering the air pre-heater is increased at the same time, and safe operation of the air pre-heater is facilitated.

The invention provides a gas turbine-nitrogen Brayton cycle combined power generation system using cold energy of LNG (liquefied natural gas). The power generation system comprises a gas turbine cycle, a nitrogen Brayton cycle, an LNG storage tank and a pressure regulation station, wherein the gas turbine cycle comprises an air-LNG heat exchanger, an air compressor, a combustor, a gas turbine and a first power generator; the nitrogen Brayton cycle comprises a nitrogen-LNG heat exchanger, a nitrogen compressor, a heat regenerator, a flue gas-nitrogen heat exchanger, a nitrogen turbine and a second power generator, wherein a flue gas outlet of the gas turbine in the gas turbine cycle is connected with a flue gas inlet of the flue gas-nitrogen heat exchanger in the nitrogen Brayton cycle. According to the power generation system, working media at inlets of the gas turbine and the nitrogen compressor are cooled through LNG, the cycle temperature ratio is increased, and the efficiency of the gas turbine-nitrogen Brayton cycle combined power generation system is improved effectively.

A combustion engine that has at least a plurality of power strokes during a complete cycle of engine operation that is of compact packaging and Brayton cycle operable. In a preferred embodiment, a piston-cylinder arrangement used to compress air and deliver it to a combustion chamber where it is combusted along with fuel. The combustion gases are returned back to the piston-cylinder arrangement where they act on the piston to output power in a power stroke. A second power stroke can be implemented where additional combustion gases are available to extract additional power from. In a preferred embodiment, the same piston-cylinder arrangement receives the additional combustion gases from the combustion chamber in the second power stroke.

The invention relates to a control concept for a closed loop brayton cycle. The improved closed loop Brayton cycle 100 for a power plant is provided that includes a heater 110, at least one turbine 120, a recuperator 150, at least one cooler 160, at least one compressor 170, a bypass line 180 and a flap valve arrangement 190 in a closed circuit in which working fluid is circulated to produce electricity via a generator 132. Depending upon the requirement, such as, in case of gird load disconnection, speed of a shaft-line to which the turbine 120, the compressor 170 and the generator 132 are configured is also required to be reduced without any impact on the pressure drop in the cycle. For that the non-tight flap valve arrangement 190 is configured on each conduit 140 between the heater 110 and the at least one turbine 120 in a closest possible proximity to each turbine inlet 122.

Various systems and methods are provided for a turbocharger system. In one example, system for use with a power generator having a rotary machine including a combustor comprises: a heat exchanger positioned to receive exhaust gases from the combustor; and a turbocharger system, comprising: a low pressure turbocharger including a low pressure turbine adapted to receive gas flow from the heat exchanger and a low pressure compressor adapted to supply compressed air to the heat exchanger; a high pressure turbocharger including a high pressure turbine adapted to receive gas flow from the heat exchanger and a high pressure compressor adapted to receive gas flow from the low pressure compressor and supply compressed air to the rotary machine; and a second combustor adapted to inject exhaust gases into a flow path arranged between the heat exchanger and an inlet to each of the high pressure turbine and the low pressure turbine.

The hot-gas engine comprises a cylinder, a working piston which together with a cylinder cover delimits a cylinder space designed to accommodate a working medium, a displacement piston which divides the cylinder space into a first and a second working space, as well as a heating device for heating device for heating up the working medium contained in the first working space, and a cooling device for cooling the heated working medium. The working spaces are connected so as to be communicating by way of a regenerator arranged in the displacement piston. The heating device comprises a heating area on the end wall of the working piston, and a heating arrangement associated with the working piston. The cooling device comprises an injection device for feeding liquefied working medium into the first working space. This design provides improved heat supply to the working medium contained in the cylinder, and further provides direct cooling of said working medium. At the same time, a simpler and compact construction of the hot-gas engine can be achieved.

The invention aims to provide an S-CO2 cycle waste-heat utilizing system for an EGR cooler of a marine low-speed diesel engine. The S-CO2 cycle waste-heat utilizing system is characterized in that a supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle of an S-CO2 loop absorbs the energy of exhaust in the EGR cooler, and reduces the temperature of the exhaust to a temperature above an exhaust acid-dew-point or cools the exhaust to a temperature below the acid dew point through a corrosion-resistant material; high-temperature high-pressure supercritical CO2 gas discharged form a working medium side of the EGR cooler enters an expansion machine to do work, and electricity is generated through a shaft generator; S-CO2 discharged from the expansion machine enters a heat regenerator to preheat S-CO2 on the low-temperature side of the regenerator, and then enters a cooler to be cooled; and S-CO2 discharged from the cooler enters a compressor to be compressed to be pressurized, is preheated through the heat regenerator and then enters the EGR cooler to perform heating to finish a whole cycle. The S-CO2 cycle waste-heat utilizing system provided by the invention effectively recycles the energy of high-temperature flue gas in the EGR cooler of the marine low-speed diesel engine, and relieves the problem that the oil consumption is increased because the marine low-speed diesel engine adopts an EGR technology.