Rotating thermodynamic energy converter

Abstract

Device for converting heat into mechanical and / or electrical work, comprising (a) a housing (2), (b) a rotor (1) mounted in the housing about an axis of rotation, (c) a fluid volume with a working medium and / or a carrier fluid, (d) at least one working channel or a guide vane arrangement (7), wherein the rotor generates a centrifugal pressure field with a radial pressure gradient by rotation in the fluid volume and the working medium undergoes an expansion along the working channel which exerts a torque on the rotor, and (e) a coupling of the rotor to a point of use and / or to an electrical generator (4).

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