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The valved cell concept with synchronized volumes and valved regenerators in Stirling engines addresses inefficiencies in heat transfer, enhancing thermal efficiency by achieving isochoric processes and reducing mechanical losses.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- US19/346378
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2024-07-22
- Filing Date
- 2025-09-30
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-29
AI Technical Summary
Existing Stirling engines face challenges in achieving true isochoric displacement heat transfer and thermal efficiency due to the blending of neo-isochoric, neo-isobaric, and neo-isothermal processes, leading to inefficiencies in heat exchange and thermal energy transfer.
Implementing a valved cell concept with synchronized volumes connected by valves to achieve true isochoric displacement heat transfer, using a valved regenerator to replace traditional counter-flow heat exchangers, and integrating a Rankine cycle for vaporization of working fluids to eliminate the need for mechanical compressors.
Enhances thermal efficiency by achieving isochoric heat input and removal phases, improving heat exchange efficiency, and reducing mechanical losses, thereby approaching the theoretical maximum thermal efficiency of a heat engine.