Parallel Motion Heat Energy Power Machine with Gasification Reactor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional power equipment, such as steam engines and internal combustion engines, face issues like high manufacturing costs, complex structures, environmental pollution, and inefficient heat conversion, while Stirling engines and Organic Rankine Cycle systems suffer from high component costs and excessive heat loss.
Innovation Solution
A parallel motion heat energy power machine that combines the advantages of Stirling engines and Organic Rankine Cycle systems, featuring a heat collector, gasification reactor, and automatic exhaust valve, allowing for high heat conversion efficiency and adjustable output power through the recycling of the working medium.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If Stirling engine is used with heat-carrying system, then almost all high-temperature heat sources can be used, but the manufacturing cost is high and heat loss is twice to three times than internal combustion engine
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs phase transition of the working medium (gasification and condensation) to achieve high heat conversion efficiency. The working medium undergoes phase change from liquid to gas in the gasification reactor and from gas to liquid in the condenser, enabling efficient heat transfer and energy conversion with minimal heat loss, resolving the contradiction between adaptability to high-temperature heat sources and energy loss.
2Device complexity
If Stirling engine is used, then structure is simple and number of parts is reduced, but manufacturing cost is high and power output is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the system into distinct functional modules: heat collector, gasification reactor, cylinder with piston, automatic exhaust valve, cooler, and condenser. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall simplicity. The modular design reduces manufacturing complexity and cost while enabling scalable power output through parallel arrangement of cylinders.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from the traditional reciprocating motion of Stirling engines to a parallel motion system where multiple cylinders operate simultaneously in parallel. This dimensional change from sequential to parallel operation increases power output while maintaining structural simplicity, as each cylinder operates independently without requiring complex connecting mechanisms.
3Use of energy by moving object
If conventional steam engine is used, then can convert heat energy to kinetic energy, but the whole machine is heavy and large and heat efficiency is hard to improve
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential function of heat energy conversion from the bulky steam engine system by using a gasification reactor that directly converts thermal energy to mechanical work through rapid gasification and expansion. This extraction of the core function eliminates the need for heavy boilers and complex steam transmission systems, significantly reducing machine weight while maintaining efficient heat energy conversion.
4Power
If internal combustion engine is used, then can convert fuel energy to kinetic energy, but structure is complicated and environmental pollution occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a gasification reactor as an intermediary between fuel combustion and the expansion mechanism. Instead of direct internal combustion, the gasification reactor converts fuel into hot gas through controlled gasification, which then drives the piston. This intermediary approach simplifies the overall structure by separating the combustion process from the mechanical conversion, reducing structural complexity while maintaining power output and reducing environmental pollution.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The machine achieves efficient heat energy conversion with minimal pollution and noise, adjustable output power, and reduced manufacturing costs, with a heat conversion efficiency of 65%-98% and twice the power output of a single cylinder system.
Implementation Method 1
the heat collector absorbs the solar energy, the geothermal energy, the high-temperature gas generated by burning the combustible, the heat energy or exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, the high-temperature gas discharged from a factory, or other heat energy
Implementation Method 2
the gasification reactor heats and gasifies the working medium, causing it to expand under high temperature to push the piston to generate the kinetic energy to work
Implementation Method 3
the piston is arranged inside the cylinder... the gasification reactor heats and gasifies the working medium, causing it to expand under high temperature to push the piston to generate the kinetic energy to work
Implementation Method 4
the automatic exhaust valve is arranged on the bottom dead center of the cylinder... When the piston reaches the bottom dead center of the cylinder, the working gas is discharged from the automatic exhaust valve
Implementation Method 5
The discharged gaseous working medium is cooled down by the cooler... The cooler is connected to the liquid storage tank through the pipe
Implementation Method 6
The pressure pump is connected to the liquid storage tank through the pipe... the pressure pump opens and closes in turns, such that the liquid working medium is circulated back to the gasification reactor
Implementation Method 7
the pistons inside two cylinders take turns to work... The kinetic energy is output by the push-pull rod... the push-pull rod is provided with a transmission shaft, which connects to the rotor of a generator
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AI summary
A parallel motion heat energy power machine and a working method thereof, includes a heat collector, an insulating pipe, a gasification reactor, an atomizer, a cylinder, a piston, a piston ring, an automatic exhaust valve, a cooler, a liquid storage tank, a pressure pump, a push-pull rod, an insulating layer, and a housing. The two cylinders are oppositely arranged on the housing in parallel. The piston is arranged inside the cylinder. The piston is provided with the piston ring. The pistons are arranged on both ends of the push-pull rod. The heat collector is connected to the gasification reactor through the insulating pipe. The atomizer is arranged on the air inlet end of the gasification reactor. The parallel motion heat energy power machine and working method thereof has a high heat-energy conversion efficiency. It is energy-saving, environmentally friendly, and less noisy.