HEAT INJECTED RECIPROCATING PISTON HOT GAS ENGINE

A reciprocating external combustion engine wherein energy is supplied to a working end space of the engine by direct injection into the cylinder of liquid water at a high temperature and pressure. The water acts as a heat-transfer medium. Some of the liquid water spontaneously vaporizes on injection...

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Main Author VICTOR FISCHER
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 26.01.1984
Subjects
ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
BLASTING
COMBUSTION ENGINES
COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES
ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL
ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
HEATING
HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES
LIGHTING
MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL
MACHINES OR ENGINES, IN GENERAL OR OF POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENTTYPE, e.g. STEAM ENGINES
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
STEAM ACCUMULATORS
STEAM ENGINE PLANTS
STEAM ENGINES
WEAPONS
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Summary:A reciprocating external combustion engine wherein energy is supplied to a working end space of the engine by direct injection into the cylinder of liquid water at a high temperature and pressure. The water acts as a heat-transfer medium. Some of the liquid water spontaneously vaporizes on injection, driving the piston. Liquid water is exhausted from the cylinder and recycled to an external heat exchanger for reheating prior to reinjection. The engine is capable of a thermal efficiency greater than that of the Rankine cycle.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU7235981