Piston rod seal for a Stirling engine
Abstract
In a piston rod seal for a Stirling engine, a hydrostatic bearing and differential pressure regulating valve are utilized to provide for a low pressure differential across a rubbing seal between the hydrogen and oil so as to reduce wear on the seal.
- Inventors:
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- Schenectady, NY
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864853
- Patent Number(s):
- 4428584
- Assignee:
- Mechanical Technology Incorporated (Latham, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02G - HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16J - PISTONS {
- DOE Contract Number:
- DEN3-32
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- piston; rod; seal; stirling; engine; hydrostatic; bearing; differential; pressure; regulating; valve; utilized; provide; rubbing; hydrogen; oil; reduce; wear; rod seal; pressure regulating; pressure differential; stirling engine; differential pressure; piston rod; reduce wear; regulating valve; static bearing; hydrostatic bearing; rubbing seal; /277/
Citation Formats
Shapiro, Wilbur. Piston rod seal for a Stirling engine. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Shapiro, Wilbur. Piston rod seal for a Stirling engine. United States.
Shapiro, Wilbur. Sun .
"Piston rod seal for a Stirling engine". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864853.
@article{osti_864853,
title = {Piston rod seal for a Stirling engine},
author = {Shapiro, Wilbur},
abstractNote = {In a piston rod seal for a Stirling engine, a hydrostatic bearing and differential pressure regulating valve are utilized to provide for a low pressure differential across a rubbing seal between the hydrogen and oil so as to reduce wear on the seal.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984}
}
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