Thermal engine
Abstract
A thermal engine utilizing a strip of nitinol material or other thermally responsive shape memory effect material to drive a reciprocating output shaft, said strip of material forming a common wall between two different alternating temperature sources which thermally cycle the material.
- Inventors:
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6786235
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4423596
- Assignee:
- EDB-84-110615
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 28 Dec 1981; Other Information: PAT-APPL-334728
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; NITINOL HEAT ENGINES; DESIGN; ELASTICITY; ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT SOURCES; NITINOL; OPERATION; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SPRINGS; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; THERMAL CYCLING; WORKING FLUIDS; ALLOYS; ENGINES; FLUIDS; HEAT ENGINES; MACHINE PARTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NICKEL ALLOYS; STORAGE; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM ALLOYS; 425007* - Engineering- Power Cycles- Other- (1980-)
Citation Formats
Karnes, T E, and Trupin, R J. Thermal engine. United States: N. p., 1984.
Web.
Karnes, T E, & Trupin, R J. Thermal engine. United States.
Karnes, T E, and Trupin, R J. 1984.
"Thermal engine". United States.
@article{osti_6786235,
title = {Thermal engine},
author = {Karnes, T E and Trupin, R J},
abstractNote = {A thermal engine utilizing a strip of nitinol material or other thermally responsive shape memory effect material to drive a reciprocating output shaft, said strip of material forming a common wall between two different alternating temperature sources which thermally cycle the material.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6786235},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 EST 1984}
}
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