Method of operating a thermal engine powered by a chemical reaction

Ross, J; Escher, C

Title: Method of operating a thermal engine powered by a chemical reaction

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The invention involves a novel method of increasing the efficiency of a thermal engine. Heat is generated by a non-linear chemical reaction of reactants, said heat being transferred to a thermal engine such as Rankine cycle power plant. The novel method includes externally perturbing one or more of the thermodynamic variables of said non-linear chemical reaction. 7 figs.

Inventors:: Ross, J; Escher, C

Publication Date:: 1988-06-07

Research Org.:: Stanford Univ., CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 7266788

Patent Number(s):: US 4748813; A

Application Number:: PPN: US 7-077591

Assignee:: Leland Stanford Junior Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)

DOE Contract Number:: AT03-82ER13018

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 24 Jul 1987

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING; RANKINE CYCLE ENGINES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENGINES; HEAT ENGINES; 425002* - Engineering- Power Cycles- Rankine- (1980-)

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