Solid state engine with alternating motion
Abstract
Heat energy is converted to mechanical motion utilizing apparatus including a cylinder, a piston having openings therein reciprocable in the cylinder, inlet and outlet ports for warm water at one end of the cylinder, inlet and outlet ports for cool water at the other end of the cylinder, gates movable with the piston and slidably engaging the cylinder wall to alternately open and close the warm and cool water ports, a spring bearing against the warm water side of the piston and a double helix of a thermal shape memory material attached to the cool end of the cylinder and to the piston. The piston is caused to reciprocate by alternately admitting cool water and warm water to the cylinder.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5103476
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; 20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; HEAT ENGINES; DESIGN; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION; CYLINDERS; PISTONS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; WASTE HEAT; WATER; ENERGY; ENERGY SOURCES; ENGINES; HEAT; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION; WASTES; 425007* - Engineering- Power Cycles- Other- (1980-); 200105 - Fossil-Fueled Power Plants- Heat Utilization
Citation Formats
Golestaneh, A A. Solid state engine with alternating motion. United States: N. p., 1980.
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Golestaneh, A A. Solid state engine with alternating motion. United States.
Golestaneh, A A. Mon .
"Solid state engine with alternating motion". United States.
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title = {Solid state engine with alternating motion},
author = {Golestaneh, A A},
abstractNote = {Heat energy is converted to mechanical motion utilizing apparatus including a cylinder, a piston having openings therein reciprocable in the cylinder, inlet and outlet ports for warm water at one end of the cylinder, inlet and outlet ports for cool water at the other end of the cylinder, gates movable with the piston and slidably engaging the cylinder wall to alternately open and close the warm and cool water ports, a spring bearing against the warm water side of the piston and a double helix of a thermal shape memory material attached to the cool end of the cylinder and to the piston. The piston is caused to reciprocate by alternately admitting cool water and warm water to the cylinder.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1980},
month = {1}
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