Method of operating a thermal engine powered by a chemical reaction
Abstract
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:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7266788
- Patent Number(s):
- 4748813
- 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-)
Citation Formats
Ross, J, and Escher, C. Method of operating a thermal engine powered by a chemical reaction. United States: N. p., 1988.
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Ross, J, & Escher, C. Method of operating a thermal engine powered by a chemical reaction. United States.
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"Method of operating a thermal engine powered by a chemical reaction". United States.
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abstractNote = {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.},
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year = {Tue Jun 07 00:00:00 EDT 1988},
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