Control apparatus for hot gas engine
Abstract
A mean pressure power control system for a hot gas (Stirling) engine utilizing a plurality of supply tanks for storing a working gas at different pressures. During pump down operations gas is bled from the engine by a compressor having a plurality of independent pumping volumes. In one embodiment of the invention, a bypass control valve system allows one or more of the compressor volumes to be connected to the storage tanks. By selectively sequencing the bypass valves, a capacity range can be developed over the compressor that allows for lower engine idle pressures and more rapid pump down rates.
- Inventors:
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- Clifton Park, NY
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865928
- Patent Number(s):
- 4601171
- 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
- DOE Contract Number:
- DEN 3-32
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- control; apparatus; hot; gas; engine; mean; pressure; power; stirling; utilizing; plurality; supply; tanks; storing; pressures; pump; operations; bled; compressor; independent; pumping; volumes; embodiment; bypass; valve; allows; connected; storage; selectively; sequencing; valves; capacity; range; developed; idle; rapid; rates; storage tanks; mean pressure; power control; storage tank; hot gas; control valve; gas engine; control apparatus; pressure power; supply tank; /60/
Citation Formats
Stotts, Robert E. Control apparatus for hot gas engine. United States: N. p., 1986.
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Stotts, Robert E. Control apparatus for hot gas engine. United States.
Stotts, Robert E. Wed .
"Control apparatus for hot gas engine". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865928.
@article{osti_865928,
title = {Control apparatus for hot gas engine},
author = {Stotts, Robert E},
abstractNote = {A mean pressure power control system for a hot gas (Stirling) engine utilizing a plurality of supply tanks for storing a working gas at different pressures. During pump down operations gas is bled from the engine by a compressor having a plurality of independent pumping volumes. In one embodiment of the invention, a bypass control valve system allows one or more of the compressor volumes to be connected to the storage tanks. By selectively sequencing the bypass valves, a capacity range can be developed over the compressor that allows for lower engine idle pressures and more rapid pump down rates.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1986},
month = {1}
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