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.
- Inventors:
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- Stanford, CA
- Nieder-Ronstadt, DE
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866608
- Patent Number(s):
- 4748813
- Assignee:
- Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01K - STEAM ENGINE PLANTS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02B - INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT03-82ER13018
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; operating; thermal; engine; powered; chemical; reaction; involves; novel; increasing; efficiency; heat; generated; non-linear; reactants; transferred; rankine; cycle; power; plant; externally; perturbing; thermodynamic; variables; rankine cycle; cycle power; chemical reaction; power plant; novel method; thermal engine; engine power; /60/
Citation Formats
Ross, John, and Escher, Claus. Method of operating a thermal engine powered by a chemical reaction. United States: N. p., 1988.
Web.
Ross, John, & Escher, Claus. Method of operating a thermal engine powered by a chemical reaction. United States.
Ross, John, and Escher, Claus. Fri .
"Method of operating a thermal engine powered by a chemical reaction". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866608.
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title = {Method of operating a thermal engine powered by a chemical reaction},
author = {Ross, John and Escher, Claus},
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.},
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journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1988},
month = {1}
}
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