Stirling engine with pressurized crankcase

Corey, John A

Title: Stirling engine with pressurized crankcase

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A two piston Stirling engine wherein the pistons are coupled to a common crankshaft via bearing means, the pistons include pad means to minimize friction between the pistons and the cylinders during reciprocation of the pistons, means for pressurizing the engine crankcase, and means for cooling the crankshaft and the bearing means eliminating the need for oil in the crankcase.

Inventors:

Corey, John A ^[1]

Melrose, NY

Issue Date:: 1988-01-01

OSTI Identifier:: 866691

Patent Number(s):: 4765138

Assignee:: Mechanical Technology Incorporated (Latham, NY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02G - HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F05 - INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 F05C - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MATERIALS, MATERIAL PROPERTIES OR MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR MACHINES, ENGINES OR PUMPS OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES

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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02G - HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS
F02G2256/00 - Coolers
F02G1/055 - Heaters or coolers

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F05 - INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 F05C - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MATERIALS, MATERIAL PROPERTIES OR MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR MACHINES, ENGINES OR PUMPS OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES
F05C2225/08 - Thermoplastics

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02G - HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS
F02G2270/85 - Crankshafts
F02G2244/02 - Single-acting two piston engines
F02G2243/34 - Regenerative displacers having their cylinders at right angle, e.g. "Robinson" engines
F02G1/043 - the engine being operated by expansion and contraction of a mass of working gas which is heated and cooled in one of a plurality of constantly communicating expansible chambers, e.g. Stirling cycle type engines
F02G2244/00 - Machines having two pistons
F02G2270/00 - Constructional features
F02G2244/10 - having cylinders in V-arrangement
F02G1/053 - Component parts or details

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DOE Contract Number:: DEN3-32

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: stirling; engine; pressurized; crankcase; piston; pistons; coupled; common; crankshaft; via; bearing; means; pad; minimize; friction; cylinders; reciprocation; pressurizing; cooling; eliminating; oil; piston stirling; stirling engine; minimize friction; bearing means; /60/

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  abstractNote = {A two piston Stirling engine wherein the pistons are coupled to a common crankshaft via bearing means, the pistons include pad means to minimize friction between the pistons and the cylinders during reciprocation of the pistons, means for pressurizing the engine crankcase, and means for cooling the crankshaft and the bearing means eliminating the need for oil in the crankcase.},

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