| 摘要 |
A thermal engine capable of converting heat directly into rotary motion and having only one prime moving part. A cylindrical rotor member is rotatably supported between trunnioned bearings so that longitudinal deformation of the rotor is limited to a predetermined direction. Heat is applied to the rotor offset from such direction and in attempting to deform in response to the applied heat, the rotor rotates about its longitudinal axis toward the such direction where the trunnioned bearings permit such deformation. Once in this position, the heated portion cools and returns to a non-deformed state while a new portion of the rotor is deformed by the applied heat to thereby obtain continuous rotation.
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