MECHANISM FOR ENHANCED ENERGY EXTRACTION AND COOLING OF PRESSURIZED GAS AT LOW FLOW RATES

摘要

Systems, methods, and devices relating to a mechanism which can be used in gas cooling devices, pneumatic motors, turbines and other pressurized gas devices. A rotatable rotor is provided along with a number of hollow conduits that radially radiate from an exit port at the center of the rotor. The pressurized gas is injected into the mechanism at the inlet port(s). The gas enters the conduits and travels from the inlet port(s) to the exit port(s). In doing so, the gas causes the rotor to rotate about its central axis while the gas cools. This results in a colder gas at the exit port(s) than at the inlet port(s) due to an enhanced extraction of work, while maintaining a very low flow rate at the cold outlet.

主权项

1. A mechanism comprising:
a rotatable rotor having an axis of rotation; an exit port; an inlet port, said inlet port being for receiving pressurized gas; a hollow conduit, said hollow conduit directly connecting said inlet port to said exit port; a refrigeration section for cooling said pressurized gas; a conversion section for converting rotational energy of said rotor to thereby achieve a cooling of said pressurized gas;wherein
a radial distance between said axis of rotation and said exit port is less than a radial distance between said axis of rotation and said inlet port; pressurized gas received at said inlet port passes from said inlet port to said exit port through said conduit to thereby cause said rotor to rotate about said axis of rotation; after passing through said conduit, said pressurized gas at said exit port is colder than said pressurized gas at said inlet port; said conversion section of said mechanism is thermally isolated from said refrigeration section of said mechanism.