MINIATURIZED WASTE HEAT ENGINE

摘要

Various embodiments of a converter for use in a combustion engine having a discharge conduit for discharging exhaust combustion gases are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the converter may include a heating chamber being in thermal contact with the discharge conduit and defining a hydraulic channel through which a fluid passes. The converter may also include an inlet port disposed in the heating chamber for receiving the fluid into the heating chamber, and an outlet port disposed in the heating chamber for discharging the fluid from the heating chamber. The heat energy from the exhaust combustion gases is transferred to the fluid while the fluid passes through the hydraulic channel.

主权项

1. A heat energy converter comprising:
a heating chamber in thermal contact with exhaust fluid discharged from an engine; a hydraulic channel through which a working fluid passes; an inlet port disposed in the heating chamber that receives the working fluid into the heating chamber; a check valve disposed in the inlet port that prevents backflow of the working fluid from the heating chamber; and an outlet port disposed in the heating chamber that discharges the working fluid from the heating chamber, wherein the hydraulic channel transfers heat energy from the exhaust fluid to the working fluid while the working fluid passes through the hydraulic channel.