| 摘要 |
<p>A device that is comprised of a vessel containing a volume of compressible working fluid, the fluid volume being formed into a toroid by the internal structure of the vessel, the toroidal structure having three or more moveable partitions arranged within the toroid so as to segment the enclosed fluid volume into separate sectors, each sectored compartment containing a means for the addition and removal of thermal energy from the working fluid, the moveable partitions being coupled to a rotating shaft such that rotation of the shaft causes each sectored fluid volume to undergo a cycle of compression, heating, expansion and cooling according to the Stirling cycle, each sector and associated pair of partitions comprising a Stirling engine.</p> |
