| 摘要 |
My invention relates to heat engines. It has the following objectives: 1) Efficient conversion of any source of heat into useful mechanical power. 2) A novel proportional control valve system based on rotary refrigerant valves controlled by a programmable logic controller (PLC). This proportional valve system allows rapid response to any output power requirement. The PLC adjusts between energy supply and load requirements almost instantly. This also permits a servo mode implementation. 3) Uncontrolled runaway operation is impossible. Under adverse conditions, the system automatically de-powers. System integrity shall be maintained under all fault conditions unless an external force destroys the invention. 4) Internal heat storage inside the invention permits a slow rate of change for energy input. 5) The implementation of this invention provides for ease of construction from prototype to production of any size or scale. Nearly every part of this invention is composed of a round, rectangular or hexagonal flat plate, which can be easily machined or press-molded. The completed invention is comprised of a "stacked" configuration of these plates, which is then held together in slight compression by 4 (or 6) bolted studs at the corners. 6) The "working fluid" used inside this invention to convert heat into motion is a commonly available "non-ozone depleting" refrigerant. 7) The invention is comprised of a novel combination and arraignment of functional parts and details of construction, hereinafter illustrated and/or described. The device is a single cycle, short-cycle, four or six cylinder engine.
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