High efficiency booster for automotive and other applications

摘要

An air booster system (10) for use with a gas turbine to deliver compressed air to a combustion chamber (14) includes a first cylinder (24) with a first piston (52) reciprocal therein and a second cylinder (26) having a second piston (54) reciprocal therein. The first piston (52) is connected to the second piston (54) by a connecting rod (56) such that the first and second pistons (52, 54) reciprocate together. The air booster system (10) also includes a third cylinder (28) having a third piston (58) reciprocal therein and a fourth cylinder (30) having a fourth piston (60) reciprocal therein. The third piston (58) is connected to the fourth piston (60) by a connecting rod (62) such that the third piston (58) and the fourth piston (60) reciprocate together. Each of the cylinders (24, 26, 28, 30) are in fluid communication with a compressor (12) to receive preliminarily compressed air therefrom. The second cylinder (26) and the fourth cylinder (30) are also in communication with a reservoir (20) to deliver highly compressed air thereto. The first cylinder (24) is in fluid communication with the fourth cylinder (30). The third cylinder (28) is in fluid communication with the second cylinder (26).