PREVENTION LEAKAGES OF WORKING FLUID FROM A HEAT ENGINE

摘要

The invention comes within the field of heat engines which operate by means of a fluid which flows in a closed circuit. A device characterized by the fact that the engine is placed in a sealed chamber and that its output shaft is coupled to a transmission shaft which does not undergo any bending stress, having a seal where the transmission shaft passes through the chamber, the seal being permanently in contact with a lubricant during operation and when the engine is stopped. The invention applies in particular to isolated low or medium power engine installations which require only slight supervision.