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Cooling heat turbine for engines

Assignee: Stevens Institute of Technology
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Filing: 1963-08-02
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Granted: 1965-01-05
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Expires: 1983-08-02
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Clifford J Nuttall

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 13:22
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02G; F02G3/00; F02G3/02; F01; F01P; F01P5/00; F01P5/02; F01P5/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 230 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A COMBUSTION CYLINDER DRIVING AN ENGINE CRANKSHAFT, AN AIR COOLING SYSTEM COMPRISING A SHROUD WHICH FORMS A PLENUM CHAMBER CONTAINING AT LEAST A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF SAID CYLINDER, SAID CHAMBER HAVING AN AIR INLET FOR CONDUCTING COOLING AIR INTO THE CHAMBER AND ALSO HAVING AN AIR OUTLET FOR EXHAUSTING HEATED AIR FROM THE CHAMBER, SAID CHAMBER FORMING AN AIR FLOW PATH WHEREIN AIR FLOWING FROM THE INLET TO THE OUTLET IS DIRECTED PAST THE CYLINDRICAL TO EXTRACT HEAT THEREFROM, A ROTARY INTAKE BLOWER MOUNTED IN SAID PATH ADJACENT THE CHAMBER INLET TO FORCE AIR IN THROUGH SAID INLET, A ROTARY TURBINE MOUNTED IN SAID PATH ADJACENT THE OUTLET TO EXTRACT ENERGY FROM THE HEATED AIR, A ROTARY POWER TRANSMITTING SHAFT SEPARATE FROM THE SAID CRANKSHAFT AND CONNECTED TOI THE BLOWER TO DRIVE THE BLOWER, MEANS CONNECTING THE TURBINE TO THE BLOWER SHAFT SO THAT THE BLOWER IS DRIVEN BY THE TURBINE, AN ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEADING INTO THE PLENUM CHAMBER IN POSITION TO HEAT THE AIR AFTER IT HAS BEEN HEATED BY THE CYLINDRICAL AND BEFORE IT REACHEAS THE TURBINE, STARTING MEANS TO ROTATE THE BLOWER SHAFT ON STARTING OF THE ENGINE, AND MEANS TO DISCONNECT THE BLOWER SHAFT FROM THE SAID STARTING MEANS UPON ATTAINING SUFFICIENT HEAT IN THE CHAMBER FOR THE TURBINE ALONE TO DRIVE THE BLOWER SHAFT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 230 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A COMBUSTION CYLINDER DRIVING AN ENGINE CRANKSHAFT, AN AIR COOLING SYSTEM COMPRISING A SHROUD WHICH FORMS A PLENUM CHAMBER CONTAINING AT LEAST A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF SAID CYLINDER, SAID CHAMBER HAVING AN AIR INLET FOR CONDUCTING COOLING AIR INTO THE CHAMBER AND ALSO HAVING AN AIR OUTLET FOR EXHAUSTING HEATED AIR FROM THE CHAMBER, SAID CHAMBER FORMING AN AIR FLOW PATH WHEREIN AIR FLOWING FROM THE INLET TO THE OUTLET IS DIRECTED PAST THE CYLINDRICAL TO EXTRACT HEAT THEREFROM, A ROTARY INTAKE BLOWER MOUNTED IN SAID PATH ADJACENT THE CHAMBER INLET TO FORCE AIR IN THROUGH SAID INLET, A ROTARY TURBINE MOUNTED IN SAID PATH ADJACENT THE OUTLET TO EXTRACT ENERGY FROM THE HEATED AIR, A ROTARY POWER TRANSMITTING SHAFT SEPARATE FROM THE SAID CRANKSHAFT AND CONNECTED TOI THE BLOWER TO DRIVE THE BLOWER, MEANS CONNECTING THE TURBINE TO THE BLOWER SHAFT SO THAT THE BLOWER IS DRIVEN BY THE TURBINE, AN ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEADING INTO THE PLENUM CHAMBER IN POSITION TO HEAT THE AIR AFTER IT HAS BEEN HEATED BY THE CYLINDRICAL AND BEFORE IT REACHEAS THE TURBINE, STARTING MEANS TO ROTATE THE BLOWER SHAFT ON STARTING OF THE ENGINE, AND MEANS TO DISCONNECT THE BLOWER SHAFT FROM THE SAID STARTING MEANS UPON ATTAINING SUFFICIENT HEAT IN THE CHAMBER FOR THE TURBINE ALONE TO DRIVE THE BLOWER SHAFT.

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