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Convection current power generator

Assignee: United States Atomic Energy Commission
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Filing: 1966-08-02
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Granted: 1968-04-02
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Expires: 1986-08-02
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr William M Wells

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 10:51
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02C; F02C1/00; F02C1/04; F02C1/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 235 words
IN A POWER GENERATING APPARATUS, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: (A) A CLOSED, HOLLOW LOOP CONDUIT LOCATED IN AN ACCELERATION FIELD AND DEFINING FIRST AND SECOND SPACEDAPART POLE END REGIONS OF SAID LOOP CONDUIT, SAID FIRST END REGION DISPOSED AT A MORE INTENSE REGION OF SAID ACCELERATION FIELD RELATIVE TO ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF SAID LOOP CONDUIT, SAID SECOND END REGION OF SAID LOOP CONDUIT DISPOSED AT A LESS INTENSE REGION OF SAID ACCELERATION FIELD RELATIVE TO OTHER PORTIONS OF SAID LOOP CONDUIT, SAID LOOP CONDUIT FURTHER DEFINING AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE, SPACED-APART, LONGITUDINAL LEG MEMBERS EXTENDING BETWEEN AND CONNECTING SAID FIRST AND SECOND END REGIONS OF SAID LOOP CONDUIT, (B) A WORKING FLUID DISPOSED WITHIN SAID LOOP CONDUIT, (C) HEATING MEANS ARRANGED TO SUPPLY A SPECIFIED QUANITY OF HEAT, QIN, TO THE WORKING FLUID AT A PORTION OF ONE OF SAID LEG MEMBERS OF THE LOOP CONDUIT PROXIMATE SAID FIRST END REGION OF SAID LOOP CONDUIT, (D) COOLING MEANS ARRANGED TO EXTRACT A QUANTITY OF HEAT, QOUT, FROM THE WORKING FLUID AND DENSIFY SAID WORKING FLUID AT SAID SECOND END REGION OF SAID LOOP CONDUIT, SAID HEATING AND COOLING MEANS EFFECTIVE TO CIRCUMVOLVE A UNIDIRECTIONAL CONVECTION CURRENT OF SAID WORKING FLUID AROUND SAID LOOP CONDUIT, (E) POWER EXTRACTION MEANS ARRANGED TO INTERACT WITH THE CIRCUMVOLVING FLUID IN SAID LOOP CONDUIT AND CONVERT THE KINETIC ENERGY OF SAID CIRCUMVOLVING FLUID INTO AN EXTERNALLY AVAILABLE FORM OF ENERGY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 235 words
IN A POWER GENERATING APPARATUS, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: (A) A CLOSED, HOLLOW LOOP CONDUIT LOCATED IN AN ACCELERATION FIELD AND DEFINING FIRST AND SECOND SPACEDAPART POLE END REGIONS OF SAID LOOP CONDUIT, SAID FIRST END REGION DISPOSED AT A MORE INTENSE REGION OF SAID ACCELERATION FIELD RELATIVE TO ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF SAID LOOP CONDUIT, SAID SECOND END REGION OF SAID LOOP CONDUIT DISPOSED AT A LESS INTENSE REGION OF SAID ACCELERATION FIELD RELATIVE TO OTHER PORTIONS OF SAID LOOP CONDUIT, SAID LOOP CONDUIT FURTHER DEFINING AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE, SPACED-APART, LONGITUDINAL LEG MEMBERS EXTENDING BETWEEN AND CONNECTING SAID FIRST AND SECOND END REGIONS OF SAID LOOP CONDUIT, (B) A WORKING FLUID DISPOSED WITHIN SAID LOOP CONDUIT, (C) HEATING MEANS ARRANGED TO SUPPLY A SPECIFIED QUANITY OF HEAT, QIN, TO THE WORKING FLUID AT A PORTION OF ONE OF SAID LEG MEMBERS OF THE LOOP CONDUIT PROXIMATE SAID FIRST END REGION OF SAID LOOP CONDUIT, (D) COOLING MEANS ARRANGED TO EXTRACT A QUANTITY OF HEAT, QOUT, FROM THE WORKING FLUID AND DENSIFY SAID WORKING FLUID AT SAID SECOND END REGION OF SAID LOOP CONDUIT, SAID HEATING AND COOLING MEANS EFFECTIVE TO CIRCUMVOLVE A UNIDIRECTIONAL CONVECTION CURRENT OF SAID WORKING FLUID AROUND SAID LOOP CONDUIT, (E) POWER EXTRACTION MEANS ARRANGED TO INTERACT WITH THE CIRCUMVOLVING FLUID IN SAID LOOP CONDUIT AND CONVERT THE KINETIC ENERGY OF SAID CIRCUMVOLVING FLUID INTO AN EXTERNALLY AVAILABLE FORM OF ENERGY.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-04-02 1971-10-02 1972-04-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-04-02 1975-10-02 1976-04-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-04-02 1979-10-02 1980-04-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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