Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
232 words
A pressure generator comprising a closed bulbous pressure vessel including an internal transverse partition dividing the interior of the vessel into at least first and second chambers, first pump driven supply means for pumping air and fluid fuel, under pressure, into said first chamber, said generator including restricted flow passage means communicating said first and second chambers, said generator further including second pump driven supply means for injecting a spray of vaporizable liquid under pressure into said second chamber for substantially flashing into gas upon being subject to the heat of combusTion gases entering said second chamber from said first chamber through said passage means, gas pressure outlet means opening outwardly from the second chamber of said vessel for discharging gas under pressure from said generator, said pressure vessel including a pair of vessel end sections having closed remote ends and open adjacent ends opening toward each other, said partition including outer peripheral edges clamped between and sealed relative to the open ends of said vessel sections and said passage means defining a passage through a central portion of said partition, said pressure vessel further including ignition means operatively associated with the interior of said first chamber for at least initiating the combustion of a combustible mixture therein, and pressure controlling valve means operatively associated with said steam pressure outlet operative to maintain at least a minimum pressure within said second chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
232 words
A pressure generator comprising a closed bulbous pressure vessel including an internal transverse partition dividing the interior of the vessel into at least first and second chambers, first pump driven supply means for pumping air and fluid fuel, under pressure, into said first chamber, said generator including restricted flow passage means communicating said first and second chambers, said generator further including second pump driven supply means for injecting a spray of vaporizable liquid under pressure into said second chamber for substantially flashing into gas upon being subject to the heat of combusTion gases entering said second chamber from said first chamber through said passage means, gas pressure outlet means opening outwardly from the second chamber of said vessel for discharging gas under pressure from said generator, said pressure vessel including a pair of vessel end sections having closed remote ends and open adjacent ends opening toward each other, said partition including outer peripheral edges clamped between and sealed relative to the open ends of said vessel sections and said passage means defining a passage through a central portion of said partition, said pressure vessel further including ignition means operatively associated with the interior of said first chamber for at least initiating the combustion of a combustible mixture therein, and pressure controlling valve means operatively associated with said steam pressure outlet operative to maintain at least a minimum pressure within said second chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The combination of claim 1 including an insulative covering in which said vessel is at least substantially fully enclosed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The combination of claim 1 including a positive displacement gas engine having gas inlet means, and means communicating said gas pressure outlet means with said gas inlet means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
77 words
The combination of claim 3 wherein said gas engine includes a rotary output shaft, air and fluid fuel pumps driven by said output shaft and comprising said first supply means, said air and fluid fuel pumps including compressed air and pressurized fuel outlets communicated with the interior of said first chamber, said second supply means including a vaporizable liquid pump driven from said shaft including a liquid pressure outlet communicated with the interior of said second chamber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
84 words
The combination of claim 1 including temperature responsive control means operatively associated with said gas pressure outlet means and flow controlling valve means operatively associated with said control means for introducing a spray of liquid into said second chamber, said control means and valve being operatively associated with each other to effect increases and decreases in the quantity of liquid being sprayed into said second chamber in response to increases and decreases in the temperature of the gases in said gas pressure outlet means.