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Heat engines and waste destruction mechanism

US5682738A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 2, 1995
Grant dateNov 4, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 2, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02G2270/70
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A heat engine for the disposal of organic wastes and method of using the same. The invention includes structure for mixing the organic wastes, a substantially isentropic compression device, a substantially isentropic expansion device, fluid conduit between the compression and expansion device, a substantially isobaric heating device and a substantially isothermic heat rejection device.

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