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Method and device for converting heat into work

US6125815A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 24, 1998
Grant dateOct 3, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/12
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for converting heat into work, a gaseous fuel being compressed and subsequently burnt and a drive means 2 being moved due to volumetric expansion generated as a result of combustion. In order to allow low-pollutant combustion, there is provision, according to the invention, for the compressed gaseous fuel to be burnt in a porous body 8.

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