Method and device for converting heat into work
US6125815A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 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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