Regenerator for a Stirling Engine
US6591609B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49357
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A regenerator for a thermal cycle engine and methods for its manufacture. The regenerator has a random network of fibers formed to fill a specified volume and a material for cross-linking the fibers at points of close contact between fibers of the network. A method for manufacturing a regenerator has steps of providing a length of knitted metal tape and wrapping a plurality of layers of the tape in an annular spiral.
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