Regenerator for a Stirling engine
US6862883B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02G2270/425
- 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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