Self-compensating cylinder system in a process cycle
US7610894B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02B75/222
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The efficiency of a multi-cylinder engine is optimized by coupling the volume change in each cylinder to a common coordinate under conditions such that, at each point in the engine's cycle, the energy necessary to produce a differential volume change is reduced substantially to zero. Each cylinder is coupled to the common coordinate through a cam or through a variable-length connecting rod. The same efficiency optimization may be achieved with various combinations of cylinders in a two-cycle engine, a four-cycle engine, or a multi-cylinder compressor.
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