Coolant penetrating cold-end pressure vessel
US8181461B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49391
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improvement is provided to a pressurized close-cycle machine that has a cold-end pressure vessel and is of the type having a piston undergoing reciprocating linear motion within a cylinder containing a working fluid heated by conduction through a heater head by heat from an external thermal source. The improvement includes a heat exchanger for cooling the working fluid, where the heat exchanger is disposed within the cold-end pressure vessel. The heater head may be directly coupled to the cold-end pressure vessel by welding or other methods. A coolant tube is used to convey coolant through the heat exchanger.
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