Method and apparatus for an external combustion engine having a steam generator
US8863520B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF22B21/26
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for a power and/or propulsion system comprising an external combustor, a steam generator, and a radial piston engine. In one embodiment, an undersea vehicle is powered by a propulsion system including a steam generator having a series of coiled tubes in which water is heated to generate steam by combustion of a monopropellant fuel ignited in the external combustor.
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