Patent ID: 11927117
Assignee: TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A method for converting heat to mechanical work comprising:
providing incoming heat transfer fluid (HTF) at a first temperature to a plurality of mixing chambers;
providing incoming compressed gas at a second temperature to the plurality of mixing chamber;
enabling the gas and the HTF to mix, producing a gas-and-HTF mix;
enabling the HTF in the gas-and-HTF mix to heat the gas and isothermal expansion of the gas in the gas-and-HTF mix;
limiting volume of the gas-and-HTF mix, thereby increasing pressure of the gas and causing acceleration of a flow of the gas-and-HTF mix;
causing the gas-and-HTF mix to eject through a plurality of nozzles, thereby converting the heat of the HTF to kinetic energy to cause movement of the plurality of nozzles; and
using the kinetic energy to produce mechanical work;
wherein the HTF comprises a fluid selected from a group consisting of: water, oil, molten salt and molten metal.