Patent ID: 8839623
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: F01C,F01K,F02B,F02G,F04C,H02K,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A rotary heat engine comprising: a cylinder including two sets of an inlet channel for supplying gasified working fluid to the cylinder and an outlet channel for recovering liquefied working fluid from the cylinder, said inlet channel and said outlet channel in each set are located on opposite sides of said cylinder, said inlet channel of the first set is juxtaposed with said outlet channel of said second set on a first side of said cylinder and said outlet channel of said first set is juxtaposed with said inlet channel of said second set on the other side of said cylinder; a rotor rotatably received within the cylinder and dividing the inside of the cylinder into at least three chambers, wherein said rotor is eccentrically placed; and a fluid flow path for circulating a working fluid through the cylinder, said fluid flow path including a heat receiving section and a heat discharging section, and a working liquid reservoir section connecting said inlet and outlet channels in fluid flow communication, said reservoir section including a flow restricting dam for preventing backflow of the working fluid toward said outlet channel.