Patent ID: 8695565
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: F01C,F02B,F02C,F04C,F04D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An internal combustion power-plant, comprising: a combustion rotor housing provided with a combustion chamber bore and an axis, a combustion rotor provided with an axis, and a crankshaft provided with a lobe, an aperture, and an axis, the lobe provided with an axis spaced from the axis of the combustion rotor housing, wherein the axis of the combustion chamber and the axis of the crankshaft are co-axial, and the combustion rotor axis and the lobe axis are co-axial; a compressor-turbine shaft extending through the aperture of the crankshaft, the compressor-turbine shaft includes a first end and a second end, a compressor wheel provided with a plurality of compressor fins, a turbine wheel provided with a plurality of turbine fins, and an axis about which the compressor-turbine shaft rotates, wherein the compressor wheel is located at the first end of the compressor-turbine shaft and the turbine wheel is located at the second end of the turbine shaft; and a compressor housing and a turbine housing, the compressor wheel located within the compressor housing and the turbine wheel located within the turbine housing, wherein the compressor-turbine shaft is coaxial with the crankshaft and the combustion rotor housing, and wherein the crankshaft and compressor-turbine shaft are uncoupled and rotate independently.