External combustion engine
First Claim
1. An external combustion engine comprising a compressor assembly, a heater assembly, an expander assembly, a cooler assembly, and auxiliary systems wherein said compressor assembly having a plurality of compressor cylinders, said heater assembly having same number of heating chambers as said compressor cylinders, said expander assembly having a plurality of expander cylinders as said compressor cylinders, said cooler assembly having a working fluid storage tank, each of said compressor cylinder of said compressor assembly is serially aligned with one of said heating chamber of said heater assembly, and one of said expander cylinder of said expander assembly in sequential order, said external combustion engine using working fluid, said working fluid travels from said working fluid storage to one of said compressor cylinders, said heating chamber, said expander cylinder, and then back to said working fluid storage tank.
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Abstract
An external combustion engine comprises a compressor assembly, a heater assembly, an expander assembly, a cooler assembly, and auxiliary systems. The preferred embodiment of this invention uses fossil fuel as the main source of energy, and water substance for the working liquid. The compressor assembly takes in the working fluid. Heating chambers in the heating assembly that is sandwiched between the compressor assembly and the expander assembly heats up the working fluid. The expander assembly generates the rotational force. In the preferred embodiment, the working fluid taken into the compressor assembly is generally water vapor. Alternative embodiments include an engine that uses sunlight as the energy source, and an engine with a pump assembly that takes in water instead of water vapor.
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1. An external combustion engine comprising a compressor assembly, a heater assembly, an expander assembly, a cooler assembly, and auxiliary systems wherein
said compressor assembly having a plurality of compressor cylinders, said heater assembly having same number of heating chambers as said compressor cylinders, said expander assembly having a plurality of expander cylinders as said compressor cylinders, said cooler assembly having a working fluid storage tank, each of said compressor cylinder of said compressor assembly is serially aligned with one of said heating chamber of said heater assembly, and one of said expander cylinder of said expander assembly in sequential order, said external combustion engine using working fluid, said working fluid travels from said working fluid storage to one of said compressor cylinders, said heating chamber, said expander cylinder, and then back to said working fluid storage tank.
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9. An external combustion engine comprising a compressor assembly, a heater assembly, an expander assembly, a cooler assembly, and auxiliary systems wherein
said compressor assembly having a plurality of compressor cylinders, said heater assembly having a plurality of heating sub-chambers, wherein said heating sub-chambers having a plurality of heating chambers and serially aligned, said expander assembly having a plurality of expander cylinders, said compressor assembly having a driveshaft, said expander assembly having a driveshaft, and inlet port control means, said driveshaft of said expander assembly is extension of said driveshaft of said compressor assembly, said compressor assembly, said heater assembly, and said expander assembly are housed in same engine housing, said heater assembly is sandwiched by said compressor assembly and said expander assembly, said external combustion engine using working fluid, and said working fluid is generally water substance.
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18. An external combustion engine comprising a water injector assembly, a heater assembly, an expander assembly, a cooler assembly, and auxiliary systems wherein
said water injector assembly having a plurality of water injectors, said heater assembly having a plurality of serially aligned heater sub-assemblies, wherein each of said heater sub-assemblies having the same number of heating chambers as said expander cylinders, said expander assembly having a plurality of expander cylinders, and said cooling assembly having a working fluid storage tank.
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