Vehicle having a turbine engine and a flywheel powered by liquid nitrogen
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1. A vehicle with wheels driven by drive apparatus, comprising:
- a fuel tank for containing liquid nitrogen;
a beating device for receiving the liquid nitrogen from the fuel tank and converting the liquid nitrogen to nitrogen gas;
a plenum tank for receiving the nitrogen gas from the heating device;
a turbine engine;
means for driving the turbine engine with the nitrogen gas from the plenum tank, said turbine engine for operably driving said wheels;
a fly wheel;
means for driving the fly wheel with the nitrogen gas from the plenum tank;
a battery;
an alternator for converting mechanical energy to electrical energy to charge the battery;
means for driving the alternator with the nitrogen gas from one of the plenum tank and output gas from the turbine engine; and
means for controlling said turbine engine driving means, said fly wheel driving means, and said alternator driving means, said controlling means being powered by said battery.
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Abstract
A vehicle with drive apparatus having a liquid nitrogen driven engine for primary power coupled with a liquid nitrogen driven fly wheel for acceleration and power consumption. The drive apparatus includes a fuel tank for containing liquid nitrogen. A heating device converts the liquid nitrogen to nitrogen gas to be held in a plenum tank. There is mechanism for directing the nitrogen gas from the plenum tank to the turbine engine, the fly wheel and/or the alternator. The alternator is turbine driven and charges a battery which powers control mechanism for the drive apparatus.
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1. A vehicle with wheels driven by drive apparatus, comprising:
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a fuel tank for containing liquid nitrogen;
a beating device for receiving the liquid nitrogen from the fuel tank and converting the liquid nitrogen to nitrogen gas;
a plenum tank for receiving the nitrogen gas from the heating device;
a turbine engine;
means for driving the turbine engine with the nitrogen gas from the plenum tank, said turbine engine for operably driving said wheels;
a fly wheel;
means for driving the fly wheel with the nitrogen gas from the plenum tank;
a battery;
an alternator for converting mechanical energy to electrical energy to charge the battery;
means for driving the alternator with the nitrogen gas from one of the plenum tank and output gas from the turbine engine; and
means for controlling said turbine engine driving means, said fly wheel driving means, and said alternator driving means, said controlling means being powered by said battery. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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