Compressed gas engine
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1. An engine comprising:
- two pressure vessels arranged as a diametrically opposed pair, each pressure vessel containing only gas and comprising a fixed volume and an operating pressure sufficient to hold the gas at a pre-defined pressure;
at least one gas compressor in communication with each pressure vessel, the gas compressor capable of compressing a gas in each pressure vessel to the pre-defined pressure; and
a pressure relief mechanism in communication with each pressure vessel, the pressure relief mechanism capable of returning the gas in each vessel to atmospheric pressure.
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An engine has two pressure vessels arranged as a diametrically opposed pair. Each pressure vessel has an operating pressure sufficient to hold gas at a pre-defined pressure. At least one gas compressor is in communication with each pressure vessel, and the gas compressor is capable of compressing a gas in each pressure vessel to the pre-defined pressure. A pressure relief mechanism is in communication with each pressure vessel. The pressure relief mechanism is capable of returning the gas in each vessel to atmospheric pressure.
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1. An engine comprising:
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two pressure vessels arranged as a diametrically opposed pair, each pressure vessel containing only gas and comprising a fixed volume and an operating pressure sufficient to hold the gas at a pre-defined pressure; at least one gas compressor in communication with each pressure vessel, the gas compressor capable of compressing a gas in each pressure vessel to the pre-defined pressure; and a pressure relief mechanism in communication with each pressure vessel, the pressure relief mechanism capable of returning the gas in each vessel to atmospheric pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An engine comprising:
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a continuous vertical conveyor comprising a pre-determined height; a plurality of pressure vessels connected to the continuous vertical conveyor for transport by the continuous vertical conveyor to and from the pre-determined height, each pressure vessel containing only gas and comprising a fixed volume and an operating pressure sufficient to hold the gas at a pre-defined pressure; at least one gas compressor in communication with each pressure vessel, the gas compressor capable of compressing a gas in each pressure vessel to the pre-defined pressure; and a pressure relief mechanism in communication with each pressure vessel, the pressure relief mechanism capable of returning the gas in each vessel to atmospheric pressure. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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