GB2080883A

GB2080883A - Gas turbine engine

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Publication number: GB2080883A
Application number: GB8021859A
Authority: GB
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1980-07-03
Filing date: 1980-07-03
Publication date: 1982-02-10
Also published as: GB2080883B

Abstract

A turbine rotor 2 is driven by combustion gases directed via nozzles 5 on each side of the rotor against blades 4, the gases being augmented by steam injected into the nozzles and generated in a water jacket within the turbine casing. The fuel/air mixture for combustion is compressed by exhaust gas turbine driven compressors. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION High thermal efficiency new rotary engine There have been developed a varity types of the internal combustion engine (except jet engine), but a little effects to increase the efficiency. Experts belief that work done rate of the thermal efficiency is 7% for the piston steam engine, 25% for the internal combus tion piston engine, an ideal engine only have about 1/3 heat energy convert into work, 1/3 is carried away by the cooling system and the rest 1/3 waste in exhaustion gas.

The gas turbine which the air 3/4 for cooling and 1/4 for combustion, thus it would lost a lot of heat energy. Also, the general engine when its piston quickly changes in opposite direction of the reciprocating motion would cause as a result to waste a great deal of useful kinetic energy.

The present invention relates to a "High Thermal Efficiency New Rotary Engine" of unique approximately to the final type, be cause it has a great differences from the ordinary internal combustion engine, used of the same quantity and quality fuel can pro duce double to triplex of horspower; For ex ample, when a ship is powered with this new rotary engine will be increased double or more distances of sailing, compared with the piston internal combustion engine.

Part of characteristics of this engine are as follows, 1. The diameter of the rotor preferably not less than 40 CM.

2. Having three stages to compress air-fuel mixture before ignite explosion.

3. Providing with smooth and large torque horspower.

4. Saving fuel about 2/3 heat energy convert into work, because used of the water jacket as a steam boiler.

5. Suitably applies for the great power needs such as electric generator station, ship, locomotive, tractor and truck etc., but not suitable for a small power unit like motor cycle.

6. The maximum power release is due to the high pressure rate of good quality and quantity of the compressed air-fuel mixture to be ignited explosion to work under load of this engine.

This new rotary engine mainly consists of the rotors 2 mounted for rotation on a shaft 25 which is supported by the bearings 48 in left plate 83, 85, and right plate 84, 86, of the engine A, B, The rotor contains plurality of rotor spaces 3 (See drawings in Fig. 7 and 8).

The left plate 83, 85, and right plate 84, 86, contains water-jacket 61 which is used as a steam-boiler 61, hot water can be converted to high pressure steam 1 3 by the heat of the engine which is stored in water-jacket 61 and transported through pipe 53 and check valve 26 to the said oblong passages 5 for the purposes of increasing the engine power.

Sealing means are provided the rotor 2 and the side walls 62 (Fig. 9) to prevent the leakage of high pressure gases from the rotor spaces 3 (or pressure chamber) while the rotor 2 is in motion. Seals 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 are provided on the end surfaces of rotor 2, such seals co-act with the surfaces of side plates 83, 84, 85, 86, and that form the side wall 62 of the pressure chamber.

After igniting the compressed air-fuel mixture and rotating the shaft 25 manually or with external power to start the engine A, B, the rotor 2 continues to rotate in the counterclockwise direction as a result of the high pressure gases 9, 10 which are directed through cross-section oblong passages 5 to propel the spoke-blades 4 of rotor 2 as shown by arrow 11 in Fig. 7.

After has been work done, the high pressure exhaust gases 23 are scavenged from the rotor spaces 3 (or pressure chamber) through outlet 7 by means of naturally. The residual exhaust gases are scavenged from the rotor spaces by means of compressed air 1 6.

IN THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section in the line J-J of Fig. 2, illustrating the basic principle of the rotation. The casing 1 consist of the engine A and B, in which contains two symmetrically of rotors 2. Used of the pressurelized air-fuel mixture forced into the said engines through inlets 6 and are carried to the uper position by the rotor spaces 3 as they revolve in the arrow 11 directions, means for communication with the oblong passages 5.

The spark-plug 1 2 is employed only for the initial ignition, after the engine being started then the subsequent said mixture will be burn by the hot gas automatically, the engine A and B is then produces high pressure expansion gases 9, 10, which is directed by crosssection of the oblong passages 5 to propel the sealing spoke-blades 4 of the rotors 2 around the shaft 25 to rotate in the arrow 11 of the opposite direction respectively. After has been work done, the exhaust gases through outlets 7 to atmosphere.

Figure 2 is a horizontal longitudinal section in the line K-K of Fig. 1. showing the high pressure expansion gases 9, 10, is directed by symmetrically a pair of cross-section sides disposed of the slanting oblong passages 5 to propel the same rotors 2, numeral 7 are outlets.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view, mainly shows the engine A and B having the same rotary direction but without change their functions, because of rotors 2 and sides disposed of the slanting said oblong passages 5 and outlets 7 are the same as in Fig. 2.

Figure 4 illustrates the present invention providing a work done volume V, since the high pressure steam 1 3 comes out from a rotor space 3 shaped of a steam-boiler 14 (represents the expansion gas producing from the engine B), and is directed by cross-section of an oblong passage 5 to drive the engine A and to work a piston steam engine 1 5.

Figure 5is a diagram wherein air 101 sucking through a filter C to produce cleam air 17, part of 1 7 and fuel 1 9 sucking through a conventional mixer D to produce the air-fuel mixture 20 further sucked into a centrifugal pump E in order to produce the first stage of the compressed air-fuel mixture 21, which is forced and sucked into a Roots Blower F is controled by a gear box G is powered by the engine A, B, connecting with a shaft 25, by means of increasing speed for the pump F in order to produce the sufficient compressed air-fuel mixture 22 forced into the engine A, B, this process is the secondary stage of the compressed air-fuel.When the first stage is provided with sufficient said mixture for the ignite explosion to work, then may be stopped the Roots Blower F by controling the gear box E, and let the centrifugal pump E directed supplies the pressurelized said mixture to the engine A, B, The Roots Blower is available for securing high pressure rate of the said mixture and for starting this engine by manual or motor.

Utilizes the high pressure exhaust gases 23 from the engines A, B, to power the bucket blades of a gas turbine 24 which shaft is connecting with the centrifugal pumps E, N, to be driven for the purposes thereof.

Part of the clean air 1 7 sucking through the said pump N for scavenging the residual exhaust gases of the engies A, B, with the compressed air 16.

The power output shaft 34 projecting on the central right end of the engine B.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary side elevation view of the rotor 2, showing a central hub 96, aperture 95, key way 64, disk 65, the short and long radial of tyre 81, 82 on eash end of which is provided with the annular grooves and floating rings 27, 28, 29, 30. Between the short and long radial of tyres 81, 82, there are formed by a plurality of equi-distant of the spoke-blades 4, on each end of the rotor of said spoke-blades 4 are provided with two straight grooves and the floating strips 31. The rotor spaces 3.

Claims

CLAIMS 1. A rotary engine which utilizes the auxiliary rotary pump to compress air-fuel and forced into the engine rotor spaces or pressure chamber for igniting to produce expansion gas is directed by symmetically at least a pair of cross-sectional sides disposed of the slanting oblong passages, to propel the sealing spokeblades of rotor to rotate in one direction. Used of the water-jackets as the steamboilers, hot water can be converted to high pressure steam by the heat of the engine which is stored in the water-jackets and through a conduit a check-valve injet to the said oblong passage, by means of increasing the engine power. Said engine comprising a rotor mounted to rotate upon a shaft which projects on both sides of rotor is carried in bearings supported in left plate and right plate of a casing, within which the rotor is enclosed. A guiding cover for the compressed air and a guiding cover for the compressed air-fuel, fixed with the engine left plate axially. A guiding cover for scavenging the residual exhaust gas, also fixed axially with right plate of the engine. 2. A rotary engine as claimed in claim 1 in which said rotor, between the short and long radial of tyres, there are provided with a plurality of the equi-distant spoke-blades. 3. A rotary engine as defined in claim 1 wherein the said rotor, between the short (includes hub) and long radial of tyres, there are provided with a plurality of the equidistant rotor spaces formed by the short and long radial of tyres and the spoke-blades, such rotor spices are through both ends of the rotor. 4. A rotary engine of claim 3 wherein each end of the rotor, which surface of the spoke-blades and tyres (includes hub) are in the same plane and perpendicularly with its axis. CLAIMS (16 Oct 1981)

1. A rotary engine which utilizes the auxiliary rotary pump provided with a sufficient pressurized mass air-fuel forced into the engine rotor spaces or pressure chambers when engaged within the casing for igniting to produce high pressure expansion gas is directed by symmetically at least a pair of rotor opposite end side (lateral) slanting diposed of the oblong passages of rectangular cross-section, to propel the sealing spoke-blades of rotor to rotate in one direction with a maximum torque horsepower. Use of the waterjackets of the casing side plates as the steam boilers, whereby hot water can converted to high pressure steam by the heat of the engine which is stored in the same jackets and through a pipe a check-valve injet into the said oblong passage, by means of increasing the engine power.Said engine comprising a sealing rotor mounted to revolve upon a shaft which projects on both sides of rotor is carried in bearings supported in left plate and right plate of a casing, within which the rotor is enclosed, and the guiding covers for compressured air, pressurized air-fuel, scavenging exhaust gas and exhaust gas, which are secured to the engine cbaxially.

2. A rotary engine as claimed in claim 1 wherein said rotor between ruts short and long radius of tyres, there are provided with a plurality of equi-distant spoke-blades.

3. A rotary engine as claimed in claim 1 wherein said rotor between its short radius of tyre (including hub) and long radius of tyre, there are provided with a plurality of the equidistant rotor spaces formed by said tyres and spoke-blades.

4. A rotary engine as defined in claim 2 wherein each end of the rotor, which surfaces of spoke-blades and tyres, (including hub) are in the same plane and perpendicular to the rotor shaft.

5. A rotary engine according to claim 1 wherein the sealing means which utilizes the rim of rotor periphery to prevent leakage as part of sealing for the said rotor when matched within a casing.

6. A rotary engine according to claim 1 wherein the sealing means for each end surface of the rotor spoke-blade provided with at least two straight grooves and packing floating strips in parallel arrangement, the opposite end of said straight grooves are communicated with the adjacent annular groove provided on the said tyres of rotor, so that the straight floating strips which opposite end may be contacted with said floating rings formed a complete end sealing for the rotor when matched within a casing.

7. A rotary engine as claimed in claim 1 in which the rotor is like flywheel in shape and surrounding the short radius of tyre (including hub) within the long radius of tyre are provided with a plurality equi-distant of radial spoke-blades, each of which is perpendicular to the opposite end surface of the same rotor.

8. A rotary engine as defined in claim 1 wherein co-axial side plates of the engine casing are provided with symmetrical at least a pair of said oblong passages being tangential, which are side or lateral slanting disposed at the opposite end of the rotor spoke-blades by means of balancing the opposite end side pressure of rotor and directed the expansion gases only have to propel spoke-blades of the rotor to rotate in one direction in order to produce a maximum of torque force or torque horsepower.

9. A rotary engine as claimed in claim 1 in which said casing of each side plate contains at least an uniform oblong passage of rectangular or oblong cross-section, means for directing expansion gases to propel spokeblades of rotor to rotate in one direction.

10. A rotary engine according to claim 1 wherein the oblong passage formed begins at the inner annular wall within side plate periphery, from which part of the oblong passage is paralleled with the side plate wall means for reducing the length of said plate, extending part of the same passage being tangental, which is side or lateral slanting disposed at a sharp angle that between the inner side wall of said plate and the oblong passage, said passage is closed at the inner end, opening at the inner side wall of said plate relation to the spoke-blades of rotor adaptably for the purpose thereof.

11. A rotary engine as claimed in claim 1 in which the engine casing consists of a couple side plates, each of which is cylindrical-basin shaped in diameter-section. The depth of said basin or of the central annular plane recess that adapted engage to receive the rotor and is approached equal to one-half length or thickness of the rotor.

1 2. A rotary engine according to claim 1 wherein the said casing of side plates, each of which is provided with either inlet port or outlet port, or both of which means for charge air-fuel and for discharge exhaust gas. Between inlet port and outlet port of said plate there is also provided with a scavenging slot corresponding to the rotor spoke-blades, means for the compressed air to blow away residual exhaust gases from the rotor spaces or pressure chambers before new charge.

1 3. A rotary engine as defined in claim 1 in which the engine casing of said side plates, the guiding covers of scavenging and exhaust are also serve as steam-boilers respectively, at the top and bottom of each are communicated with pipes by means of forming a whole steam-boiler thus the steam pressure and the level of water can be balanced. The high pressure steam is transmited by a leading pipe and through a check-valve injects into one of the said oblong passage, means for increasing the engine power and saving fuel.

14. A rotary engine according to claim 1 wherein secured to the inlet port of said side plate with co-axial an air-fuel guiding cover, which provides annular-recess forming space when assembly. Through the wall of said cover is provided with a least a scavenging slot to correspond the rotor space means for passing the compressed air. Through the annular wall of said cover there is provided with an inlet port means for pressureized air-fuel.

1 5. A rotary engine as defined in claim 1 with co-axial an air guiding cover, wherein secured to the air4uel guiding cover which is provided with annular-recess forming space when assembly. Through the annular wall of said cover there is provided with an inlet port means for the compressed air.

16. A rotary engine as claimed in claim 1 wherein secured to the outlet port of side plate with co-axial a scavenging exhaust gas guiding cover, which is provided with annularrecess forming space when assembly means for the collection of scavenging exhaust gas and concentration to discharge it through an outlet port provided in the annular wall of the same cover. Through the annular wall of said cover there having at least an exhaust gas passage corresponding to the exhaust port of the said casing side plate, means for passing exhaust gas to the next guiding cover.

1 7. A rotary engine according to claim 1 wherein secured to the scavenging exhaust gas guiding cover with co-axial an exhaust gas guiding cover, which is provided with annularrecess forming space when assembly means for the collection of high pressure exhaust gas and concentration to discharge it through an outlet port provided in the annular wall of the same cover.

1 8. A rotary engine according to claim 1 and claim 14 wherein surrounding the annular-recess of the said scavenging exhaust gas guiding cover and the exhaust gas guiding cover are provided with hollow walls forming a water-jacket or steam-boiler respectively.

19. A rotary engine as defined in claim 1 wherein said guiding covers are provided with a central hubcylinder respectively. Each end surfaces of the guiding covers including the central hub-cylinder, scavenging slot and exhaust port are in the same plane which is perpendicular to the rotor shaft, means for sealing when assembly.

20. A rotary engine as defined in claim 1 wherein in each side plate is provided with conceal a lubricating oil passage, which is arranged in a radical direction and is paralleled with the side plate inner wall, having aligned with a plurality of the small openings which extending through from the inner said passage to the outer surface of said wall relation to the rotor end by means of communication for the lubricant purpose thereof.

Said lubricating oil passage is located in a low pressure (atmosphere's) region that between the position of scavenging slot and inlet port, means for the security of lubricant oil can easily to feed the said engine without adverse effect.

21. A rotary engine as defined in claim 1 wherein near the closed end of a pair oblong passages which adjacent walls are provided with a corresponding aperture respectively by means of communication for the purpose thereof, said aperture or hole may be extended for more than two oblong passages of the said engines.

22. A rotary engine as claimed in claim 1 wherein the basic principle of rotation are a couple of the rotors engine which produce the expansion gases directed by at least a pair of the rotor opposite side or lateral slanting disposed oblong passages (of rectangular crosssection) to propel one another spoke-blades of the rotor to rotate in the direction of opposite or the same.

23. A rotary engine according to the claim 1 in which utilizes the auxiliary rotary pump to provide sufficient pressurized of mass airfuel mixture by means of gears or a mechanism which connecting the same engine rotor shaft for increasing speed to drive an aircompressor of the "Roots-Blower" for the purpose thereof.

24. A rotary engine as defiend in claim 1 and claim 3 wherein the said rotor spaces are through the opposite end of the rotor.

25. A rotary engine according to claim 1 wherein there is utilizes washer and gasket to provide clearance between the inner side wall of the said casing side plate and the end of the said rotor.

26. A rotary engine as defined in claim 1 wherein through the side plate iSaid casing are provided with openings of scavenging slot and inlet port or outlet port, which are opended in the same plane of the inner side plate wall directed with respect to the end of the rotor spoke-blades or rotor spaces.

27. A rotary engine as claimed in claim 1 in which substantially as set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings.