GB2321280A8 - Engine drive by expansion and contraction of elongate member, which may be bimetallic, or fluid filled, possibly with change of state of fluid - Google Patents

Engine drive by expansion and contraction of elongate member, which may be bimetallic, or fluid filled, possibly with change of state of fluid

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GB2321280A8
GB2321280A8 GB9701170A GB9701170A GB2321280A8 GB 2321280 A8 GB2321280 A8 GB 2321280A8 GB 9701170 A GB9701170 A GB 9701170A GB 9701170 A GB9701170 A GB 9701170A GB 2321280 A8 GB2321280 A8 GB 2321280A8
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fluid
bimetallic
contraction
possibly
expansion
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Peter Phillip George Spencer
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G7/00—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for
    • F03G7/06—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying or the like
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/46—Conversion of thermal power into mechanical power, e.g. Rankine, Stirling or solar thermal engines

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Engine Equipment That Uses Special Cycles (AREA)
GB9701170A 1997-01-21 1997-01-21 Heat engines Expired - Fee Related GB2321280B (en)

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GB9701170A GB2321280B (en) 1997-01-21 1997-01-21 Heat engines

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GB9701170D0 GB9701170D0 (en) 1997-03-12
GB2321280A GB2321280A (en) 1998-07-22
GB2321280A8 true GB2321280A8 (en) 2000-08-29
GB2321280B GB2321280B (en) 2001-01-03

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US4027479A (en) * 1976-05-06 1977-06-07 Cory John S Variable density heat engine
US4055955A (en) * 1976-08-16 1977-11-01 Alfred Davis Johnson Memory alloy heat engine and method of operation
US4150544A (en) * 1976-10-14 1979-04-24 Pachter John J Engine
GB1581475A (en) * 1977-05-06 1980-12-17 Hochstein Peter A Thermal energy converting assembly
US4305250A (en) * 1978-06-26 1981-12-15 Cory John S Solid state heat engine
US4246754A (en) * 1979-03-12 1981-01-27 University Of Illinois Foundation Solid state thermal engine
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GB2321280A (en) 1998-07-22
GB9701170D0 (en) 1997-03-12

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