GB2360330A - Air pressure engine - Google Patents

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GB2360330A
GB2360330A GB0006393A GB0006393A GB2360330A GB 2360330 A GB2360330 A GB 2360330A GB 0006393 A GB0006393 A GB 0006393A GB 0006393 A GB0006393 A GB 0006393A GB 2360330 A GB2360330 A GB 2360330A
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Paul Zambo
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AIR CORP Ltd
SHIPMAN DAVID LAWRENCE
SHIPMAN HAROLD
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03GSPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G7/00Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for
    • F03G7/10Alleged perpetua mobilia
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02CGAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F02C1/00Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of hot gases or unheated pressurised gases, as the working fluid
    • F02C1/02Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of hot gases or unheated pressurised gases, as the working fluid the working fluid being an unheated pressurised gas
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02CGAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F02C6/00Plural gas-turbine plants; Combinations of gas-turbine plants with other apparatus; Adaptations of gas- turbine plants for special use
    • F02C6/14Gas-turbine plants having means for storing energy, e.g. for meeting peak loads
    • F02C6/16Gas-turbine plants having means for storing energy, e.g. for meeting peak loads for storing compressed air
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/16Mechanical energy storage, e.g. flywheels or pressurised fluids

Abstract

An engine works on air pressure by converting the kinetic energy of a flow of air stored in a pressure reservoir D into mechanical energy of a rotary turbine B. Exhaust air from the turbine B is recuperated and used to recharge the reservoir D, by means of a pump C driven both by waste air from the turbine B and by a connecting rod 55 from the turbine B to a piston 43 and cylinder arrangement, and by means of a second turbine A which is driven by exhaust air from turbine B.

Description

2360330 "AIR PRESSURE ENGINE" THIS INVENTION FOCUSES ON THE INTERNAL
RUNNING OF AN ENGINE ON AIR PRESSURE BY CONVERTING ITS KINETIC ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY. IT IS AN IMPROVEMENT ON AIR COMPRESSORS, AND IS AN ADAPTION OF AIR COMPRESSION THROUGH AN INTERNAL MOTORISATION OF DRIVE.
1. THIS ENGINE FUNCTIONS THROUGH AUTOMATIC SELF FEEDING WITH RELAY TURBINE (A) AND PUMP RELAY (C) WHICH SERVE TO RE-CHARGE BY AIR RECUPERATION THE PRESSURE RESEVOIR (D).
2. THE AIR ENTERS AT THE AIR ADMISSION VALVE (31) AND PROCEEDS TO THE PRESSURE RESEVOIR (D). FROM THE PRESSURE RESEVOIR (D) THE AIR IS FED THROUGH VIA THE CLOSURE TAP (49) WHICH REGULATES THE SPEED OF THE MOTOR AND PLAYS THE ROLE OF AN ACCELERATOR, AND ALLOWS THE AIR FROM THE PRESSURE RESEVOIR (D) TO FEED THROUGH BY PRESSURE TO THE PRESSURE ROTOR TURBINE (B) WHICH IS THE ELEMENT OF TRANSFORMATION OF THIS KINETIC ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY. THE PRESSURE ROTOR TURBINE (B) HAS ATTACHED TO IT A CONNECTING ROD (55) AND ITS PISTON (43), AND BY WAY OF THE PUMP RELAY TUBE (40) WHICH CONTAINS AN OPAQUE LIQUID JOINS IT TO THE PISTON (54) OF THE PUMP RELAY (C) AND THIS LINK FUNCTIONS AS A JACK IN OPERATING THE MOVEMENT OF THE PUMP RELAY (C). THE CONNECTING ROD (55) OF THE PRESSURE ROTOR TURBINE (B) IS AN EXTERNAL ELEMENT OF THE SYSTEM. THE PUMP RELAY TUBE (40) IS FILLED WITH OPAQUE LIQUID AT ITS ENTRY POINT (52).
3. FROM THE PRESSURE ROTOR TURBINE (B) THE PRESSURIED AIR CONTINUES VIA THE MAIN AIR FEED-THROUGH TUBE (53) TO THE PUMP RELAY (C) AND THIS PRESSURISED AIR ALSO ASSISTS IN THE MOVEMENT OF THE PUMP RELAY (C). THE AIR FROM THE PUMP RELAY (C) THEN RETURNS TO THE AIR PRESSURE RESEVOIR (D) AND IN THE PROCESS IT IS COOLED BY THE WATER IN THE RADIATOR (38).
4. AN UNDER-PRESSURE FEED-THROUGH TUBE (39) FEEDS THE RELAY TURBINE (A) AND THE FLOW OF PRESSURE ONLY USES THIS TUBE AFTER A REDUCTION IN PRESSURE WHICH PUTS INTO OPEN POSITION THE AUTOMATIC CHARGE REGULATION MECHANISM (44) AND THE FLOW BRINGS INTO ACTION THE RELAY TURBINE (A) IN ORDER TO BRING BACK AND EQUALIZE THE INTERNAL PRESSURE TO THE CORRECT LEVEL. A MANOMETER (35) SHOWS THE INTERNAL PRESSURE LEVEL TO THE USER.
5. THE AUTOMATIC CHARGE REGULATION MECHANISM (44) IS FIXED INTO THE PRESSURE RESEVOIR (D) BY LINKING IT TO THE TWO AIR EXITS OF THE PRESSURE ROTA TURBINE (B) AND SERVES TO CHANCE THE AIR EXIT (EITHER 50 OR 51) ACCORDING TO WHETHER THE PRESSURE LEVEL INCREASES OR DECREASES IN THE PRESSURE RESEVOIR (D).
6. TWO ANTI-RETURN VALVES (46 & 47) ON THE UNDER-PRESSURE FEEDTHROUGH TUBE (39) AND THE MAIN FEED-THROUGH TUBE (53) STOP THE AIR FROM THE PRESSURE ROTOR TURBINE (B) FROM FLOWING BACKWARDS AND DIRECT THE FLOW OF PRESSURISED AIR COMING FROM THE PRESSURE ROTOR TURBINE (B) INTO THE PUMP RELAY (C) ACCORDING TO THE PASSAGE WAY USED BY THE AIR DIRECTED (VIA EXITS 50 OR 51) BY THE AUTOMATIC REGULATORY LOAD MECHANISM (44).
7. A RADIATOR (38) COOLS THE AIR PRESSURE TUBES AND THE RADIATOR VENTILATOR (48) COOLS DOWN THE RADIATOR BY A THROUGH DRAFT. THE TURBINE (42) WHICH PUTS INTO CIRCULATION THE RADIATOR WATER IS OPERATED BY THE ROTATION MOVEMENT OF THE RELAY TURBINE (A). THE WATER RADIATOR (38) IS FILLED BY THE ENTRY OF WATER AT THE WATER ENTRY POINT (37) AND THE EMPTYING OF THIS RADIATOR WATER IS EFFECTED AT THE RADIATOR EMPTY VALVE (41) AND ALSO FROM THE DE-COMPRESSION OF STEAM WHICH IS CARRIED OUT BY THE STEAM DECOMPRESSION VALVE (36).
8. THE COMPRESSION MOTOR (33) IS THE PERMANENT FEEDING ELEMENT OF THE WHOLE AIR SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES THE "AIR PRESSURE ENGINC TO WORK ON AIR.
"AIR PRESSURE ENGINC A. RELAY TURBINE B. PRESSURE ROTOR TURBINE C. PUMP RELAY D. PRESSURE RESEVOIR 31. AIR ADMISSION VALVE 32. BELT DRIVE 33. COMPRESSION MOTOR 34. AIR DECOMPRESSION REGULATORY VALVE 35. MANOMETER 36. WATER DECOMPRESSION VAPOUR VALVE 37. WATER ENTRANCE 38. RADIATOR 39. UNDER-PRESSURE FEED- THROUGH TUBE 40. PUMP RELAY TUBE 41. RADIATOR EMPTY VALVE 42. TURBINE TO CIRCULATE THE WATER WITHIN THE RADIATOR 43. PISTON TO START OFF THE PUMP RELAY 44. AUTOMATIC CHARGE REGULATION MECHANISM 45. MAIN TUBE FIXING TO THE PRESSURE RESEVOIR 46. VALVE AGAINST THE RETURN OF THE RELAY TURBINE CHARGE 47. VALUE AGAINST THE RETURN OF THE MAIN FEED-THROUGH CHARGE 48. RADIATOR VENTILATOR 49. TAP CLOSURE - FOR STOPPING AND REGULATING THE ENGINE SPEED 50. AIR EXIT (TO 39) 51. AIR EXIT (TO 53) 52. ENTRY POINT FOR OPAQUE LIQUID 53. MAIN AIR FEED-THROUGH TUBE 54. PUMP RELAY PISTON 55. CONNECTING ROD

Claims (10)

1. AN ENGINE WHICH WORKS ON AIR PRESSURE BY CONVERTING ITS KINETIC ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
2. AN ENGINE AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1 WHERE THE ENGINE FUNCTIONS TIMOUG11 SELF FEEDING IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RELAY TURBINE AND PUMP MLAY. 1
3. AN ENGINE WHICH SERVES TO RE-CHARGE THE INTERNAL PRESSURE BY AIR RECUPERATION WITH TEM USE OF A PRESSURE RESEVOIR-
4. AN ENGINE WHICII CONVERTS ITS KINETIC ENERGY'INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY BY OF THE PRESSURE ROTOR TURBINE WHICH IS OF A NOVEL DESIGN.
5. AN tl%701NE AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 4 ABOVE WHERE THE CONNECTING ROD AND ITS PISTON (V91CII IS FILLED WITH AN OPAQUE LIQUID) ACTS AGAINST THE PRESSURE ROTOR TURBINE TO PRODUCE MECHANICAL ENERGY AND DRIVE WITHIN TEE PRESSURE ROTOR TURBINE.
6. AN ENGINE WHERE THE PRESSURISED AIR CONTINUES FROM THE PRESSURE WTOR TURBINE AND CONTINUES BACK INTO THE SYSTEM VIA THE PU" RELAY BACK INTO THE AIR PRESSURE RESERVOIR TO ENABLE THE XINETIC ENERGY TO BE UTILISED TO ITS FULLEST POTENTIAL.
7. AN ENGINE WHERE AN UNDER-PRESSURE FEED-THROUGH TUBE FmS THE RELAY TURBINE AFTER A REDUCTION IN PRESSURE.
8. AN ENGINE WHERE Alq AUTOMATIC CHARGE REGULATION MECHANISM IS FIXED INTO THE PRESSURE RESEVOIR BY LINKING IT TO THE TWO AIR EXISTS OF THE PRESSURE ROTA TURBINE ACCORDING TO WHETHER THERE IS AN INCREASE OR DECREASE IN I M RNAL PRESSURE.
9. AN ENGINE WHERE ANTI-RETUAX VALVES ON TEE, UNDER-PRESSURE _THROUGIE[ TUBE AND THE MAIN MD-THROUGH TUBE STOP THE AIR 1 FROM THE PRESSURE ROTOR TURBINE FROM FOLLOWING BACKWARDS AND DIRECT THE FLOW OF PRESSURISED AIR INTO TEE PUMP RELAY.
10. AN ENGINE WHERE A COMPRESSION MOTOR IS EMPLOYED POWERED SY PIZOMECTRIC IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ENSURE THE ARMAWSW FEEDING OF AIR THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM.
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CN103437819A (en) * 2013-08-21 2013-12-11 谢坤 Air engine
WO2015024308A1 (en) * 2013-08-21 2015-02-26 Xie Kun Engine system automatically replenishing compressed air
WO2015024307A1 (en) * 2013-08-21 2015-02-26 Xie Kun Vibrating air engine assembly capable of replenishing compressed air

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US4355508A (en) * 1980-05-02 1982-10-26 U.S. Foam Mfg. Co., Inc. Air power motor
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CN100381699C (en) * 2006-05-11 2008-04-16 孟宪全 Air engine
CN103437819A (en) * 2013-08-21 2013-12-11 谢坤 Air engine
WO2015024308A1 (en) * 2013-08-21 2015-02-26 Xie Kun Engine system automatically replenishing compressed air
WO2015024307A1 (en) * 2013-08-21 2015-02-26 Xie Kun Vibrating air engine assembly capable of replenishing compressed air

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