GB2422877A - Piston-and-cylinder machine, eg for generating electricity, using the vacuum created by condensing vapour - Google Patents

Piston-and-cylinder machine, eg for generating electricity, using the vacuum created by condensing vapour Download PDF

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GB2422877A
GB2422877A GB0502396A GB0502396A GB2422877A GB 2422877 A GB2422877 A GB 2422877A GB 0502396 A GB0502396 A GB 0502396A GB 0502396 A GB0502396 A GB 0502396A GB 2422877 A GB2422877 A GB 2422877A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B19/00—Machines or pumps having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B17/00
    • F04B19/20—Other positive-displacement pumps
    • F04B19/24—Pumping by heat expansion of pumped fluid
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
    • F01K25/00—Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for
    • F01K25/02—Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for the fluid remaining in the liquid phase
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
    • F01K27/00—Plants for converting heat or fluid energy into mechanical energy, not otherwise provided for
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
    • F01K27/00—Plants for converting heat or fluid energy into mechanical energy, not otherwise provided for
    • F01K27/005—Plants for converting heat or fluid energy into mechanical energy, not otherwise provided for by means of hydraulic motors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
    • F01K3/00—Plants characterised by the use of steam or heat accumulators, or intermediate steam heaters, therein
    • F01K3/18—Plants characterised by the use of steam or heat accumulators, or intermediate steam heaters, therein having heaters
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
    • F01K3/00—Plants characterised by the use of steam or heat accumulators, or intermediate steam heaters, therein
    • F01K3/18—Plants characterised by the use of steam or heat accumulators, or intermediate steam heaters, therein having heaters
    • F01K3/186—Plants characterised by the use of steam or heat accumulators, or intermediate steam heaters, therein having heaters using electric heat
    • 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

Abstract

Two vertical cylinders, capable of holding water (or other suitable liquid), are joined with a cross-connection at the top and each cylinder has a heating element at the bottom. The water is boiled in each cylinder alternately so that as one piston reaches the uppermost limit of its travel, eg sensed by the breaking of a laser beam, a condenser is released to force condensation of the vapour and the piston is "pulled" down by the resulting vacuum. This downward motion is used to assist the raising of the other piston. The alternating motion of the pistons causes a corresponding motion of the water in the cross-connection which is used to drive an impeller connected to a dynamo. The machine may be controlled by varying the voltage available to the heating elements.

Description

Tapping the Vacume principles & claims The process of a vapour condensing
in to a liquid, if confined, will cause a vacume, the vacume can be used to generate electricity.
The condensation of a vapour can be accelerated if for example a finned object is dropped through it.
With these two principles in mind, an apperatus can be built to exploit The power of the Vacume'.
App eratus: - Two vertical cylinders with pistons capable of holding water, should be joined with a cross connection at the top. A heating element of appropriate power should be inserted at the bottom of each cylinder, within air tight seal. Water should be introduced to cover both heating elements. The water in both cylinders should now be boiled, and the excess pressure released via closable valves in the pistons, once all the air in the cylinders has been released the valves should be closed. Both pistons will pull, due to the condensation of the vapour left. The area above the pistons should now be filled with water. The bleed valve should be opened and both heating elements switched on and the below pistons' water boiled.
With the water boiling positive pressure will push both pistons upwards. When the pistons have travelled V2 of their full range the bleed valve should be closed and power to the heating elements transfered to alternating control.
Alternating Control:- The desirabe effect is to have one piston with heat energy whilst the other is condensing.
The amount of heat energy should be only enough to allow the condensing' piston to pull the other up with out the water bubbling.
The main reason for any heat applied is to afford control' to the apparatus. Thus ensuring even oscillations.
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As the rising piston reachs the upper most limit of travel the condenser' should be released and power transfered to the other piston.
The Control apparatus will consist of a laser beam being broken by each piston at the top extent of travel, and coincide with the release of the condenser. Upon breaking the laser beam power will be transfered to the other heating element.
The best way of controling the amount of heat delivered, is acheived by varing the voltage available to the heating elements. Again the emphasis should be on ensuring the rising piston is pulled' rather than pushed, this will facillitate better control and reduce energy consumption.
Generation: - The return power is generated via an impeller driven by water in the top link. This should be directed via a system of one way valves to flow in one direction only and then fed into an impeller, which is then connected to a dynamo.
There is only one limit to the available power and theat is the build quality available.
The benefits of this method of power generation are, i) pollution free, ii) fuel free iii) safty.
The application is to generate electricity.
Notes:- Any liquid can be used, water is only an example.
If fully thermally insulated the apparatus should fall into a state of equilibrium if the power is removed.
Earth leakage should be guarded against.
Please see attached diagram.

Claims (3)

  1. Claims 1.! The process of a vapour condensing in to a liquid, if conlined,
    will cause a vacume, the energy of the vacume can be used to generate Electricity.
  2. 2./As claimed in Claim 1 The condensation of a vapour can be accelerated if for exampk a finned object is dropped through it.
  3. 3./An engine according to claim 1, producing a unidirectional flow within a fluid-medium conduit passing through an impeller and exploited via a dynamo to produce useful electrical energy.
    3./ As claimed in Claim I or Claim 2 An apparatus can be built to exploit The power of the Vacume'.
    Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows Claims 1./An engine comprising two, fluid-medium conduit contrived to produce a unidirectional flow, interconnected cylinders each having an interruptible heat supply at their base and a free moving piston/condenser pair providing a chamber containing some proportion vaporised and remaining liquid fluid-medium namely water, the arrangement being one piston at the fully extended cyclic position simultaneously disabling its heat supply and releasing its condenser in its cylinder, the forced condensation of vapour causes a vacuum which forces movement of the piston and via the connecting conduit which drives an impeller a reciprocal forced drawing movement of the other piston from the fully contracted cyclic position, accommodated by the provision of vaporised fluid-medium via its enabled heat supply, upon reaching its fully extended cyclic position repeats as an alternating cycle.
    2.! An engine according to claim 1, producing vapour from liquid to forcibly condense so as to produce a useful unidirectional flow within a fluid-medium conduit.
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US11/883,458 US20080307785A1 (en) 2005-02-04 2006-02-06 Power Transfer
GB0714726A GB2436776B (en) 2005-02-04 2006-02-06 Power transfer
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