JP2008297958A - Power generation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively extract at least the same level of energy as that by a conventional power generation system without causing problems attributable to fuel resources. <P>SOLUTION: The power generation system comprises a carbon dioxide producing unit 81; a non-combustion power generation unit 82; a primary carbon dioxide producing unit 83 liquefying carbon dioxide 35 discharged from the carbon dioxide producing unit; a secondary carbon dioxide producing unit 90; and a carbon dioxide engine 1 having the primary carbon dioxide producing unit and secondary carbon dioxide producing unit connected thereto. The secondary carbon dioxide producing unit 90 comprises a cooling section 57, carbon dioxide compression sections 69a, 69b and a carbon dioxide storage tank 73. These constituents are connected to each other to thereby provide a circulation circuit 34 circulating the carbon dioxide. The non-combustion power generation unit 82 supplies electric power to the primary carbon dioxide producing unit and secondary carbon dioxide producing unit, and the carbon dioxide engine 1 consists of an engine worked by volume expansion of the carbon dioxide 35a supplied in a high pressure condition, to generate power. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a power generation system, and more particularly to a power generation system using a carbon dioxide engine that takes advantage of the physical properties of carbon dioxide to extract energy without burning fuel.

  Electric power energy supports modern life, and its power consumption is increasing. Modern power generation is mainly thermal power generation that burns fossil fuels such as oil.

  For this reason, there is a concern about the exhaustion of petroleum resources, and it causes pollution problems due to exhaust gas discharged as a result of combustion and global warming problems due to an increase in carbon dioxide gas.

  In order to solve these problems, the use of hydrogen as a clean energy has been attracting attention.

  While securing an energy source is important in this way, adverse effects caused by the increase in carbon dioxide, especially the problem of global warming, have been pointed out. Japan's carbon dioxide emissions are said to account for 5% of the world, and an enormous amount of carbon dioxide of about 381 million tons is released into the atmosphere every year. About 30% of this is occupied by energy conversion departments such as power generation. Despite this alarming situation, CO2 emissions are said to increase further due to political constraints such as the Kyoto Protocol due to the global economic revitalization and the development of developing countries. The effective use as well as the prevention of increase cannot be prevented. In particular, the above-mentioned concerns are serious because electric power energy that supports modern life is mainly thermal power generation that burns fossil fuels such as oil that generate a large amount of carbon dioxide.

  The present invention is a completely new and innovative power generation system proposed under such a background.

With respect to the present invention, prior art documents have been investigated, but no effective patent documents have been found. To be strong, it is the next patent document relating to the applicant's patent application.
Japanese Patent No. 3929477

  The present invention proposes a completely new and innovative power generation system that eliminates the above drawbacks by reducing the combustion of fuel as much as possible and taking out the power generation energy.

  In other words, an object of the present invention is to reduce the problems caused by fuel resources as much as possible to secure an energy source, and to efficiently extract power energy equivalent to or higher than that of a conventional power generation system. To provide a power generation system. Further, it is to prevent an increase in carbon dioxide gas, which has been difficult to ensure and ensure electric power energy, and to solve the problems that are difficult to achieve at the same time, thereby contributing to the prevention of global warming.

In order to achieve the above object, a power generation system according to the present invention includes a primary carbon dioxide production device that produces primary carbon dioxide, a secondary carbon dioxide production device that produces secondary carbon dioxide, a carbon dioxide engine, and carbon dioxide. A carbon dioxide generating device that discharges as a by-product and a non-combustion type power generation device, and a primary carbon dioxide producing device and a secondary carbon dioxide producing device are connected to a carbon dioxide engine,
The primary carbon dioxide production apparatus comprises a carbon dioxide liquefaction plant that liquefies carbon dioxide extracted by purifying the combustion exhaust gas discharged from the carbon dioxide production apparatus,
The secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus includes a cooling unit that collects and cools the carbon dioxide discharged from the carbon dioxide engine, and a carbon dioxide compression that compresses the cooled carbon dioxide pumped from the cooling unit at a high pressure. Part and a tank for storing carbon dioxide gas fed from the carbon dioxide compression part, and connecting each part with a pipe to constitute a circulation circuit in which carbon dioxide circulates,
The non-combustion power generator supplies power for compressing carbon dioxide to the primary carbon dioxide production apparatus and the secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus,
The carbon dioxide engine includes an engine that operates an actuator by a force caused by volume expansion when carbon dioxide supplied in a high pressure state becomes an atmospheric pressure, and the carbon dioxide engine generates electric power.
The power generation system according to claim 1, wherein the carbon dioxide gas compression unit includes a plurality of carbon dioxide gas compression units, and each carbon dioxide gas compression unit is connected to the cooling unit.
The power generation system according to claim 2, wherein each of the carbon dioxide gas compression units is connected in series to the cooling unit.
The power generation system according to claim 2, wherein each of the carbon dioxide gas compression units is connected in parallel to the cooling unit.
The power generation system according to claim 1, wherein the carbon dioxide gas for operating the carbon dioxide engine is supplied from either the primary carbon dioxide production apparatus or the secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus.
The power generation system according to claim 1, wherein the carbon dioxide generating device is a thermal power plant.
Further, in the power generation system according to claim 1, the carbon dioxide producing device and the primary carbon dioxide producing device are connected by a pipeline.
The power generation system according to claim 1, wherein the non-combustion power generation apparatus is connected to the primary carbon dioxide production apparatus and the secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus by a transmission line.
The power generation system according to claim 1, wherein the carbon dioxide engine is a rotary carbon dioxide engine.
Further, in the power generation system according to claim 1, the carbon dioxide engine is a reciprocating carbon dioxide engine.
The power generation system according to claim 1, wherein the primary carbon dioxide production apparatus and the secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus are connected to the carbon dioxide engine via a carbon dioxide storage process section.

  The present invention utilizes three excellent physical properties of carbon dioxide, that is, gas inertness, room temperature liquefaction and high volume expansion, so that carbon dioxide supplied to the inner chamber at high pressure is at normal pressure. The actuator is driven by the force due to the volume expansion at the time, and the energy generated thereby is taken out. Therefore, since energy is extracted without fuel combustion, problems caused by fuel resources, that is, resource depletion and pollution problems due to exhaust gas are not caused. Therefore, it is completely clean energy.

  In the extraction of the energy, the carbon dioxide gas discharged by configuring the circulation circuit is recovered and reused, so that the energy efficiency can be greatly increased.

  Further, although carbon dioxide is used, carbon dioxide is not generated, so that an increase in carbon dioxide more than the current amount can be prevented, which can contribute to prevention of a warming phenomenon.

  Since the energy source is carbon dioxide gas with no fear of resource depletion, and the extracted energy is equal to or higher than that of the conventional power generation system, the energy performance is also ensured.

  Next, the power generation system according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings showing embodiments. For convenience, portions having the same function are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  Reference numeral 1 denotes a large-scale carbon dioxide gas engine having a large output, and the actuator is driven by a force due to volume expansion of the carbon dioxide gas 35a supplied in a high-pressure state after vaporization. Specifically, the carbon dioxide engine 1 is a rotary type carbon dioxide engine exemplified in FIGS. 4, 6 and 7 or a reciprocating type carbon dioxide engine exemplified in FIG. 9. In the former case, the actuators are rotors 105 and 126, and in the latter case, the actuators are pistons 7.

  Details of the carbon dioxide engine 1 will be described later. The carbon dioxide engine 1 is supplied with a carbon dioxide gas 35 a serving as a pressure material from a primary carbon dioxide production apparatus 83 or a secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus 90.

  Reference numeral 81 denotes a carbon dioxide generating device that discharges a large amount of carbon dioxide as a by-product, and reference numeral 82 denotes a non-combustion power generation device that supplies electric power for compressing or liquefying the discharged carbon dioxide. The primary carbon dioxide production apparatus 83 includes a carbon dioxide liquefaction plant that produces primary carbon dioxide. The primary carbon dioxide production apparatus 83 is connected to a carbon dioxide production apparatus 81 through a pipeline 84, and is connected to a non-combustion power generation apparatus 82 through a power transmission line 85a. Examples of the carbon dioxide producing device 81 include a thermal power plant as shown in the figure, or a steel mill. As the non-combustion type power generation device 82, for example, there is a nuclear power plant as shown or a hydroelectric power plant. All of these are power plants that emit no carbon dioxide and do not consume fossil fuels such as oil. The carbon dioxide liquefaction plant as the primary carbon dioxide production apparatus 83 purifies the combustion exhaust gas containing carbon dioxide discharged from the carbon dioxide production apparatus 81 to remove hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and other impurities 99.99. % Of the refinement process part 83a for producing high purity carbon dioxide gas or more, and the refined carbon dioxide supplied from the refinement process part is compressed by a high-pressure compressor to separate condensed water, and further, sufficient moisture is passed through a dehumidifier. It comprises a compression liquefaction process part 83b that is removed and liquefied by a liquefier after drying, and a storage process part 83c that stores the carbon dioxide gas at low temperature and high pressure. The liquefied primary carbon dioxide gas may be partially in a gas state in the tank. In this case, liquid carbon dioxide is present in the lower part of the tank and gaseous carbon dioxide is present in the upper part of the tank. In the compression liquefaction of carbon dioxide gas, the electric power produced by the non-combustion type power generation device 82 is used. The primary carbon dioxide production apparatus 83 is connected and supplied to the carbon dioxide engine 1 through a pipe 33a.

  The cost of carbon dioxide gas as a by-product discharged from the thermal power plant 81 is currently substantially “0” yen. Rather, due to the regulations of the Kyoto Protocol, costs for carbon dioxide treatment, such as underground storage costs and emission trading costs, are becoming more common.

  Reference numeral 90 denotes a secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus, which connects a supply path 34A for supplying carbon dioxide gas 35a serving as a pressure material to the carbon dioxide engine 1 and a recovery path 34B for recovering the carbon dioxide gas 35b in a closed circuit. 34 is configured. The secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus 90 is connected to the non-combustion power generation apparatus 82 via a power transmission line 85b, and each unit described later is operated by the electric power.

  Specifically, the supply path 34 </ b> A is connected to the supply ports 13, 107, and 117 of the carbon dioxide gas engine 1 through the pipes 33 b and 33 c through the engine throttle flow control valve 55 from the storage tank 31.

  Specifically, the recovery path 34B includes a cooling unit 57 that recovers atmospheric carbon dioxide 35b discharged from the discharge ports 11, 109, 119 of the carbon dioxide engine 1 in an ejected state, and an atmospheric exhaust carbon dioxide. A separation unit 68 comprising a filter that separates engine oil components from 35b; a primary carbon dioxide compression unit 69a comprising a compressor and subjected to the separation process by the separation unit 68 to which the discharged carbon dioxide gas 35b is pumped; The cooling unit that is pressurized and compressed by the next carbon dioxide compression unit 69a and is fed with carbon dioxide 35a ', and cools the fed carbon dioxide 35a' with, for example, the heat of vaporization of exhaust gas at -30 ° C. 57, a secondary carbon dioxide compressor 69b that further pressurizes and compresses the carbon dioxide gas 35a 'that is composed of a compressor and is fed from the cooling unit 57, and the secondary carbon dioxide compressor 69b. Consisting circulation tank 73 consisting of a pressure vessel for reserving the carbon dioxide 35a coming been fed. The carbon dioxide engine 1 and the cooling part 57 are connected by a pipe 33e, the cooling part 57 and the separation part 68 are connected by a pipe 33g, and the separation part 68 and the primary carbon dioxide compression part 69a are connected by a pipe 33h. The primary carbon dioxide compression section 69a and the cooling section 57 are connected by a pipe 33i, and the cooling section 57 and the secondary carbon dioxide compression section 69b are connected by a pipe 33k, the secondary carbon dioxide compression section 69b and the circulation tank. 73 is connected to each other by a pipe 33m, and the circulation tank 73 and the storage tank 31 are connected to each other by a pipe 33n. The pipes are collectively referred to as “pipe 33”.

  The storage tank 31 described above is provided at the junction between the supply path 34A and the recovery path 34B, and both paths 34A and 34B are connected to the carbon dioxide engine 1 via the storage tank 31 in a closed circuit, and the circulation circuit 34 Configure. The primary carbon dioxide production apparatus 83 is connected to the storage tank 31 by a pipe 33a.

  A check valve 63 and an atmospheric drying device 65 are connected to the cooling unit 57 by pipes 33r and 33s, and the carbon dioxide gas 35a is exposed to the atmosphere when the discharge ports 11, 109 and 119 are "open". It has a structure that can be done. Since the carbon dioxide gas 35b discharged from the carbon dioxide engine 1 explosively expands when it reaches atmospheric pressure and is discharged in an ejected state, the discharged carbon dioxide gas 35b is recovered in the cooling unit 57 by this spray output and separated. It is pumped to the primary carbon dioxide compression section 69a through the section 68. The separation portion 68 is provided with a check valve 75, and the separated engine oil is returned to the carbon dioxide gas engine 1 through the check valve 75.

  The cooling part 57 includes a casing 57a and a return pipe 33j built in the casing 57a so as to overlap with the casing 57a. The pipe 33j is connected to the pipe 33i and the pipe 33k. When the discharged carbon dioxide gas 35b flowing from the outward pipe 33e is exposed to atmospheric pressure, it becomes a low temperature of, for example, −30 ° C. due to heat of vaporization and the like, and the casing 57a is filled with the discharged carbon dioxide gas 35b of −30 ° C. ing. Here, the carbon dioxide gas 35a 'which has not been fully compressed by the primary carbon dioxide compression section 69a flows into the pipe 33j on the return path. Therefore, the carbon dioxide gas 35a 'is cooled by the vaporization heat of the discharged carbon dioxide gas at -30 ° C. By passing through this primary cooling step, it becomes possible to reduce the load energy for the compression of the carbon dioxide gas 35b by the next secondary carbon dioxide gas compression part 69b.

  This point will be explained in more detail. The structure of the primary carbon dioxide compression part 69a and the secondary carbon dioxide compression part 69b constituting the carbon dioxide compression part is composed of the same compressor, and the inflowing carbon dioxide is pulled in by the blade structure (not shown). (Suction) and discharge of carbon dioxide gas (pressure feed). Therefore, the suction by the front unit 69a and the pressure feeding by the rear unit 69b act as a set, and the synergistic action of the two can easily increase the compression processing capacity of the carbon dioxide gas according to the amount of carbon dioxide. This is a substantial reason for having a plurality of carbon dioxide gas compression units.

The high-pressure carbon dioxide gas 35a becomes normal-pressure carbon dioxide gas 35b in the cooling section 57 and is recovered from the discharge ports 119, 109, and 11 through the pipe 33e. Since the amount of atmospheric air is extremely small, it has been found in recent experiments that there is virtually no problem for the operation of the engine 1 even if this atmospheric air is mixed in the subsequent circulation of the carbon dioxide gas 35a, 35b. Carbon dioxide gas has a higher specific gravity than outside air, and the carbon dioxide gas 35a moves in a high pressure state and is ejected from the discharge port 119. For this reason, even when the carbon dioxide gas 35a becomes atmospheric pressure at the pressure imbalance portion P ₀ near the discharge port 119 during the expansion / discharge stroke, the external air of the same pressure does not flow into the inner chamber 103. Therefore, it is considered that the outside air via the cooling unit 57 is not mixed into the carbon dioxide gas 35b that has been recovered to the atmospheric pressure and is not mixed in the subsequent circulation of the carbon dioxide gas. Therefore, since there is no substantial adverse effect due to air mixing, it is not necessary to provide an isolation device for discharging air to the recovery path 34B.

  FIG. 3 shows the operation steps of the secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus 90 of the power generation system according to the present invention. When the flow control valve 55 for engine throttle is opened (S1), the carbon dioxide gas 35a is supplied into the carbon dioxide engine 1 from the pipe 33c, and the carbon dioxide engine is generated by the force due to the volume expansion of the carbon dioxide gas 35a. 1 is activated (S2). This activates the generator 99 (shown in FIG. 1).

  The carbon dioxide gas 35 b discharged from the carbon dioxide engine 1 is exhausted after explosive expansion, and is recovered by the cooling unit 57. When the air from which moisture has been removed by the air drying unit 65 flows into the cooling unit 57 (S3 to S5), the discharge ports 11, 109, and 119 of the carbon dioxide engine 1 are thereby opened. The carbon dioxide gas 35a can come into contact with the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide gas 35b passes through the cooling unit 57 by the jet power at the time of discharge (S5) and is pumped to the primary carbon dioxide gas compression unit 69a (S6). The carbon dioxide gas 35b emitted from the cooling unit 57 is separated into oil by the separation unit 68 (S11), and is pumped to the primary carbon dioxide compression unit 69a, and the separated oil is returned to the carbon dioxide engine 1. The carbon dioxide gas 35a ′ compressed by the primary carbon dioxide compression section 69a is fed again to the cooling section 57, where it comes into contact with the low temperature of the discharged carbon dioxide gas 35b in the casing 57a and is cooled by the heat of vaporization thereof. (S7). The cooled carbon dioxide gas 35a 'is sent to the secondary carbon dioxide gas compression unit 69b, where it is pressurized to become carbon dioxide gas 35a (S8). Next, the carbon dioxide gas 35a is sent to the circulation tank 73 through the pipe 33m, stored in the circulation tank 73 (S9), and further through the storage tank 31 (S10), and the series of steps described above is repeated, and the engine is continuously operated. Operates on.

  Carbon dioxide gas is supplied into the closed chamber from the supply ports 13, 107, 117 opened through the pipe 33 in a high pressure state 35a, and is discharged and collected in a normal pressure state. Regarding the carbon dioxide gas 35, carbon dioxide gas in a high pressure state is represented by “35a”, and carbon dioxide gas in a normal pressure state is represented by “35b”.

  The primary carbon dioxide production apparatus 83 is provided adjacent to the thermal power plant 81 in order to efficiently acquire carbon dioxide necessary for operating the carbon dioxide engine 1. The amount of carbon dioxide gas generated by 1 kw of thermal power generation is emission amount of thermal power generation / thermal power generation amount = 353.52 million t / 681.8 billion kw = 0.5185 g. For example, in a thermal power plant 81 of 1.5 million kwh, 0.5185 g × 1.5 million kwh = 778 ton h of exhaust carbon dioxide is produced. The above figure “355.22 million tons” was released from the Ministry of the Environment in August 2006. Among the carbon dioxide emissions in Japan in 2004, the “energy conversion sector” figure of 382 million tons indicates “CO2 emissions from commercial power generation”. "681.8 billion kw" is Japan's annual sales of electricity in 2006, and "1.5 million kwh" is the amount of electricity used to compress and liquefy 1 ton of gaseous carbon dioxide (Nippon Sangyo) Gas Association interview).

  In order to liquefy “778 tons h” of carbon dioxide gas by the non-combustion type power generation device 82, 1.5 million kwh × 778 tons h = 116700 kwh of electric power is required. This “778 tons h” of carbon dioxide gas is 778 tons h × 97% ≈754 tons h when the recovery rate is 97% when it is put on the circulation cycle of the secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus 90. Device (81) If the amount of carbon dioxide required for power generation for one unit is supplemented by the amount of surplus carbon dioxide of 754 tons h per year, 10,000 tons h / 754 tons h≈13 It will be 2 years. The numerical value “10,000 tons h” can be obtained from the fact that the electric energy for compressing and liquefying 1 ton of gaseous carbon dioxide is “1.5 million kwh”.

  Therefore, even if the loss lost during the circulation cycle of the secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus 90 is taken into consideration, the amount of carbon dioxide required for power generation for one carbon dioxide production apparatus (81) in about 14 years is about 10,000. You can get a ton h. Therefore, after the 14th year, if only the loss (about 3%) lost during the circulation cycle of the secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus 90 is replenished, the carbon dioxide engine 1 can cover the power generation by thermal power. And prevent an increase in carbon dioxide. From the 14th year onward, the suppression of carbon dioxide production can be expected worldwide, but if there is more carbon dioxide production than the amount of power generated, the excess carbon dioxide can be used as an energy reserve in an emergency. .

The amount of electric power obtained by the primary carbon dioxide production apparatus 83 is about “1.5 million kwh”, and the amount of electric power obtained by the secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus 90 is about “1,470,000 kwh”. is there. Therefore, although some loss occurs, the input electric power can be output as it is.
The above-mentioned numerical value “1.5 million kwh” is the amount of electric power for compressing and liquefying 1 ton of gaseous carbon dioxide (Interview of Japan Industrial Gas Association) The numerical value “147 kw” is the amount of electric power obtained by using 1 ton of carbon dioxide gas from the experimental results. In this experiment, 60 horsepower obtained when the carbon dioxide engine 1 according to the present invention was operated for 10 kg × 2 minutes was converted to 1 horsepower = 735 w, and further converted to 10 kg × 60/2 minutes per hour. = 44 kwh, so the above numerical value “147 kwh” is obtained per ton of carbon dioxide gas.

Since the value of 382 million tons of the “energy conversion sector” mentioned above is 29.7% of Japan's carbon dioxide emissions in 2004 (announced by the Ministry of the Environment), other sources of carbon dioxide, such as the industrial sector 389 Million tons (30.3%), transportation sector 254 million tons (19.8%), business and other divisions 106 million tons (8.2%), home sector 65 million tons (5.0%), If it is possible to efficiently collect and use 53 million tons (4.1%) of industrial processes and 36 million tons (2.8%) of waste, the numerical value of “14 years” can be shortened. .
The carbon dioxide engine 1 generates 147 kW × 778 tons h = 114366 kwh during the 14 years when stocking the carbon dioxide.

  Since Japan does not have oil resources, the import dependency of energy is currently 83.6%. However, according to the power generation system according to the present invention using carbon dioxide gas produced from the above-mentioned sectors, the energy self-sufficiency rate is completely changed. There is.

Next, the carbon dioxide engine 1 used in the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 shows a case where the carbon dioxide engine 1 is a rotary carbon dioxide engine. The carbon dioxide engine 1 includes a housing 101 made of a sealed cylinder made of aluminum alloy, and an aluminum alloy rotor 115 rotatably provided in an inner chamber 103 of the housing 101. The housing 101 is provided with an inner chamber 103 which is formed in a hermetically sealed cylinder and has a circular cross section. A supply port 117 communicating with the inner chamber 103 is provided in the upper peripheral wall of the housing 101, and a discharge port 119 is opened in the opposite peripheral wall. The installation position of the discharge port 119 is set immediately before the pressure equilibrium point at which the high-pressure carbon dioxide gas 35a becomes the normal-pressure carbon dioxide gas 35b. In the case of the present embodiment, the discharge port 119 is provided so as to be located slightly on the secondary working chamber 122 side from the diameter line f passing through the supply port 117. In the illustrated example, the angle α is about 15 ° with respect to the diameter line f. The discharge port 119 is formed larger than the supply port 117.

  The rotor 115 is made of a substantially elliptical plate as shown in FIG. 5 and is rotatably provided at the center of the inner chamber 103 of the housing 101. Two of the housing 101 and the rotor 115 are normally fixed to the rotor shaft 116 with a plurality of phases shifted. As shown in FIG. 5, a pressure seal 115 a for maintaining pressure is provided on the contour of the rotor 115. The pressure seal 115a also serves as an oil seal. A valve chamber 124 that covers the supply port 117 is provided on the upper peripheral wall of the housing 101, and a supply valve 125 that is movable up and down is provided in the valve chamber 124. A spring 129 that is biased in the direction of closing the valve chamber 124 is wound around the valve shaft 127 of the supply valve 125. 131 is a cam linked to the rotor 115, and the cam 131 opens and closes the supply valve 125. Reference numeral 130 denotes a spring cover.

  The inner chamber 103 is supplied with carbon dioxide gas 35a in a high pressure state, and the rotor 115 rotates about the rotor shaft 116 in one direction by a force due to volume expansion when the carbon dioxide gas 35a reaches atmospheric pressure. To do. The inner chamber 103 is partitioned and formed into a primary working chamber 121 and a secondary working chamber 122 as the rotor 115 rotates. Each of the working chambers 121 and 122 is responsible for one of the suction expansion stroke, the expansion / discharge stroke, and the atmospheric pressure holding stroke in relation to the working surfaces a and b of the rotor 115.

  The suction expansion stroke is a stroke in which carbon dioxide gas 35a is supplied into the primary working chamber 121 and presses one of the working surfaces a or b of the rotor 115. At this time, the supply port 117 is “open” and the discharge port 119 is “Closed” (FIG. 4A). The expansion and discharge stroke is a stroke in which the carbon dioxide gas 35b that is in the atmospheric pressure state due to the rotation of the rotor 115 is discharged to the outside from the discharge port 119. At this time, the supply port 117 is "closed" and the discharge port 119 is "open". (FIG. 4B). In the atmospheric pressure maintaining process, the carbon dioxide gas 35b in which the supply port 117 is “closed” and the discharge port 119 is “open” and the inside chamber 103 is at the atmospheric pressure in both the working chambers 121 and 122 is maintained in the atmospheric pressure state. This is a stroke, and this imparts smoothness to the rotation of the rotor 115 (FIG. 4C).

  The rotary carbon dioxide engine shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is a case where the rotor is a three-sided rotor as shown in FIG. FIG. 6 shows the case where the housing is a perfect circle, and FIG. 7 shows the case where it is oval. In FIG. 6, the carbon dioxide engine 1 includes a housing 101 made of a sealed cylinder made of aluminum alloy and a rotor 105 made of aluminum alloy that is rotatably provided in an inner chamber 103 of the housing 101. The housing 101 is provided with an inner chamber 103 which is formed in a hermetically sealed cylinder and has a circular cross section. Further, the housing 101 is provided with a supply port 107 on the peripheral wall, and an exhaust port 109 is opened on the opposite peripheral wall. It is desirable to provide the discharge port 109 so as to be positioned below the supply port 107. Here, “opposite” includes installation of the supply port 107 and the discharge port 109 having such a positional relationship. The discharge port 109 is formed larger than the supply port 107.

  The rotor 105 is formed of a rounded equilateral triangular plate, and is rotatably provided at the center of the inner chamber 103 of the housing 101. Two of the housing 101 and the rotor 105 are usually fixed to the rotor shaft 106 with a plurality of phases shifted. The contour of the rotor 105 is provided with a pressure seal 105a for maintaining pressure, as shown in FIG. The pressure seal 105a also serves as an oil seal.

  The inner chamber 103 is supplied with high-pressure carbon dioxide gas 35a, and the rotor 105 rotates in one direction indicated by an arrow about the rotor shaft 106 by a force due to volume expansion when the carbon dioxide gas 35a reaches atmospheric pressure. To do. The inner chamber 103 is partitioned and formed into a primary working chamber 111, a secondary working chamber 112, and a tertiary working chamber 113 as the rotor 105 rotates. Each of the working chambers 111, 112, 113 is responsible for any of the suction expansion stroke, the expansion / discharge stroke, or the atmospheric pressure holding stroke in relation to the working surfaces a, b, c of the rotor 105.

  During the suction and expansion stroke, carbon dioxide gas 35a is supplied into the primary working chamber 111. At this time, the carbon dioxide gas 35a is in a “sub-expansion” state, and any one of the working surfaces of the rotor 105 (see FIG. a side ") is pressed. In the expansion and discharge process, the carbon dioxide gas 35b that has been brought into the atmospheric pressure state due to the rotation of the rotor 105 is discharged from the discharge port 109 to the outside. At this time, the carbon dioxide gas 35a is in a “chain expansion” state (FIG. 6B). The atmospheric pressure holding process is a process of holding the carbon dioxide gas 35b that has become the atmospheric pressure because the supply port 107 and the discharge port 109 are blocked by the other operation surface of the rotor 105. Gives smoothness. At this time, the inner chamber 103 (the tertiary working chamber 113 in FIG. 6C) is at atmospheric pressure (1 atm) (FIG. 6C).

  In the case of a rotary type carbon dioxide engine, the shape of the housing does not necessarily need to be a circular shape in cross section, and may be elliptical. In the latter case, for example, it can be configured as shown in FIG. In this case, the inner chamber 123 of the housing 102 is formed along a locus drawn by two circles having the same diameter intersecting symmetrically. The rotor 126 is formed of a rounded equilateral triangular plate, and rotates while moving in the inner chamber 123. A circular rotor hole 126a is provided at the center of the rotor 126, and the rotor shaft 126b is inserted through the rotor hole 126a. The rotor shaft 126b is provided with a gear (not shown) on the outer periphery, and meshes with a gear (not shown) provided on the inner periphery of the rotor hole 126a. 123a is a primary working chamber, 123b is a secondary working chamber, and 123c is a tertiary working chamber. Energy is extracted from the rotor shaft 126b through appropriate means. Note that a pressure seal (not shown) also serving as an oil seal is provided on the contour of the rotor 126 as in FIG.

  FIG. 9 shows a reciprocating type carbon dioxide engine as the carbon dioxide engine 1. The cylinder 2 constituting the carbon dioxide gas engine 1 includes a cylinder head 3 made of aluminum alloy and a cylinder body 5 made of aluminum alloy, and the cylinder head 3 is fixed to the cylinder body 5 so as to be disassembled. An aluminum alloy piston 7 is slidably contacted in the cylinder body 5 so as to be able to reciprocate. An inner chamber 9 having a sealed structure is formed in the upper portion of the cylinder body 5 by the cylinder head 3 and the piston 7. A discharge port 11 that opens at the bottom dead center D of the piston 7 is provided on the side wall of the cylinder body 5. A supply port 13 is opened in the cylinder head 3, and a supply valve 15 that can move up and down is provided in the supply port 13. A spring 19 that is biased in a direction to close the supply port 13 is wound around the valve shaft 17 of the supply valve 15. A cam 21 interlocks with the piston 7, and the cam 21 opens and closes the supply valve 15. A connecting rod 23 connects the piston 7 and the crankshaft 25. A flywheel 27 is attached to one end of the crankshaft 25. Reference numeral 26 denotes a balance weight of the crankshaft 25. Reference numeral 20 denotes a spring cover. A pressure ring 29a is attached to the upper portion of the piston 7 so as to seal the inner chamber 9. 29b is an oil ring.

  Next, the operation principle of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing the position when the rotor 115 rotates in the inner chamber 103 and the state of expansion of the carbon dioxide gas. FIG. 10 (A1) (FIG. 4 (A)) and FIG. 10 (A2) show the suction and expansion strokes, and the carbon dioxide gas at this time is in a “sub-expansion” state. FIG. 10B1 and FIG. 10B2 (FIG. 4B) show the expansion / discharge process, and the carbon dioxide gas at this time is in a “chain expansion” state. FIG. 10C shows the atmospheric pressure holding process, which is the state immediately before FIG. 4C, and the inner chamber 103 at this time is at atmospheric pressure (1 atm). FIG. 10D shows a state in which the rotor 115 makes one rotation and the other surface (b surface) is the working surface.

  The carbon dioxide gas 35a is supplied from the circulation tank 73 through the pipe 33c to the carbon dioxide gas engine 1 in a high pressure state. The state when the carbon dioxide gas 35a flows into the inner chamber 103 of the carbon dioxide gas engine 1 is shown. An explanation will be given based on FIG.

  When the rotor 115 reaches the position shown in FIG. 10A1, that is, the position immediately before the supply port 117, the supply valve 125 is opened, and the high-pressure carbon dioxide gas 35a flows into the primary working chamber 121. The carbon dioxide gas 35a starts to expand as soon as it flows into the primary working chamber 121. However, when the rotor 115 reaches a position passing through the supply port 117 as shown in FIG. 10A2, the supply valve 125 is “closed”. Therefore, the expansion is temporarily terminated. This is because the carbon dioxide gas 35a is expanded within the volume limit of the primary working chamber 121. This is tentatively called “sub-expansion”. The pressure energy received by the rotor 115 during the sub-expansion receives pressure over the entire a-plane, as in the gasoline engine. That is, in the suction and expansion strokes of FIGS. 10A1 and 10A2, the carbon dioxide gas 35a moves to the next expansion and discharge stroke in a state where the stress of subexpansion energy is accumulated and held. In addition, the pressure on the other surface (b surface) side in this suction / expansion stroke is atmospheric pressure.

  10B1 and FIG. 10B2, at the moment when the discharge port 119 is "opened" by the rotation of the rotor 115, that is, when the discharge port 119 is in a pinhole state, the carbon dioxide gas 35a is at atmospheric pressure. It expands explosively. At this time, when the movement of the carbon dioxide gas 35a is taken as a center, the expanded carbon dioxide gas 35a moves along the surface of the rotor 115 and moves rapidly toward the discharge port 119 which is “open”. The expansion pressure of the carbon dioxide gas 35a at this time is not applied evenly to the entire a surface of the rotor 115, but is concentrated only on the half surface of the rotor 115 on the discharge port 119 side, unlike the case of the suction expansion stroke. Accordingly, the discharge port 119 opens more and more, thereby causing the carbon dioxide gas 35a to move more rapidly toward the discharge port 119, so that the force generated by the expansion of the carbon dioxide gas 35a (referred to as “expansion force”) is further increased by the rotor 115. It concentrates only on the half surface of the discharge port 119 side. This state can be referred to as a “chain expansion” state, in which case the carbon dioxide gas 35a is sufficiently expanded, so that a sufficient rotational moment can be obtained on the half surface of the rotor 115 on the discharge port 119 side. As a result, the rotor 115 rotates. The pressure on each surface in the expansion / discharge process is the atmospheric pressure on the other surface (b surface) side in FIG. 10 (B1), and on both a and b surfaces in FIG. 10 (B2) (FIG. 4 (B)). Both are at atmospheric pressure.

This point will be described in more detail based on FIGS. 11A to 11D. As shown in FIG. 11A, in the state immediately before the expansion and discharge process, the expansion (subexpansion) force of the carbon dioxide gas 35a is applied to all surfaces of the primary working chamber 121 and the rotor 115. However, at the moment when the discharge port 119 is “open”, the carbon dioxide gas 35a rapidly flows and jets from the high-pressure primary working chamber 121 toward the low-pressure (atmospheric pressure) opening portion 119 (FIG. 11B). . When this time looking at the primary working chamber 121, near the discharge port 119 is a pressure imbalance portion P ₀ the pressure becomes unbalanced because exposed to atmospheric pressure is formed, the pressure imbalance portion P ₀ is carbonate When the gas 35a is ejected, the pressure becomes low, so the carbon dioxide gas 35a of the adjacent layer P ₁ moves. Thereby, a relatively low pressure portion is formed in the upper portion L in the primary working chamber 121 (FIG. 11B). Such movement of the carbon dioxide gas 35a is successively performed as shown in FIGS. 11C and 11D. Therefore, a low-pressure space L from which carbon dioxide gas 35a has escaped is formed in the upper part of the primary working chamber 121, and the low-pressure space L gradually increases. On the other hand, the pressure imbalance portion P ₀ near the discharge port 119 is newly added one after another. Since the carbon dioxide gas 35a moves explosively, the pressure imbalance portion P ₀ is always higher than atmospheric pressure. And when the carbon dioxide gas 35a discharged one after another from the pressure imbalance portion P ₀ is discharged from the discharge port 119, i.e., from the rotor 115 expands explosively up to the position "n" from the position of "1" The discharged carbon dioxide gas 35a presses the half surface of the rotor 115 on the discharge port 119 side. Since the rotor 115 is pivotally attached to the housing 101, the rotor 115 is rotated by the expansion force of the carbon dioxide gas 35a. That is, the discharged carbon dioxide gas 35a is continuously expanded explosively because the explosive expansion at the pressure imbalance portion P ₀ and the replenishment to the pressure imbalance portion P ₀ are continuously performed. The rotor 105 rotates.
In this expansion / discharge process, the carbon dioxide gas 35b is discharged from the discharge port 119 in a jetting state, so that the inside of the pipe is pumped by the jet output at the time of discharge.

  Next, in the atmospheric pressure holding process shown in FIGS. 10C and 4C from the end of the expansion / discharge process shown in FIG. Is rotated by the inertial force and becomes the position shown in FIG. 10D (FIG. 4D). As a result, the other surface (b surface) becomes the operating surface, and this time, the series of strokes described above is repeated on the b surface of the rotor 115.

  Thus, when the start is completed, the carbon dioxide engine starts full-scale operation by continuously repeating the above-described series of strokes.

  The operation principle in the case of the three-surface rotor shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is the same as above, and the expansion of the carbon dioxide gas 35a takes the suction expansion stroke, the expansion discharge stroke, and the atmospheric pressure holding stroke, and acts in the same manner as above in each stroke. To do. The difference from the case of the two-sided rotor shown in FIG. 4 is that there is no supply valve 125, but the function of this supply valve 125, that is, the opening and closing of the supply port 117 is performed according to the rotational position of the rotors 105 and 126.

The movement of the carbon dioxide engine 1 will be described in detail based on FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6 (A), when the working surface a of the rotor 105 is in a position where the suction and expansion stroke is performed, carbon dioxide gas 35a (gas) in a high pressure state (for example, 40 atm) is supplied from the supply port 107 to the primary working chamber. 111 is supplied. When the carbon dioxide gas 35a is supplied into the primary working chamber 111, the carbon dioxide gas 35a is exposed to an atmospheric pressure of 1 atm. This expansion is “sub-expansion”.

  In the suction / expansion stroke, the rotor 105 is pressed by the inertial force and rotates to the position shown in FIG. As a result, the working surface a is located in the secondary working chamber 112, and the discharge port 109 is "open", so that the expansion and discharge stroke is performed. When the discharge port 109 is “opened” by the rotation of the rotor 105, that is, when the discharge port 109 is in a pinhole state, the carbon dioxide gas 35a becomes atmospheric pressure and expands explosively. At this time, when the movement of the carbon dioxide gas 35a is taken as the center, the expanded carbon dioxide gas 35a moves along the surface of the rotor 115 and moves rapidly toward the discharge port 109 which is “open”. Therefore, as described in the case of the two-sided rotor, the carbon dioxide gas 35 a becomes “chain expansion” that explosively expands because the secondary working chamber 112 becomes atmospheric pressure, and is ejected from the discharge port 109.

  When the rotor 105 further rotates to the position shown in FIG. 6C, both the supply port 107 and the discharge port 109 are “closed”, so that the atmospheric pressure holding process is performed, and the mixed gas is held in the atmospheric pressure state.

  The rotor 105 further rotates to the position shown in FIG. Thus, the rotor continuously rotates in the housing due to the volume expansion force and inertial force of the carbon dioxide gas 35a, so that the resulting energy is taken out by appropriate means.

  The operating principle in the case of the reciprocating carbon dioxide engine shown in FIG. 9 is also the same as described above, and the expansion of the carbon dioxide gas 35a takes the suction expansion stroke, the expansion discharge stroke, and the atmospheric pressure holding stroke, and acts in the same manner as above in each stroke. To do. As the piston 7 descends, the suction and expansion stroke occurs, and the inside of the inner chamber 9 becomes “sub-expansion”. Subsequently, the expansion and discharge process continues from the start of “open” of the discharge port 11 to the end of “open” of the discharge port 11 through “full open” shown in FIG. 9C, and the carbon dioxide gas 35 a in the high pressure state is brought to atmospheric pressure. It becomes “chain expansion” which is explosively expanded when exposed. Subsequently, the atmospheric pressure holding process is performed until the discharge port 11 is “closed” due to the rising of the piston. The piston 7 is operated by the expansion force of this chain expansion.

  The movement of the carbon dioxide engine 1 will be described in detail based on FIG. First, the cam 21 is rotated by a starter motor (not shown). Then, in conjunction with the cam 21, the piston 7 descends as shown in FIG. 9A and the supply valve 15 is pressed by the cam 21. Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, the supply valve 15 is “opened” against the urging force of the spring 19. At this time, the piston 7 is located at the top dead center U. Next, when the cam 21 further rotates, the supply valve 15 is released from being pressed immediately after the rotation, so that the supply valve 15 is “closed” by the urging force of the spring 19. FIG. 9C shows a state where the piston 7 is lowered to the bottom dead center D.

  The process of shifting from the top dead center U to the bottom dead center D will be described in detail. When the supply valve 15 is “closed”, the carbon dioxide gas 35a (gas) supplied in a high-pressure state (for example, 40 atm) in the closed chamber is exposed to an atmospheric pressure of 1 atm in the limited space of the inner chamber 9. So it expands its volume. This expansion is “sub-expansion”. The force due to the volume expansion is transmitted to the piston 7 to lower the piston 7 and this force is also transmitted to the flywheel 27 fixed to one end of the crankshaft 25. When the piston 7 reaches the bottom dead center D, the piston 7 shifts to an ascending process due to the inertial force resulting from the force transmitted to the flywheel 27.

  As shown in FIG. 9C, the discharge port 11 of the inner chamber 9 is “open” at the bottom dead center D, so that the carbon dioxide gas 35a applied to the depression of the piston 7 explodes when the atmospheric pressure is reached. It becomes “chain expansion” which expands to the outlet 11 and is ejected from the discharge port 11. The piston 7 is operated by the expansion force of this chain expansion. Next, at the top dead center U of the piston 7 that has shifted to the ascending process, all the carbon dioxide gas 35b that has become atmospheric pressure is exhausted.

  Thus, the piston 7 continuously repeats the descending process and the ascending process by the volume expansion force of the carbon dioxide gas 35a and the inertial force. Therefore, since the piston 7 of the carbon dioxide engine continuously reciprocates, the energy generated thereby is taken out by appropriate means.

Let's compare the principle with a conventional gasoline engine.
The conventional gasoline engine requires four strokes of <1> intake stroke, <2> compression stroke, <3> combustion stroke and exhaust stroke, but the carbon dioxide engine according to the present invention does not require the above <3> combustion stroke. Yes, <2> The compression stroke may or may not be present. The strokes of the carbon dioxide engine according to the present invention are <a> intake expansion stroke, <b> expansion / discharge stroke, and <c> atmospheric pressure maintaining stroke. Regarding engine characteristics, combustion expansion of a conventional gasoline engine (internal combustion engine) is transient energy, whereas a carbon dioxide engine (internal pressure engine) according to the present invention has continuous expansion energy. Due to the difference in energy characteristics, each stroke of the conventional gasoline engine can be clearly distinguished, but each stroke of the carbon dioxide engine according to the present invention is continuous.
Therefore, the principle is completely different between the conventional gasoline engine and the carbon dioxide engine according to the present invention, and the theory applied to the gasoline engine cannot be directly applied to the carbon dioxide engine according to the present invention.

Let's take a closer look at the above points. Since the gasoline engine uses instantaneous energy at the time of explosion combustion, the equal pressure applied to the rotor surface is decentered from the coupling portion of the rotor from the central axis to give the ellipse rotational directionality. The compression stroke of air and fuel is indispensable, and the cylinder has an elliptical configuration in order to cause the rotor to be eccentric and to change the volume of the inner chamber.
On the other hand, in the carbon dioxide engine according to the present invention, the compression stroke is not necessarily required, and may not be as shown in the illustrated embodiment. This is because, in the present invention, a compression stroke of air and fuel for combustion is not required as in a gasoline engine, so that the sub-expansion occurs immediately after shifting from the atmospheric pressure holding stroke to the suction expansion stroke. This is because the carbon dioxide gas in a high pressure state causes a “chain expansion” that explosively expands at the moment when the tip cuts off the discharge port. As a result, the expansion pressure is concentrated on the half surface of the rotor on the discharge port 119 side, whereby the rotor rotates. Thus, the principle is completely different between the conventional gasoline engine and the carbon dioxide engine according to the present invention.

As a result of the difference in principle, the aspect of the carbon dioxide engine is also different as follows. First, regarding the three-sided rotor, the conventional gasoline engine must have an elliptical cylinder, and cannot be a circular cylinder. As for the two-sided rotor, the conventional gasoline engine must have an elliptical cylinder, and cannot be a circular cylinder. The reason for this is that, as described above, the gasoline engine uses instantaneous energy at the time of explosion combustion, and therefore it is necessary to decenter the uniform pressure applied to the rotor surface to provide rotational directionality. This is because it is necessary to change the volume of the working chamber.
On the other hand, in the present invention, since the compression stroke is not necessary, the cylinder may be an elliptical configuration or a perfect circular configuration for both the three-surface rotor and the two-surface rotor, and the rotor rotates in either case.

Here, the carbon dioxide gas 35 will be described in detail. Carbon dioxide (carbon dioxide CO ₂ ) has the following physical properties.
Specific gravity with air 1.529
Toxicity Odorless Odorless Property Nonflammability Molecular weight 44.01
Triple point (0.53 MPa) -56.6 ° C
Boiling point (sublimation) -78.5 ° C
Critical temperature 31.1 ℃
Critical pressure 7.38 MPa
Thermodynamic properties

  Carbon dioxide is generated with burning of animals, respiration of animals, decay of organic substances, fermentation, etc., and is normally present in the air. On the other hand, plants absorb carbon dioxide and perform carbon assimilation.

  The present invention pays attention to the inertness of carbon dioxide gas having such physical properties, room temperature liquefaction property, and high volume expansion property, and makes maximum use of this.

  Here, the expansion rate of the carbon dioxide gas 35a, that is, the magnitude of energy extracted by the carbon dioxide gas 35a will be considered. When the carbon dioxide gas 35a supplied into the inner chamber 9, which is a closed chamber 9, and the primary working chambers 111 and 121 is at room temperature (25 ° C.), the pressure of the carbon dioxide gas 35a is 6.432 MPa (64.32 atmospheres) from FIG. Therefore, a pressure 64.32 times is applied to the piston 7 and the rotors 105 and 115 in the inner chamber 9 and the primary working chambers 111 and 121 at atmospheric pressure (1 atm). Therefore, theoretically, about 64 times as much kinetic energy can be extracted.

  This energy is compared with the energy extracted from a gasoline engine as a representative of a conventional internal combustion engine.

(Gasoline combustion under open conditions)
Since the molecular notation of gasoline is difficult, octane (C ₈ H ₁₈ ), which is a hydrocarbon relatively close to the average molecular weight of gasoline, is calculated as the gasoline composition. The physical properties of octane are as follows.
Chemical formula C ₈ H ₁₈
Specific gravity d = 0.7
Molecular weight M = 114.0
Combustion heat 10200kcal / kg = 10200 × 114/1000 × 4.186 ≒ 4868kJ / mol

（１）式よりオクタン１molが燃焼すると空気中の酸素を取り込みながら１７molのガスが発生する。 The combustion reaction formula of octane is as shown in equation (1).

From the formula (1), when 1 mol of octane burns, 17 mol of gas is generated while taking in oxygen in the air.

となる。 (Calculation of gas specific volume V ₀ )
Since the product gas is assumed to be an ideal gas, the volume occupied by 1 mol in the standard state is 22.4 l. Therefore, the gas specific volume V ₀ is obtained from the equation (1).

It becomes.

(Calculation of the combustion temperature T ₁₎
In order to obtain the explosion temperature T ₁ , the number of moles of the product gas, the calorific value, and the constant volume specific heat of the product gas are required. Here, only constant volume specific heat is unknown, but it is assumed that it is the same as explosives such as TNT.

なお、生成ガスの平均定容比熱が約４０J/℃として知られていることについては、日本火薬工業会、「一般火薬学新改訂第２版」、Ｐ１８（２００５）参照。 The explosion temperature T ₁ can be obtained by equation (2).

As for the fact that the average constant volume specific heat of the product gas is known as about 40 J / ° C., refer to the Japan Explosives Manufacturers Association, “General Explosives New Revision 2nd Edition”, P18 (2005).

従って

From equation (2), the explosion temperature T ₁ is

Therefore

となる。 In other words, 1 kg of octane occupies 90900 (l) at 7430 (K) (about 7100 ° C.) when exploded. Since the volume before the reaction is 1000 / 0.7 = 1430 (ml), the expansion rate when the temperature before the reaction is 0 ° C. is

It becomes.

  However, since the above value assumes the same explosion state as the explosive, the explosion temperature is higher than actual. Actually, the reaction does not proceed unless the explosion temperature is about 1500K and there is not enough air for combustion. Therefore, in reality, since oxygen is insufficient, the reaction does not occur like TNT explosives.

となる。 (Gas specific volume considering air)
Therefore, let us consider the combustion reaction formula of octane considering air. The necessary oxygen in the formula (1) is 12.5 mol. If the composition of air is 21% oxygen and 79% nitrogen, the accompanying nitrogen is 12.5 mol × (79/21) = 47.0 mol.
It becomes. Therefore, the combustion reaction equation is

It becomes.

  When 1 mol of octane burns, a total of 17 mol of gas is generated while taking in oxygen in the air, and there is 47.0 mol of nitrogen that does not affect combustion.

となる。 Since the product gas is assumed to be an ideal gas, the volume occupied by 1 mol in the standard state is 22.4 l. Therefore, the gas specific volume V ₀ is obtained from the equation (3):

It becomes.

(Calculation of combustion temperatures T ₁ Considering air)
In order to obtain the combustion temperature T ₁ , the number of moles of the product gas, the calorific value, and the constant volume specific heat of the product gas are required. Here, only constant volume specific heat is unknown, but it is assumed that it is the same as explosives such as TNT. The combustion temperature T ₁ can be obtained by the following equation.

従って、

From equation (4), the explosion temperature T ₁ is

Therefore,

That is, considering the initial volume of air, 1 kg of octane occupies 100185 (l) at 2175 (K) (about 1900 ° C.), assuming that it burned instantaneously. Since the volume before the reaction is (12.5 + 47) × 22.4 + 1 / 0.7 = 1334 (l), the expansion rate when the temperature before the reaction is 0 ° C. is 100185 / 1334≈75 times. However, the above values should actually further reduce the combustion temperature because heat is dissipated to the surroundings during combustion.

(Combustion in gasoline engine)
Consider an automobile gasoline engine with a fuel consumption of 10km / l, displacement of 2000cc, average speed of 40km / h, and average speed of 2000rpm / min. The gasoline engine consumes 4 (l) of gasoline per hour. Further, since the gasoline engine is 2000 rpm / min, it becomes 2000 × 2 × 60 (stroke / h). Further, since the bore stroke of the engine is 86 mm in diameter and the stroke is 86 mm, the volume in the cylinder chamber is S = (8.6) × (4.3) ² × π = 500 (cm ³ )
It becomes.

This is 4000 (ml) / (2000 x 2 x 60) = 1/60 (ml) per stroke
Of gasoline is consumed, and the combustion gas at that time becomes 500 (cm ³ ).

Next, let's analyze the stroke of this engine from the compression ratio.
The compression ratio is around “9” in a general passenger car engine. Assuming that the combustion chamber volume is Vb (ml), the compression ratio = (Vb + 500) / Vb, so 9Vb = Vb + 500, and when this is solved, Vb = 62.5 (ml).

Summarizing the above without the details,
Gasoline of 1/60 (ml) (= 16.7 x 10 ^-3 (ml) = 1.025 x 10 ^-4 (mol) of gasoline in the combustion chamber of 62.5 (ml) and the cylinder chamber of 500 (ml) About 560 (ml) of air (oxygen 5.25 × 10 ⁻³ (mol) and nitrogen 19.75 × 10 ⁻³ (mol)) inhaled together (1 atm), compressed gasoline and air 9 times It is ignited at (9 atmospheres), and the oxygen consumed from equation (3) is
1.025 × 10 ^-4 × 12.5 = 1.281 × 10 ^-3
It is. Therefore, the remaining oxygen and nitrogen are (5.25-1.28) × 10 ⁻³ = 1.97 × 10 ⁻³ (mol) and 19.75 × 10 ⁻³ (mol), respectively.
It becomes.

The generated gas and heat quantity are
H ₂ O: 1.025 × 10 ⁻⁴ × 9 = 9.225 × 10 ⁻⁴ (mol)
CO ₂ : 1.025 × 10 ⁻⁴ × 8 = 8.200 × 10 ⁻⁴ (mol)
Q = 1.025 x 10 ^-4 x 4868 = 0.499 kJ
It is.

In order to obtain the combustion temperature T ₁ , as described above, the number of moles of product gas, the calorific value, and the constant volume specific heat of the product gas are required. Here, only constant volume specific heat is unknown, but it is assumed that it is the same as explosives such as TNT. As described above, the combustion temperature T ₁ can be obtained by the following equation.

From (4 '), the combustion temperature T ₁ is

In other words, it is assumed that the 2000 cc engine burned instantaneously, and at 805 (K) (about 532 ° C.), 23.5 × 10 ⁻³ (mol) (= 9.225 × 10 ⁻⁴ + 8.200 × 10 ⁻⁴ +19) 7 × 10 ⁻⁴ + 197.5 × 10 ⁻⁴ ) gas occupies 62.5 (ml).

である。 When calculating the pressure P ₁ at this time, the ideal gas is

It is.

Finally, when this high temperature and high pressure gas expands 9 times in the expansion stroke that pushes down the cylinder,
Since P ₁ V ₀ = constant, the pressure P ₂ when expanded 9 times is P ₂ = P ₁ /9=24.8/9=2.7 (atm)
It becomes.

  In this case, the amount of energy extracted from the conventional gasoline engine is about 25 times in this case.

  Therefore, the energy extracted from the carbon dioxide engine according to the present invention is equal to or higher than the energy extracted from the conventional internal combustion engine. In particular, 2.5 times the energy can be obtained as compared with the conventional example (64 times at 25 ° C.) and the comparative example (25 times example).

  Thus, since the generation of energy according to the present invention does not involve combustion of fuel, it is safe without causing depletion of resources due to fuel resources and pollution problems due to exhaust gas, and it is possible to obtain complete clean energy. it can. Further, since no carbon dioxide is generated, an increase in carbon dioxide can be prevented, which can contribute to prevention of a warming phenomenon. Moreover, since the extracted energy is equal to or higher than that of the gasoline engine as described above, the energy executability is also ensured.

  According to the power generation system of the present invention, the pressure of the supplied carbon dioxide gas 35a is constant regardless of the compression ratio of the closed chamber (inner chambers 9, 103, 123) (for example, about 64 times at normal temperature (25 ° C.)). It is. The carbon dioxide gas 35a stored in the tank or cylinder can be used effectively up to the last 1 mol. Therefore, the energy extraction efficiency is very good.

  In the extraction of the energy, the carbon dioxide gas discharged by configuring the circulation circuit is recovered and reused, so that the energy efficiency can be greatly increased.

  Moreover, the design of the closed chamber (inner chambers 9, 103, 123) is facilitated by the room temperature liquefaction and high volume expansion of the carbon dioxide gas 35a. Furthermore, due to the inertness of the carbon dioxide gas 35a, it is much easier to handle than, for example, hydrogen gas or oxygen gas, and the controllability is great. Therefore, it has a high degree of practicality.

  The volume expansion coefficient of the carbon dioxide gas 35 and the temperature have a correlation, and the high-pressure carbon dioxide gas 35 a supplied into the inner chambers 9, 103, 123 and the primary working chambers 111, 121 is the heating units 37, 137. Since the volume is further expanded by the heating by the carbon dioxide, the work rate of the carbon dioxide engine is further improved.

  With respect to this point, the pressure of the carbon dioxide gas 35a supplied into the inner chambers 9, 103, 123 and the primary working chambers 111, 121 will be specifically calculated according to FIG. 12 and Boyle-Charles' law.

の式により表わす。炭酸ガス３５ａは初期タンク３１からパイプ３３を経由して大気圧（２５℃）・気体状態にて上記内室９、１０３、１２３に供給されるから、内室９、１０３、１２３の内圧は内室９、１０３、１２３が５０℃に加熱される場合次の如く算出される。ただし、内室９、１０３、１２３の容量を２０ccとする。

Boyle-Charles' law is that PV / T always has a constant value for a certain amount of gas.

This is expressed by the following formula. Since the carbon dioxide gas 35a is supplied from the initial tank 31 via the pipe 33 to the inner chambers 9, 103, 123 in the atmospheric pressure (25 ° C.) / Gas state, the inner pressure of the inner chambers 9, 103, 123 is the internal pressure. When the chambers 9, 103, and 123 are heated to 50 ° C., calculation is performed as follows. However, the capacity of the inner chambers 9, 103, 123 is 20 cc.

When the inner chambers 9, 103, 123 and the primary working chambers 111 and 121 are heated to 100 ° C., the internal pressures of the inner chambers 9, 103, 123 and the primary working chambers 111 and 121 are calculated as follows.

  Therefore, when the inner chambers 9, 103, 123 and the primary working chambers 111, 121 are heated by the heating units 37, 137, the work rate of the carbon dioxide engine 1 is further improved.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. For example, as a means for normalizing carbon dioxide gas to obtain “expansion force”, carbon dioxide gas whose pressure is adjusted by a pressure regulating valve may be supplied to the carbon dioxide engine 1, and such case is also described in the text. It is possible to obtain “expansion force” by inducing “sub-expansion” and “chain expansion” due to the expansion of carbon dioxide gas as described above. In this case, the air drying unit 65 and the check valve 63 may not be connected to the cooling unit 57.

  In order to improve the energy extraction efficiency, the housing 101 is integrally covered with an aluminum alloy housing cover 139 as shown in FIG. 13, and a heating unit 137 made of a hollow body is provided outside the side wall of the cylinder body. It is good. A hot air supply port 141 and a hot air discharge port 143 are opened on the side wall of the housing cover 139. The hot air supply pipe 45 for supplying the hot air 40a for heating the heating unit 137 and the hot air after the heating of the heating unit 137 are finished. A hot air discharge pipe 47 for discharging 40b is connected. The hot air supply pipe 45 and the hot air discharge pipe 47 are connected to a compressor 49 provided separately so as to be circulated. In FIG. 13, (A) shows the suction / expansion stroke on the a-plane, (B) shows the same expansion / discharge stroke, (C) shows the same atmospheric pressure holding stroke, and (D) shows the suction / expansion stroke on the b-plane. The carbon dioxide gas in the high pressure state becomes “sub-expansion” in the suction and expansion stroke of (A), and the carbon dioxide gas in the high pressure state becomes “chain expansion” in the expansion and discharge stroke of (B), as in the above embodiment. is there.

  The multi-stage of the carbon dioxide compression section of the secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus 90 is a set of suction by the front machine and pressure feed by the rear machine, and the compression processing capacity of the carbon dioxide gas depends on the amount of carbon dioxide gas by the synergistic action of both. Since it is intended to increase easily, for example, as shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B, the carbon dioxide gas compression units 69a, 69b, and 69c can be made into three or more multistages according to the desired output. . Of course, as long as a desired large output can be obtained, it is not disturbed that it is a single machine.

  Further, the plurality of carbon dioxide gas compression units can be connected to each other not only in series as shown in FIG. 14 (A) but also in parallel as shown in FIG. 14 (B), for example.

  In addition, the driving force of the primary carbon dioxide compression section 69a and the secondary carbon dioxide compression section 69b is transmitted by carbon dioxide jet power and belts 58a and 58b which are chain-expanded and discharged by being exposed to atmospheric pressure. The driving force from the carbon dioxide engine 1, the driving force of the former (carbon dioxide jet power) only as the second, and the latter (the driving force from the carbon dioxide engine 1 transmitted by the belts 58 a and 58 b) as the third There are three patterns of driving force. That is, the driving force from the carbon dioxide engine 1 transmitted by the belts 58a and 58b may or may not be present.

  The storage tank 31 can be installed arbitrarily, but as shown in FIG. 2, if this is installed, the circulation tanks 73 and 31 become primary and secondary, and carbon dioxide for controlling the carbon dioxide engine 1. It is expected and desirable to smoothly adjust the flow rate of 35a.

  A heating unit may be connected to the pipe 33c that supplies the carbon dioxide gas 35a, and the carbon dioxide gas 35a may be supplied to the carbon dioxide engine 1 while being heated by the heating device.

  The pressurization by the carbon dioxide compression unit is appropriately selected depending on the external environment such as temperature, and can be performed at a pressure that does not necessarily liquefy at room temperature, for example, about 20 to 40 atmospheres. Incidentally, hydrogen gas, for example, does not have liquefiability at room temperature, so it does not liquefy with this degree of cooling.

  Carbon dioxide flowing through the pipe of the supply system may be mixed with dry ice as a gas and powder or supplied in a liquid state. Which phase is taken depends on conditions such as atmospheric pressure and temperature at the site.

  The type of the carbon dioxide engine 1 constituting the power generation system is arbitrary. Moreover, the material which comprises the carbon dioxide engine 1 can also be suitably selected, such as iron.

  In the case of a reciprocating carbon dioxide engine, the supply valve 15 provided in the inner chamber 9 may be closed or opened from the outside by the valve lid of the supply valve 15, contrary to the illustrated example. The supply valve 15 may be installed on the side wall of the cylinder body 5. Further, other known cam mechanisms can be applied, and for example, a cam mechanism that does not require a spring is also conceivable.

  Application of the extracted energy is arbitrary, and for example, application to automobiles, trains, aircraft, ships, etc., driving of motors, driving of generators, and the like can be performed.

  In the present invention, “high pressure” refers to the level of pressure sufficient to operate the carbon dioxide engine, and is of course about 70 atmospheres, which is liquefied at room temperature, of course, for example, about 20 to 40 atmospheres or about 60 atmospheres. Including. “Atmospheric pressure” and “normal pressure” are used interchangeably.

  The present invention can be utilized for application to automobiles, trains, airplanes, ships, etc., motor driving, and generator driving.

The block diagram of the electric power generation system by this invention is shown. The circuit block diagram of the electric power generation system by this invention is shown. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement step of the electric power generation system by this invention. The Example of the carbon dioxide gas engine used for this invention is shown. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the Example of a rotor. Another embodiment of the carbon dioxide engine used in the present invention is shown. Still another embodiment of the carbon dioxide engine used in the present invention will be described. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the other Example of a rotor. Still another embodiment of the carbon dioxide engine used in the present invention will be described. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operating principle of the carbon dioxide gas engine by this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operating principle of the carbon dioxide gas engine by this invention. It is a table | surface which shows the thermodynamic property of a carbon dioxide gas. Still another embodiment of the carbon dioxide engine used in the present invention will be described. (A) shows a connection example of the carbon dioxide compression section used in the present invention, and (B) shows another connection example.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Carbon dioxide engine 2 Cylinder 3 Cylinder head 5 Cylinder main body 7 Piston 9 Inner chamber 11 Discharge port 13 Supply port 15 Supply valve 17 Valve shaft 19 Spring 20 Spring cover 21 Cam 23 Connecting rod 25 Crankshaft 26 Balance weight 27 Flywheel 29a Pressure Ring 29b Oil ring 31 Stock tank 33 Pipe 34 Circulation circuit 34A Supply path 34B Recovery path 35 Carbon dioxide gas 35a Carbon dioxide gas 35b Carbon dioxide gas 45 Hot air supply pipe 47 Hot air discharge pipe 49 Compressor 51 Switching valve 53 Sensor 54 Three-way switching valve 55 Flow rate control Valve 57 Cooling section 63 Check valve 65 Air drying section 68 Separating section 69a Primary carbon dioxide compression section 69b Secondary carbon dioxide compression section 73 Circulation tank 75 Check valve 81 Thermal power plant 82 Nuclear power Substation 83 primary carbon dioxide production apparatus 84 pipeline 85a transmission line 85b transmission line
90 Secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus 99 Generator 101 Housing 102 Housing 103 Inner chamber 105 Rotor 105a Pressure seal combined with oil seal 106 Rotor shaft 107 Supply port 109 Discharge port 111 Primary working chamber 112 Secondary working chamber 113 Tertiary working chamber 115 Rotor 115a Oil seal pressure seal 116 Rotor shaft 117 Supply port 119 Discharge port 121 Primary working chamber 122 Secondary working chamber 123 Inner chamber 123a Primary working chamber 123b Secondary working chamber 123c Tertiary working chamber 124 Valve chamber 125 Supply valve 126 Rotor 126a Rotor hole 126b Rotor shaft 127 Valve shaft 129 Spring 130 Spring cover
131 Cam 137 Heating part 139 Housing cover 141 Hot air supply port 143 Hot air discharge port a Working surface b Working surface c Working surface

Claims (11)

A primary carbon dioxide production device that produces primary carbon dioxide, a secondary carbon dioxide production device that produces secondary carbon dioxide, a carbon dioxide engine, a carbon dioxide production device that discharges carbon dioxide as a by-product, and non-combustion A primary carbon dioxide production device and a secondary carbon dioxide production device are connected to the carbon dioxide engine.
The primary carbon dioxide production apparatus comprises a carbon dioxide liquefaction plant that liquefies carbon dioxide extracted by purifying the combustion exhaust gas discharged from the carbon dioxide production apparatus,
The secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus includes a cooling unit that collects and cools the carbon dioxide discharged from the carbon dioxide engine, and a carbon dioxide compression that compresses the cooled carbon dioxide pumped from the cooling unit at a high pressure. Part and a tank for storing carbon dioxide gas fed from the carbon dioxide compression part, and connecting each part with a pipe to constitute a circulation circuit in which carbon dioxide circulates,
The non-combustion power generator supplies power for compressing carbon dioxide to the primary carbon dioxide production apparatus and the secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus,
The carbon dioxide engine includes an engine that operates an actuator by a force caused by volume expansion when carbon dioxide supplied in a high pressure state becomes an atmospheric pressure, and the carbon dioxide engine generates electric power. 2. The power generation system according to claim 1, wherein the carbon dioxide gas compression unit includes a plurality of carbon dioxide gas compression units, and each carbon dioxide gas compression unit is connected to the cooling unit. The power generation system according to claim 2, wherein each of the carbon dioxide gas compression units is connected in series to the cooling unit. The power generation system according to claim 2, wherein each of the carbon dioxide gas compression units is connected in parallel to the cooling unit. 2. The power generation system according to claim 1, wherein the carbon dioxide gas for operating the carbon dioxide engine is supplied from either the primary carbon dioxide production apparatus or the secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus. The power generation system according to claim 1, wherein the carbon dioxide producing device is a thermal power plant. The power generation system according to claim 1, wherein the carbon dioxide producing device and the primary carbon dioxide producing device are connected by a pipeline. 2. The power generation system according to claim 1, wherein the non-combustion power generation device is connected to the primary carbon dioxide production device and the secondary carbon dioxide production device via a transmission line. The power generation system according to claim 1, wherein the carbon dioxide engine is a rotary carbon dioxide engine. The power generation system according to claim 1, wherein the carbon dioxide engine is a reciprocating carbon dioxide engine. 2. The power generation system according to claim 1, wherein the primary carbon dioxide production apparatus and the secondary carbon dioxide production apparatus are connected to the carbon dioxide engine via a carbon dioxide storage process section.

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