JP5894663B2 - ガス圧を均衡させた極低温膨張エンジン - Google Patents
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Description
2 ドライブステム
3 変位容積部(DVc)
4 変位容積部(DVw)
5 変位容積部(DVs)
6 シリンダ
7 取付フランジ
8 シリンダヘッド
9 低温側キャップ
10 吸気バルブ(Vi)
11 排気バルブ(Vo)
12 チェッバルブ(CVo)
13 チェックバルブ(CVi)
14 調整可能なバルブ(Vwo)
15 調整可能なバルブ(Vwi)
16 アクティブバルブ(Va)
17 パッシブバルブ(Vp)
18 環状溝
19 シールカラー
20 Oリングシール
21 リテーナリング
22 クロスポート
23 ポート
24 クロスポート
30 ライン
31 低圧戻りライン
32、33、34 ライン
35 アクティブバルブ(Va)
36、37、38、39 ライン
40、41、42 熱変換器
50、51 シール
69 シリンダ
100、200 エンジンアセンブリ
Claims (6)
- コンプレッサから供給される高圧の第1のラインから供給され、かつ、低圧の第2のラインに戻されるガスで作動し、極低温までの冷却を可能とする膨張エンジンであって、
シリンダ内に配置され、高温側において第2のラインからの低圧のガスが作用するドライブステムを備えるピストンと、
前記ピストンの低温側に配置され、前記ピストンが、前記シリンダの低温側端部付近にある場合および高温側に向かって移動する場合に、高圧のガスが入るようにし、前記ピストンが、前記シリンダの高温側端部付近にある場合および低温側に向かって移動する場合に、前記ガスを排出して低圧にする、吸気バルブおよび排気バルブと、
前記ピストンが高温側における圧力と前記ピストンの低温側における圧力を異ならせて、前記ピストンを移動させる手段と、
前記ピストンが高温側に向かって移動する場合に、前記ドライブステムのある領域を除く前記ピストンの高温側の圧力と、前記ピストンの低温側における圧力とを、均等に保つための手段と、
を備え、かつ、前記ドライブステムのある領域を除く前記ピストンの高温側は、1つ以上のバルブを通じて、前記高圧の第1のラインと流体連通している、
膨張エンジン。 - 前記ピストンを移動させる手段は、いずれも前記高温側端部と前記コンプレッサからの高圧ラインとを接続する、吸気チェックバルブとスロットルバルブとを直列に備えた第1のブランチライン、および、排気チェックバルブとスロットルバルブとを直列に備えた第2のブランチラインを含む、請求項1に記載の膨張エンジン。
- 前記コンプレッサからの高圧ラインと前記ピストンの高温側との間にある、アクティブバルブまたはパッシブバルブによって、前記ピストンが前記低温側端部付近にある際に、前記ピストンの高温側端部の圧力は、低圧から高圧へと増加するように構成されている、請求項2に記載の膨張エンジン。
- 前記パッシブバルブは、前記ドライブステムに含まれる、請求項3に記載の膨張エンジン。
- 前記ピストンが前記高温側端部および低温側端部の間を移動する際の速度は、前記スロットルバルブの開度を変更することにより変更されうる、請求項2に記載の膨張エンジン。
- 前記高温側端部の熱は、前記排気チェックバルブを備えるライン上の冷却装置によって取り除かれる、請求項2に記載の膨張エンジン。
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