US3854290A - Hot-gas reciprocating engine - Google Patents

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US3854290A
US3854290A US00388440A US38844073A US3854290A US 3854290 A US3854290 A US 3854290A US 00388440 A US00388440 A US 00388440A US 38844073 A US38844073 A US 38844073A US 3854290 A US3854290 A US 3854290A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02G1/00—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants
    • F02G1/04—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type
    • F02G1/043—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type the engine being operated by expansion and contraction of a mass of working gas which is heated and cooled in one of a plurality of constantly communicating expansible chambers, e.g. Stirling cycle type engines
    • F02G1/053—Component parts or details
    • F02G1/055—Heaters or coolers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • ABSTRACT A hot-gas receiprocating engine including a heater housing of at least two rows of pipes which are arranged one behind the other in the flow path of combustion gases, transverse to the flow direction, the intermediate space being filled with a mass of a material which is readily heat-radiant during operation of the engine and through which the combustion gases can flow.
  • the invention relates to a hot-gas reciprocating engine, provided with a heater as a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between combustion gases anda working medium present in the engine.
  • the heater comprises at least two rows of pipes which are consecutively arranged at a distance from each other, thus forming an intermediate space, in the flow path of the combustion gases.
  • the rows of pipes extend in planes mainly transverse to the gas flow direction, with passages for the combustion gases being present between the pipes of each row.
  • a hot-gas reciprocating engine of this kind is known from Netherlands Patent Specification 73,669 and British Patent Specification 857,758.
  • thermal energy is appliedto the engines working medium such as helium or hydrogen of the engine, with a flow of hot combustion gasesalong the heater pipes while giving off heat thereto.
  • the limited heat transfer from the combustion gases to the heater pipes impedes the realization of a higher specific power (hp-shaft power per litre cylinder volume) by way of an increase of the working medium pressure in the engine and/or of the number of revolutions'.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide a hot-gas engine of the kind set forth with an improved heat transfer between the combustion gases and the heater pipe walls to mitigate the above drawbacks.
  • the hot-gas reciprocating engine according to the invention is characterized in that the intermediate space is filled with a mass of a material which is readily heat-radiant during operation of the engine and through which the combustion gases can flow.
  • the heat transfer from the combustion gases to the heater pipes not only takes place by convection, but also by radiation.
  • the temperature of the mass in the indermediate space is increased to a high value by the combustion gases flowing therethrough, the mass being maintained at this temperature during normal operation of the engine.
  • the mass then acts as a heat radiator, with the result that the pipe wall parts facing the intermediate space are heated.
  • the heat-radiant mass then also produces a better distribution of the thermal load over the pipe circumference of the row of pipes which is first passed by the combustion gases. This mass furthermore ensures improved mixing of the combustion gases, which results in more complete combustion.
  • the heat-radiant mass is composed of spherical particles.
  • the spherical particles are preferably hollow. As a result, the weight and the heat capacity of the mass are low. The latter means that only a small amount of heat is required for heating the mass, with the result that the heating-up time is short.
  • the heat-radiant mass is made of silicon carbide (SiC).
  • SiC silicon carbide
  • the heat-radiant mass is made of silicon carbide (SiC).
  • SiC silicon carbide
  • the heat-radiant mass is made of silicon carbide (SiC).
  • SiC silicon carbide
  • silicon carbide has a favourable, high emission coefficient of 0.8 (the ideal, theoretical maximum is l for so-termed black bodies).
  • silicon carbide offers the advantage of high heat-resistance and high thermal-shock resistance, so that no problems can arise, for example, if the flames of the burner of the hot-gas reciprocating engine are directed onto the heat-radiant mass in the cold state.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the invention is characterized in that in the flow path of the combustion gases, behind the pipe rows, a further mass of a material is arranged through which the combustion gases can flow and which radiates heat at least in the direction of the pipe rows, this further mass being arranged transverse to the flow direction.
  • FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a hot-gas reciprocating engine with a heater which is composed of two rows of pipes, the rows being concentrically arranged about a space for combustion gases.
  • the reference numeral 1 denotes a cylinder in which a piston 2 and a displacer 3 are movable with a phase difference.
  • the piston and the displacer are connected to a drive system not shown by way of a piston rod 4 and a displacer rod 5, respectively.
  • a compression space 6 which is in open communication, via a cooler 7, a regenerator 8 and a heater 9, with an expansion space 10 above the displacer.
  • the heater 9 consists of a number of bent pipes which are arranged in a ring about a space 11 for combustion gases and which communicate at one end with regenerator 8 and which open into expansion space at the other end.
  • the arrangement is such that an inner pipe row 9' and an outer pipe row 9" are concentric with an annular intermediate space 12 being present between said rows.
  • Present between the pipes of each row are gaps which serve as passages for combustion gases.
  • the pipes of outer row 9" are provided on their lower ends with fins 13 so as to increase the heattransfer surface at this area.
  • the hot-gas reciprocating engine furthermore comprises a burner unit 14, comprising a burner 15 and an inlet 16 for combustion air, and an outlet 17 for combustion gases.
  • the annular intermediate space 12 is filled with hollow spheres or spherical elements 18 of silicon carbide. Identical, accurately defined passage openings for combustion gases are present between the contact points of 20 the spheres.
  • the spheres are stacked such that they constitute an apparently closed wall for the pipe rows.
  • a cylindrical sleeve 20 Arranged about the outer pipe row 9" is a cylindrical sleeve 20 which is made of a porous ceramic material, silicon carbide is the present case.
  • the hot combustion gases (temperature, for example, 2,2 O0C) originating from the burner unit 14 flow along the pipe of the inner row 9' while giving off heat thereto.
  • the combustion gas temperature then decreases to, for example, l,700C.
  • the combustion gases subsequently flow through the passage openings between the hollow silicon carbide spheres 18, again while giving off heat thereto. Because the transfer of heat between the combustion gases and the hollow spheres is high, the mean temperature of the spheres will not be substantially lower than 1,700C.
  • the combustion gases After the combustion gases have passed the outer pipe row 9" while giving off heat thereto, their temperature can amount to some l,l00C. Subsequently, the combustion gases flow through the porous sleeve 20 while giving off heat thereto, after which, after having given off further heat to the fins 13, they leave the hot-gas engine via outlet 17.
  • the silicon carbide spheres at a temperature of about 1,700C constitute excellent heat radiators whose radiation is incident on the pipe wall parts of the two pipe rows facing intermediate space 12, these parts thus being additionally heated.
  • the pipe wall parts of the outer pipe row 9" which are outwards directed are exposed to the radiation of the porous sleeve 20 so they are also additionally heated. As a result, heat of the combustion gases is transferred to the heater pipes not only by convection but also by radiation.
  • the length of these pipes may be shorter, which results in lower flow losses of working medium in the pipes, smaller dead volume of the pipes, and smaller construction volume of the engine.
  • the improved heat transfer furthermore offers better possibilities as regards increasing the specific engine power, for example, by increasing the medium pressure in the engine because more heat must and can then be transferred to the larger working medium mass flow in the pipes.
  • the drawing shows a heater which is composed of two concentrically arranged rows of straight, mutually parallel pipes
  • the invention is obviously also applicable to many other heater configurations.
  • the pipes of a row may be curved
  • the pipes of a row may enclose an angle with the pipes of another row
  • the planes through the pipe rows may have all sorts of shapes and may enclose an angle with respect to each other.
  • a hot-gas reciprocating engine including a heater as a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between combustion gases and a working medium present in the engine, the improvement in combination therewith wherein said heater comprises at least two inner and outer rows of pipes, the rows of pipes being spaced apart in the direction of the gas flow thus forming an intermediate space between the rows, with passages for the combustion gases present between the pipes of eachrow, said heater further comprising within said intermediate space a mass of hollow spherical elements which elements are readily heat-radiant during operation of the engine and between which the combustion gases can flow.
  • Apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a further mass adjacent to and downstream of said outer row of pipes, said further mass being porous for permitting a flow therethrough of said combustion gas and being heat-radiant for radiating heat to the adjacent outer row of pipes.
  • a hot-gas engine including a heater which has a housing defining a central zone and an outlet radially spaced from said zone, the engine operable with a burner providing hot combustion gases which flow from said zone to said outlet, the improvement in combination therewith comprising heater tubes formed as concentric inner and outer rows generally surrounding said zone, the rows spaced apart to define between them an annular space, a mass comprising a plurality of readily heat-radiant elements situated in said annular space, with space defined between said elements through which said combustion gas can flow.
  • Apparatus according to claim 4 further comprising a further mass adjacent to and downstream of said outer row of pipes, said further mass being porous for permitting a flow therethrough of said combustion gas and being heat-radiant for radiating heat to the adjacent outer row of pipes.

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US3939657A (en) * 1974-09-05 1976-02-24 Ford Motor Company Multiple regenerators
US4129003A (en) * 1976-03-29 1978-12-12 Q Corporation Engine operated by a non-polluting recyclable fuel
US4248048A (en) * 1978-09-01 1981-02-03 Q Corporation Engine operated by a non-polluting recyclable fuel
CN100434685C (zh) * 2003-10-30 2008-11-19 独立行政法人宇宙航空研究开发机构 斯特林发动机
RU2741168C1 (ru) * 2019-12-26 2021-01-22 Публичное акционерное общество "Протон-Пермские моторы" (ПАО "Протон-ПМ") Двигатель Стирлинга с регулируемой выходной мощностью

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