WO2008099046A1

WO2008099046A1 - Explosion, phase, heat and buoyancy engine

Info

Publication number: WO2008099046A1
Application number: PCT/FI2007/000084
Authority: WO
Inventors: Mauno Reiala
Original assignee: Mauno Reiala
Priority date: 2007-02-14
Filing date: 2007-04-03
Publication date: 2008-08-21
Also published as: CN101646862A; WO2008099045A1

Abstract

Explosion, phase, heat and buoyancy engines are provided with buoyant belts (3) with cylinders (6), which have been fastened one after the other by means of joints (9) or equivalent and provided with walls (7) moving by pressure; and the movement of the buoyant belt (3) is taken up by means of, for instance, an electric generator placed at the upper axle (5) or a geothermal heat pump compressor; and at the lower axle (4) there is a feeder (9) for fuel-air mixture extending up to the cylinder (1); and at the upper axle (5) there is an exhaust device for exhaust gases (10), e.g. an exhaust valve, and under the wall (7) of the cylinder (1) there is a bottom stopper (11) automatically moving up and down in synchrony with the cylinders; and the hot exhaust gases are redirected, within the fuel-oxygen mixture, to the cylinder (1) or to heat up the phase engine or the heat engine. In the bottom stopper (11), a feeder for fuel (9) may be placed to inject fuel into the cylinder (1) through, for instance, the wall (7). The chemical in the cylinder of the phase engine may be, for instance, CCI2F-CCIF2, vaporizing in 47.6 degrees Centigrade, and the exhaust gases may be utilized to vaporize it. The injection of fuel and the redirection of exhaust gases to the cylinder or the heating chamber can be arranged through the lower axle (4) or the bottom stopper (11). Combined, the engines may make up a power plant, about 8 meters in depth and about 40 meters in width in, for instance, a lake. The electricity produced by the engines can be led to an electrolysis apparatus, known in itself, designed to produce hydrogen, and the gaseous oxygen forming as a side product can be mixed with the engine fuel. The engines can utilize high temperature solar heat produced in a multi lens power plant.

Description

Explosion and boyancy engine

The invention refers to an explosion, phase, heat and buoyancy engine developed on the basis of a buoyancy engine as defined in patent claim PCT/FI2007/000035. Powered by, for example, natural gas and bio fuels it rotates, for instance, an electric generator or a geothermal heat pump compressor. These types of engines can be used to assemble, at a favourable price, a power plant for the production of electricity and hydrogen.

A compression pressure necessary and suitable for the cylinders of an explosion, phase, heat and buoyancy engine automatically develops at the depth of about 8 meters. The pressure developing in the engine cylinders, being manifold should push the cylinders upwards, and the energy contained in hot exhaust gases should be put to use.

Survey on energy produced by engines operating together:

Total utilizable energy = Wtot is made up as follows:

Torsion energy of the explosion engine = Wte

Buoyancy energy of the explosion engine = Wbe Torsion energy of the phase engine = Wtph

Buoyancy energy of the phase engine = Wbph

Torsion energy of the heat engine = Wth

Buoyancy energy of the heat engine = Wbh i.e. Wtot = Wte + Wbe + Wtph + Wbph + Wth + Wbh Energy content of the fuel injected to the engine = Wf

On grounds of known facts and calculations Wtot > Wf.

According to the book Autotekniikan perusteet 2 (Basics of Automotive Engineering

2), page 92, the energy of fuel Wf brought into an internal combustion spark-ignited engine is divided as follows: 35 per cent on exhaust gases, 20 per cent on cooling liquid, 20 per cent as radiation to the environment; and utilizable on crankshaft Wtot

= 25 per cent.

The resistance to flow at a buoyant belt is comparatively small, and the energy contained in hot exhaust gases is put to use. The structure of these engines is fairly simple; there are few moving parts, the material of which can even be plastic. The engines run, unlike traditional combustion engines, on several fuels. Petrol and ethanol mixtures, for instance, as well as natural gas and bio fuels can be used at reasonable cost.

The engine modules can be used to assemble, at a favourable price, big buoyancy power plants producing both electricity and through electrolysis hydrogen, whereby gaseous oxygen is formed that can be utilized in the engines. Big power plants and engines necessary in industry and agriculture can be placed, for instance, in a lake and a water tank. Likewise small engines used to produce electricity for summerhouses. Each type of engine can be operated on its own or in combinations. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions causing the greenhouse effect is relatively small.

The purpose of the invention is to develop an engine in which the above defects have been removed and the above advantages obtained.

Hereunder the invention is described in more detail with reference to the enclosed drawing FIG 1 showing an application of the engine of the invention.

In an explosion, phase, heat and buoyancy engine there is a buoyant belt (3) or equivalent with compartments (1) formed from cylinders (6), which have been fastened one after the other with joints (8) or equivalent; and the cylinders (6) are provided with walls (7) or equivalent moving by pressure, and the movement of the buoyant belt (3) is taken up by means of a device utilizing torsion and capacity, such as an electric generator or equivalent combined with the axle (5), e.g. a geothermal heat pump compressor; and/or a feeder apparatus (9) or equivalent for fuel and/or fuel-air mixture or equivalent is placed at the lower axle (4) or equivalent, the said feeder apparatus extending up to the cylinder (1); and/or the apparatus is provided with a separate pressure chamber where the combustion and/or the explosion of fuel and/or the vaporization and/or the heating up of matter occurs. And the feeding of fuel or equivalent into the cylinder (1) occurs at the lowest point of the buoyant belt (3); and at the upper axle (5) or equivalent there is an exhaust device (10) for exhaust gases or equivalent, e.g. an exhaust valve; and below the cylinder (1) under the wall (7) or equivalent there is a bottom stopper (11) or equivalent, e.g. a rod moving up and down by hydraulics or pressurized air, and its movement is synchronized so as to automatically follow the rate of rotation of the lower axle (4); and/or the hot exhaust gases or equivalent are redirected, together with the fuel-oxygen mixture or equivalent, into the cylinder (1) or equivalent and/or led underneath and/or by the side of the cylinder (1) of the phase engine and/or the heat engine or equivalent, e.g. to a heating chamber or equivalent formed next to one wall, and/or the exhaust chamber for exhaust gases is provided with a heat exchanger, known in itself, for the incoming air or equivalent.

A feeder of fuel (9) or equivalent may be placed in the bottom stopper (11) so as to inject fuel or equivalent into the cylinder (1) or equivalent through, for instance, the wall (7) or equivalent.

In the cylinder (1) there may be a booster of expansion force or rate or equivalent, such as a lever device and/or a device maintaining the expansion. The chemical in the cylinder of the phase engine may be CCI2F-CCIF2, vaporizing at 47.6 degrees Centigrade, or equivalent, and the exhaust gases or equivalent can be led through, for instance, the lower axle (4) or equivalent and/or the bottom stopper (11) to the heating chamber formed under the cylinder so as to heat the cylinder; and the removal of the gas from the heating chamber is provided through, for example, an exhaust valve opening up at the uppermost point. At the upper end, the cooling of the cylinder and/or the heating chamber can be provided by means of water, temperature 0 degrees Centigrade, or equivalent.

In the engine there may be a control device for mechanical and/or electronic control of the operation of the fuel feeding apparatus (9) and/or the ignition device and/or the exhaust device (10) and/or the booster and /or the device maintaining the expansion and/or the bottom stopper (11) and/or equivalent. The buoyant belt (3) or equivalent can be arranged so as to move up and down in the buoyant liquid like water.

Combined, the engines may make up a power plant, 8 meters in depth and 40 meters in width in, for instance, a lake. The electricity produced by the engines can be led to an electrolysis apparatus designed to produce hydrogen, known in itself, and the gaseous oxygen forming as a side product can be mixed with the fuel used in the engine and/or equivalent, such as a recyclable exhaust gas. The engines can utilize solar heat, for instance high-temperature heat produced in a multi lens power plant, known in itself.

Claims

PATENT CLAIMS:

An explosion, phase, heat and buoyancy engine provided with an ascending buoyant belt (3) or equivalent with compartments (1) made up of cylinders (6) or equivalent, which have been successively fastened with joints (8) or equivalent, the cylinders (6) having walls (7) or equivalent that move by pressure; and the movement of the buoyant belt (3) is taken up by means of a device utilizing torsion and capacity, such as an electric generator placed at the axle (5) or equivalent, such as a geothermal heat pump compressor; and/or there is a feeder (9) or equivalent for fuel and/or a fuel-air mixture or equivalent at the lower axle (4) or equivalent, the feeder extending up to the cylinder (1); and/or the apparatus is provided with a separate pressure chamber where the combustion and/or the explosion of fuel and/or the vaporization and/or the heating up of matter occurs; and the feeding of fuel or equivalent into the cylinder (1) has been provided at the lowest point of the buoyant belt (3); and the at the upper axle (5) or equivalent there is an exhaust device (10) for exhaust gases or equivalent, e.g. an exhaust valve, characterized in that below the cylinder (1) under the wall (7) or equivalent there is a bottom stopper (11) or equivalent, e.g. a rod moving up and down by hydraulics or pressurized air, the movement being synchronized so as to automatically follow the rate of rotation of the lower axle (4); and/or the hot exhaust gases or equivalent are redirected, within the fuel-oxygen mixture or equivalent, into the cylinder (1) or equivalent and/or led under and/or by the cylinder (1) of the phase engine and/or the heat engine or equivalent, e.g. a heating chamber or equivalent formed by the side of one wall, and/or the exhaust chamber for exhaust gases is provided with a heat exchanger or equivalent for the incoming air or equivalent, known in itself.

2. An engine as defined in claim 1, characterized in that in the bottom stopper (11) there is a feeder of fuel (9) or equivalent, arranged so as to inject fuel or equivalent to the cylinder (1) or equivalent through, for instance the wall (7) or equivalent.

3. An engine as defined in patent claims 1 and/or 2, characterized in that there is a booster of the expansion force or rate or equivalent in the cylinder (1), such as a lever device and/or a device maintaining the expansion.

4. An engine as defined in claims 1 and/or 2 and/or 3, characterized in that the chemical in the cylinder of the phase motor is CCI2F-CCIF2, vaporizing at 47.6 degrees Centigrade, or equivalent and that the exhaust gases or equivalent are led through the lower axle (4) or equivalent and/or the bottom stopper (11) to, for instance, the heating chamber formed under the cylinder so as to heat up the cylinder; and that the removal of the gas from the heating chamber is provided, for instance, through an exhaust valve opening up at the uppermost point.

5. An engine as defined in claims 1 and/or 2 and/or 3 and/or 4, characterized in that at the upper end, the cooling of the cylinder and/or the heating chamber is provided by means of water, temperature 0 degrees Centigrade, or equivalent.

6. An engine as defined in any of the above claims, characterized in that it is provided with a control device for mechanical and/or electrical control of the operation of the fuel feeder (9) and/or the ignition device and/or the exhaust device (10) and/or the booster and/or the device maintaining the expansion and /or the bottom stopper (11) and/or equivalent.

7. An engine as defined in any of the above claims, characterized in that the buoyant belt (3) or equivalent is arranged so as to move up and down in the buoyant liquid, such as water,

8. Engines as defined in any of the above claims, characterized in that, combined, they make up a power plant, about 8 meters in depth and about 40 meters in width in, for instance, a lake.

9. An engine as defined in any of the above claims, characterized in that the electricity produced by it is led to an electrolysis apparatus designed to produce hydrogen, known in itself; and the gaseous oxygen forming as a side product is mixed with the fuel or equivalent, such as a recyclable exhaust gas,

10. An engine as defined in any of the above claims, characterized in that it is arranged so as to utilize solar heat, such as high temperature heat produced in a multi lens power plant, known in itself.