WO2011040828A1

WO2011040828A1 - Pressure-thermal drive

Info

Publication number: WO2011040828A1
Application number: PCT/PL2010/000100
Authority: WO
Inventors: Andrzej Rychert
Original assignee: Andrzej Rychert
Priority date: 2009-10-02
Filing date: 2010-09-29
Publication date: 2011-04-07
Also published as: PL389187A1

Abstract

The subject of the invention is a pressure-thermal drive. The drive according to the invention, as compared to other known drives powered by compressed air or gas, is different in the fact that its whole work takes place in an overpressure tank without simultaneous loss of overpressure like in the case of other drives powered by compressed air where compressed air is stored in a tank and then released into an engine or other device, for example, a pneumatic hammer. An advantage of the drive according to the invention is that it requires very little energy to work. Another advantage of the drive according to the invention is that it can drive all types of vehicles known to technology which cannot be said about, for instance, electric motors.

Description

PRESSURE-THERMAL DRIVE

Technology knows various types of drives: electric, combustion, hydraulic, etc.

The object of the invention is a pressure-thermal drive. The drive according to the invention, as compared to other known drives powered by compressed air or gas, is different in the fact that its whole work takes place in an overpressure tank without simultaneous loss of overpressure like in the case of other drives powered by compressed air where compressed air is stored in a tank and then released into an engine or other device, for example, a pneumatic hammer. An advantage of the drive according to the invention is that it requires very little energy to work. Another advantage of the drive according to the invention is that it can drive all types of vehicles known to technology. This cannot be said about, for instance, electric motors. The way of making the invention and its operation are presented in the attached drawing.

The drive according to the invention consists of the tube A placed inside the tube B. The structure of, the tube A consists of three side walls no. 1, 2 and 3. The structure of the tube B consists of two side walls no. 4 and 5, and another two walls: the top one no. 11 and the bottom one no. 12. Within the tube A between the wall no. 1 and the wall no. 2 there is an electric heater sunk in the grog. The heater and the grog together make a thermal energy battery no. 6. Within the tube A between the wall no. 1 and the wall no. 3 there is thermal insulation no. 7, for instance glass wool. Within the tube B between the wall no. 4 and the wall no. 5 there is a cooling system no. 8 (water or any other known to technology, i. g. chlorofluorocarbon). The drive according to the invention has, in its upper section, a rotary turbine no. 9. The turbine no. 9 intercepts the energy from circulation and rotation of the compressed air no. 10 and transmits it to further energy receivers.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRIVE WORKING ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION

The air is put into the tube A and B by means of compressing it until the appropriate overpressure is achieved. After the appropriate overpressure is achieved, the drive still does not work because the pressure is the same inside the tubes A and B. The drive begins working the moment when the thermal energy battery no. 6 heats up. The battery no. 6 is heated up with electric power. The battery no. 6 transmits thermal energy to the wall A2. The heated up A2 wall warms up the compressed air inside the tube A. According to physical laws, heating up compressed air must cause an increase of pressure inside tube A. An increase of pressure will cause the upward movement of the compressed air no. 10. The compressed air leaving the inside of the tube A gets into the inside of the tube B between the walls A3 and B4 where it is cooled down again and, by doing so, the pressure is lowered. The cooling down takes place via the wall B4 which is a part of the cooling system no. 8. Rapid heating and cooling of compressed air causes it to increase and decrease which, in consequence, forces the circulation of compressed air from the bottom to the top (circulation movement around the tube A). Furthermore, within the system continuous mixing of heated air with cooled air (colder) takes place. This phenomenon, according to the laws of physics, must generate rotary movement of compressed air apart from the circulatory movement. Considering the above, the movement of the compressed air within the system is circulatory-rotary movement. The energy from the compressed air movement and from the pressure (overpressure) is received by the rotary turbine (or a different one applied for this purpose) no. 9 and afterwards transmitted through the turbine to further energy receivers. Heating the wall A2 makes the inside of the tube A work as a suction-force pump.

A great advantage of the drive according to the invention is the fact that it has a thermal energy battery. A coil sunk in the grog of the power as low as 2000 W is able to heat the grog up to 800°C; heated up grog returns the energy for the next several hours. This makes the system very economical. In order to make the system more efficient an additional cooling system can be applied inside the tube B between the wall A3 and B4. Another significant feature making the system more efficient can be fitting inside the tube A in its bottom section an electric or combustion engine which will support (increase) the air movement with a rotor (propeller). If a combustion engine is fitted, its exhaust must be led outside. A petrol tank, air inlet of carburettor and air filter as well as a starter must be fitted outside. Combustion engines nowadays know to technology have an average efficiency of 30 per cent. The rest of the energy, that is 70 per cent, is lost as a result of bearings friction, crankshaft friction, etc. The energy lost as a result of friction is changes into thermal energy and become unrecoverable. Applying a combustion engine inside the tube A in the bottom section of the tube, engine efficiency will be raised from 30 per cent to approximately 100 per cent. This is due to the fact that apart from its mechanical work also its thermal energy, before being the result of loss, will be utilised. A combustion engine fitted in the drive according to the invention will be working mechanically forcing the compressed air movement. The engine will be also working as a heating coil raising pressure inside the tube A. According to the assumptions of the inventor, the taller the drive structure, the larger efficiency. In the attached drawing the following items are not included: safety valve, inlet-outlet valve, thermometer, pressure gauge, etc. Since the inclusion of these elements is not necessary for understanding of the problem. Every expert in the field will know that in the actual structure the above-listed parts are necessary for proper functioning of the drive according to the invention.

Claims

PATENT CLAIMS

1. Pressure-thermal drive according to the invention is characterised in that: it consists of the tube A which is placed inside the tube B. The structure of the tube A consists of three side walls no. 1, 2 and 3. The structure of the tube B consists of two side walls no. 4 and 5. And two more walls no. 11 in the top and no. 12 in the bottom sections. In the tube A between the wall no. 1 and the wall no. 2 there is an electric heating coil sunk in the grog (or other material accumulating thermal energy). The heater and the grog make a thermal energy battery no. 6. Inside the tube A between the wall no. 4 and the. wall no. 5 there is a cooling system no. 8, water or other type known in technology.

2. The drive according to the claim 1 is characterised in that: its work is the result of forcing pressure differences within the drive structure. Forcing pressure difference consists in rapid heating and cooling compressed air or other gas. Heating takes place inside the tube A and cooling inside the tube B.

3. The drive according to the claim 1 is characterised in that: the result of the generated pressure difference by means of temperature difference is circulatory and rotary movement of the compressed air (gas) within the drive structure. The energy of the compressed air is intercepted by the turbine no. 9 and transmitted further to other energy receivers.

4. The drive according to the claim 1 is characterised in that: inside the tube A a combustion engine can be fitted, or other engine supporting the compressed air movement. By so doing, the entire driving system can be made more efficient. From the engine working inside the tube A both mechanical and thermal energy can be obtained.