ENGINE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATION

A system for energy conversion, the system including a closed cycle engine containing a volume of working fluid, the engine comprising a first chamber defining an expansion chamber and a second chamber defining a compression chamber each separated by a piston attached to a connection member of a pis...

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Hauptverfasser: NOTARNICOLA, Michael Robert, GANSLER, Michael Thomas, VANDEVOORDE, Kevin Michael, BELLARDI, Jason Joseph, MOOK, Joshua Tyler, AKWARA, Aigbedion, SENNOUN, Mohammed El Hacin, THOMPSON, Mary Kathryn, WAUN, Scott Douglas
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A system for energy conversion, the system including a closed cycle engine containing a volume of working fluid, the engine comprising a first chamber defining an expansion chamber and a second chamber defining a compression chamber each separated by a piston attached to a connection member of a piston assembly, and wherein the engine comprises a heater body in thermal communication with the first chamber, and further wherein the engine comprises a cold side heat exchanger in thermal communication with the second chamber, and wherein a third chamber is defined within the piston, wherein the third chamber is in selective flow communication with the first chamber, the second chamber, or both.