US 12,281,601 B2
Heat engine
Carmel Rotschild, Haifa (IL); and Joseph Cassell, Haifa (IL)
Assigned to TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED, Haifa (IL)
Filed by TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED, Haifa (IL)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/421,132.
Application 18/421,132 is a continuation of application No. 18/024,061, previously published as PCT/IL2021/051061, filed on Aug. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/184,928, filed on May 6, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/074,485, filed on Sep. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0200474 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F01K 27/00 (2006.01); F01K 7/36 (2006.01); F01K 21/04 (2006.01); F01K 23/02 (2006.01); F01K 25/06 (2006.01); F02C 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC F01K 27/005 (2013.01) [F01K 7/36 (2013.01); F01K 21/04 (2013.01); F01K 23/02 (2013.01); F01K 25/06 (2013.01); F02C 1/04 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for converting heat to mechanical work comprising:
providing incoming heat transfer liquid (HTL) at a first temperature to a plurality of mixing chambers;
providing incoming compressed gas at a second temperature to the plurality of mixing chamber;
enabling the gas and the HTL to mix, producing a gas-and-HTL mix;
enabling the HTL in the gas-and-HTL mix to heat the gas and isothermal expansion of the gas in the gas-and-HTL mix;
limiting volume of the gas-and-HTL mix, thereby increasing pressure of the gas and causing acceleration of a flow of the gas-and-HTL mix;
causing the gas-and-HTL mix to eject through a plurality of nozzles, thereby converting the heat of the HTL to kinetic energy to cause movement of the plurality of nozzles; and
using the kinetic energy to produce mechanical work.