Abstract:
Verfahren zum Betreiben einer Anordnung umfassend eine rotierende Antriebsmaschine (2), wobei ein für eine Änderung einer Leistungsabgabe der Anordnung (1) charakteristischer Wert durch Messung zumindest eines Parameters und/oder Berechnung bereitgestellt wird und die rotierende Antriebsmaschine (2) in Abhängigkeit des für die Änderung der Leistungsabgabe der Anordnung charakteristischen Wertes so gesteuert und/oder geregelt wird und/oder eine Last der rotierenden Antriebsmaschine (2) in Abhängigkeit des für die Änderung der Leistungsabgabe der Anordnung charakteristischen Wertes so verändert wird, dass die Änderung der Leistungsabgabe der Anordnung im Wesentlichen ausgeglichen wird.
Abstract:
An engine comprises a rotary unit (1) and a reciprocating unit (3) coupled to a common drive (7). A first rotary unit (1) provides the induction phase of the 4-stroke cycle and passes air to the reciprocating action for the compression and combustion phases. The exhaust gases are passed to a second rotary unit (5) for the exhaust phase. Alternatively, two rotary units and two reciprocating units each having two pistons may be arranged alternately. The invention may also be utilised for improved 2-stroke engines making one power pulse per stroke.
Abstract:
An auxiliary power unit (10) for an aircraft includes a rotary intermittent internal combustion engine (12), a turbine (26) having an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet of the engine (12), the turbine (26) compounded with the engine (12), a compressor (20) having an inlet in fluid communication with an environment of the aircraft and an outlet in fluid communication with the aircraft, the compressor (20) rotatable independently of the turbine (26), an electric motor (64) drivingly engaged to the compressor (20), and a transfer generator (76) drivingly engaged to the engine (12), the transfer generator (76) and the electric motor (64) being electrically connected to allow power transfer therebetween. The compressor (20) or an additional compressor (21) may be in fluid communication with the inlet of the engine (12).
Abstract:
A rotary engine (10) has an outer body (12) having an insert (34) located in the peripheral wall (18) of the outer body (12) offset from the rotor cavity (20) such that a portion (65) of the peripheral wall (18) extends between the insert (34) and the cavity (20). The insert (34) has a pilot subchamber (72) defined therein and the portion of the peripheral wall (18) has at least one opening (68) defined therethrough in communication with at least one outlet opening (74) of the insert (34) and with the cavity (20).
Abstract:
A compound cycle engine (10) has at least one rotary unit (12) defining an internal combustion engine, a velocity turbine (26) in proximity of each unit (12), and a turbocharger (18). The exhaust port of each rotary unit (12) is in fluid communication with the flowpath of the velocity turbine (26) upstream of its rotor. The rotors of the velocity turbine (26) and of each rotary unit (12) drive a common load (16). The outlet of the compressor (20) of the turbocharger (18) is in fluid communication with the inlet port of each rotary unit (12), and the inlet of the pressure turbine (22) of the turbocharger (18) is in fluid communication with the flowpath of the velocity turbine (26) downstream of its rotor.
Abstract:
A compound cycle engine (10) has at least one rotary unit (12) defining an internal combustion engine, a velocity turbine (26) in proximity of each unit (12), and a turbocharger (18). The exhaust port of each rotary unit (12) is in fluid communication with the flowpath of the velocity turbine (26) upstream of its rotor. The rotors of the velocity turbine (26) and of each rotary unit (12) drive a common load (16). The outlet of the compressor (20) of the turbocharger (18) is in fluid communication with the inlet port of each rotary unit (12), and the inlet of the pressure turbine (22) of the turbocharger (18) is in fluid communication with the flowpath of the velocity turbine (26) downstream of its rotor.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a reciprocating piston machine, suitable for use as a hybrid engine, an electrical power generator, or a compressor, comprising a housing (12), in which a piston-driven part (28) and an electromotive part (26) are arranged, the piston-driven part (28) having a first piston (30) with a first end surface (38) and at least one second piston (32) with a second end surface (40). The first piston (30) and the at least one second piston (32) perform reciprocating movements and a working chamber (42) for a working medium lies between the first end surface (38) and the second end surface (40), said working chamber being periodically reduced and enlarged as a result of the reciprocating movements of the pistons (30, 32). The electromotive part (26) has an annular rotor (80), which can rotate in the housing (12) about a rotational axis (64) that is fixed relative to the housing. The rotor (88) surrounds the piston-driven part (28).
Abstract:
An oscillating piston engine (10) has an internal combustion engine part which has a housing part (14) in which a first and at least one second piston (20, 22) are arranged which can revolve together in the housing part (14) about a rotation axis (28) fixed in relation to the housing and which, when revolving about the rotation axis (28), perform reciprocating oscillating movements in opposition to one another about an oscillating axis (30) running perpendicularly to the rotation axis (28). The first piston (20) has a first end face (34) and the at least second piston (22) has a second end face (36) facing the first end face (34), wherein the end faces (34, 36) define a working chamber (38) in the oscillating direction of the pistons (20, 22). Adjoining the internal combustion engine part in the direction of the rotation axis (28) is an electromotive part which has at least one rotor (84, 104), which is arranged concentrically to the rotation axis (28), and which is arranged in a housing part (16) adjoining the housing part (14) of the internal combustion engine part.