Abstract:
This drive unit comprises an internal combustion engine and a waste heat turbine unit wherein the energy contents of the exhaust gas are utilized. The waste heat turbine unit is provided with a rotating cylinder fashioned as a hollow member, carrying on its outside blading exposed to the exhaust gases. A medium convertible into steam is supplied by means of a device to the inside of the cylinder. This medium expands in the steam turbine unit with the generation of power.
Abstract:
An internal combustion engine adapted to be mounted on a vertical axis. The engine is preferably a two-cycle engine having a positive displacement supercharger operating on the same crankshaft as the engine and includes a flywheel mounted on double-throw arm between the bank of engine cylinders on one side and the supercharger cylinders on the other side. Provision is also made for the use of an auxiliary turbine device to use exhaust gases to augment the power developed by the engine.
Abstract:
Outlet and inlet conduits of an internal combustion engine are united in, and carry a housing enclosing a rotor spool having one turbine and one compressor wheel. A cavity in the housing, the longitudinal axis of which is substantially parallel to a middle plane through the row of engine cylinders is adapted to receive the casing of the turbocharger, and may be designed in such a manner that the casing may be slid into the housing in the axial directions, without the housing having to be removed from the engine. Alternatively, the outlet and the inlet conduits may each, per se, be collected and form one half of the housing. The halves are brought together over the rotor spool, from both ends thereof. Resilient sealing members are preferably fitted between the two halves of the housing. A second exhaust gas turbine may be connected to the exhaust conduit from the supercharger, and may be adapted to drive at the power take-off shaft of the engine, or to drive some auxiliary.
Abstract:
A new group of materials comprises intercalates of organometallic compounds in layered structures of water-insoluble salts comprised of a tetravalent metal cation and an acid phosphate, arsenate or vanadate anion. Related materials comprise intercalates of organometallic compounds in layered structures of uranyl and transuranyl phosphates, arsenates and vanadates. Intercalation hosts are represented either by the formula M(H.sub.1-y A.sub.y XO.sub.4).sub.2.nH.sub.2 O or by the formula H.sub.1-y A.sub.y TO.sub.2 XO.sub.4.nH.sub.2 O, where M is at least one tetravalent cation selected from the group consisting of zirconium, titanium, hafnium, cerium, thorium, tin, lead and germanium, A is at least one monovalent cation selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, ammonium and substituted ammonium, X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of phosphorus, arsenic and vanadium, T is at least one element selected from the group consisting of uranium and transuranic elements, "y" ranges from 0 to 1 and "n" ranges from 0 to 6. Intercalated guests comprise an organometallic cation with a transition metal to which from 2 to 6 ligands are bonded.
Abstract:
A motor vehicle drive system in which an internal combustion engine is operatively connected to a gas turbine installation. A compressor is interposed between the engine and the turbine installation so as to receive directly the exhaust gases from the piston engine and thereby prevent the development of a back pressure upon the exhaust system.
Abstract:
A bottoming cycle power system includes a turbo-expander operable to rotate a turbo-crankshaft as a flow of exhaust gas from a combustion process passes through the turbo-expander. A turbo-compressor is operable to compress the flow of exhaust gas after the exhaust gas passes through the turbo-expander. An open cycle absorption chiller system includes an absorber section operable to receive the flow of exhaust gas from the turbo-expander and to mix the flow of exhaust gas with a first refrigerant solution within the absorber section. The first refrigerant solution is operable to absorb water from the exhaust gas as the exhaust gas passes through the first refrigerant solution. The absorber section is operable to route the flow of exhaust gas to the turbo-compressor after the flow of exhaust gas has passed through the first refrigerant solution.