Patent Application
20140345264
1. Field of Invention
A present invention relates to a rotary engine that uses air pressure as an energy source.
2. Description of Related Art
Internal combustion engines are common and are the most prevalent used engines in modern society. Internal combustible engines typically utilize hydrocarbon fuel as a energy source. It is well known hydrocarbon fuels are limited in nature and have some negative aspects associated with them. In particular the price of hydrocarbon fuels has been steadily increasing over the years and the environment is suffering due to the high usage of hydrocarbon fuels for transportation and energy generation. Consequently it would be advantageous to replace the hydrocarbon engine in order to avoid further environmental harm and high costs associated with hydrocarbon fuel.
The present invention relates to a rotary engine system powered by pressurized air comprising: a pressure chamber, where pressure chamber includes a furnace beneath the pressure chamber; a rotary engine, where the rotary engine receives pressurized air from the pressure chamber; a rotary compressor, where the rotary engine and rotary compressor share a drive shaft, the rotary compressor creates compressed air that is transmitted to the pressure chamber; a buffer chamber, where the buffer chamber receives the compressed air prior to transfer into the pressure chamber; and a control the control module, where module controls functions related to the rotary engine, pressure chamber and buffer chamber.
The present invention relates to an external heat computer-controlled pressure driven ball rotary engine. In particular, the present invention discloses a ball rotary engine that receives power from heated air pressure.
Atmospheric air is drawn through a filter, compressed by a compressor and expelled under pressure to a pressure-buffer chamber, which maintains a constant pressure controlled by a pressure relief valve and releases into a pressure expansion chamber. The pressure in the pressure expansion chamber remains equal to the pressure of the pressure buffer chamber, but the volume is expanded by a factor of ten by heat from a furnace. This expanded pressure volume is channeled to a rotor of the ball rotary engine through a manual control valve and a computer control valve and through a control assembly housing to a rotor vane and a reverse pressure flap valve forcing the engine to rotate. The ball rotary engine is composed of two or more rotors offset for perfect balance in different expansion chambers insuring that a constant, steady, expanding pressure is applied to the rotator vanes. When the rotor vanes reach 45 degrees from top center a pressure sensor sending pressure information to a control module compares data from the buffer pressure sensor sending an electrical current closing a solenoid valve shutting off the pressure to the pressure expansion chamber allowing for the expanding pressure to drive the rotor vanes to complete the cycle.
In reference to
Tubes 25.
An Air Pressure Input Tube 32 leads from a One-Way Check Valve 33a into the Pressure Chamber 20 from a Buffer Chamber 40 as depicted in
Other components integrated into the system according to the present invention includes a Rotary Housing 60 as depicted in
The Housing Cover 73 covers a Control Assembly Housing 70. The Compressor 80 includes Rotary Compressor Vanes 81a, 81b and a Drive Shaft 84, which drives a Compressor Rotor 83. Although labeled as two elements, in the embodiment, Drive Shaft 63 and Drive Shaft 84 in fact comprise a single drive shaft shared by the compressor 73 and Rotary Housing 60. As shown, the pressure from the Compressor 80 is released through a one-way Check Valve 33b to Buffer Chamber 40. Further components of the Compressor 80 include the Pressure to Chamber 87 and Pressure Valve 85. Air 82 circulating in the Compressor 80 is released, in part, to the Pressure Chamber 87, which keeps Pressure Valve 85 in operational position. Air intake 89 is also shown which provides air intake into the Compressor 80. The Control Assembly Housing 70 provides a control mechanism for both the Compressor 80 and Rotary Housing 60.
The present invention provides a compressed air-pressure driven engine derived from expanded compressed air as opposed to using a hydrocarbon source. Use of this rotary engine is therefore capable of eliminating hydrocarbon reciprocating engines and reducing dependence on hydrocarbon fuels. The instant invention has been shown and described in what it considers to be the most practical and preferred embodiments. It is recognized, however, that departures may be made from within the scope of the invention and that obvious modifications may occur to a person skilled in the art.
