Claims
- 1. A compressor comprising:
- a. a rotor mounted for rotation;
- b. a continuous fluid passage within said rotor providing:
- i. alternately outwardly and inwardly extending fluid passage portions for alternately compressing and expanding a working fluid flowing therein;
- ii. an outwardly extending fluid passage means communicating downstream of the downward end of the alternately outwardly and inwardly extending fluid passage portion;
- iii. a peripheral portion of the fluid passage communicating downstream of the outward end of the outwardly extending fluid passage means;
- c. a heat exchange means carried by said rotor and providing for heat exchange between fluid entering and leaving said outwardly extending fluid passage means.
- 2. The compressor of claim 1 wherein said heat exchange means provides for heat addition into the working fluid flowing within said inwardly extending fluid passage portion.
- 3. The compressor of claim 1 wherein said heat exchange means provides for heat addition into the working fluid flowing within the outwardly extending fluid passage portion.
- 4. The compressor of claim 1 wherein an exit comprising a nozzle is provided for said working fluid from said rotor.
- 5. The thermodynamic compressor of claim 1 wherein said peripheral passage is approximately parallel with the rotor axis.
- 6. The thermodynamic compressor of claim 1 wherein said heat exchange means comprises a heat conductive rotor member to transfer heat from the fluid within the peripheral passage into the fluid within the inwardly extending fluid passage portion.
- 7. The thermodynamic compressing means of claim 1 wherein a rotating member (second rotor) with inwardly extending working fluid passages is provided downstream of said exit (exits) to receive said working fluid, with said rotating member being mounted for rotation.
- 8. The thermodynamic apparatus of claim 1 wherein a heat addition heat exchanger means is provided within said rotating member.
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part application of "Thermodynamic Machine", Ser. No. 675,304, filed 4-9-76, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,060,989, and a continuation-in-part of "Turbine with Regeneration," Ser. No. 600,312, filed 7-30-75, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,986,361.
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