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EP1306539A3
EP1306539A3 EP02023231A EP02023231A EP1306539A3 EP 1306539 A3 EP1306539 A3 EP 1306539A3 EP 02023231 A EP02023231 A EP 02023231A EP 02023231 A EP02023231 A EP 02023231A EP 1306539 A3 EP1306539 A3 EP 1306539A3
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hot gas
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Andreas Gimsa
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Enerlyt Potsdam GmbH Energie Umwelt Planung und Analytik
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Priority claimed from DE2002140750 external-priority patent/DE10240750C1/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02G1/00—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants
    • F02G1/04—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type
    • F02G1/043—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type the engine being operated by expansion and contraction of a mass of working gas which is heated and cooled in one of a plurality of constantly communicating expansible chambers, e.g. Stirling cycle type engines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02G1/00—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants
    • F02G1/04—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type
    • F02G1/043—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type the engine being operated by expansion and contraction of a mass of working gas which is heated and cooled in one of a plurality of constantly communicating expansible chambers, e.g. Stirling cycle type engines
    • F02G1/0435—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type the engine being operated by expansion and contraction of a mass of working gas which is heated and cooled in one of a plurality of constantly communicating expansible chambers, e.g. Stirling cycle type engines the engine being of the free piston type
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02G2244/00—Machines having two pistons
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02G2244/00—Machines having two pistons
    • F02G2244/50—Double acting piston machines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02G2244/00—Machines having two pistons
    • F02G2244/50—Double acting piston machines
    • F02G2244/52—Double acting piston machines having interconnecting adjacent cylinders constituting a single system, e.g. "Rinia" engines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02G2244/00—Machines having two pistons
    • F02G2244/50—Double acting piston machines
    • F02G2244/54—Double acting piston machines having two-cylinder twin systems, with compression in one cylinder and expansion in the other cylinder for each of the twin systems, e.g. "Finkelstein" engines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02G2275/00—Controls
    • F02G2275/20—Controls for preventing piston over stroke

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Pistons, Piston Rings, And Cylinders (AREA)
  • Cylinder Crankcases Of Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
  • Valve Device For Special Equipments (AREA)
  • Combustion Methods Of Internal-Combustion Engines (AREA)
  • Reciprocating Pumps (AREA)
  • Pulleys (AREA)

Abstract

Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf einen Zwei-Zyklen-Heißgasmotor mit einem Expansionskolben in einem erhitzbaren Zylinderbauteil und einem Kompressionskolben in einem kühlbaren Zylinderbauteil. Der Expansionskolben und der Kompressionskolben sind entlang einer gemeinsamen Mittelachse angeordnet.

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The invention relates to a two-cycle hot gas engine with an expansion piston in a heatable cylinder component and a compression piston in a coolable cylinder component. The expansion piston and the compression piston are arranged along a common central axis.
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EP02023231A 2001-10-24 2002-10-16 Two cycle hot gas engine Expired - Lifetime EP1306539B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (8)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE2001153772 DE10153772C1 (en) 2001-10-24 2001-10-24 Two-cycle hot gas engine has expansion and compression pistons connected in series along common central axis
DE10153772 2001-10-24
DE2002116190 DE10216190C1 (en) 2001-10-24 2002-04-05 Stirling motor for a heat engine has an expansion piston in a heatable cylinder component and a compression piston in a coolable cylinder component each fitting along a common center axis.
DE10216190 2002-04-05
DE10240347 2002-08-28
DE2002140347 DE10240347B3 (en) 2001-10-24 2002-08-28 Spiral heater for hot gas engines
DE10240750 2002-08-29
DE2002140750 DE10240750C1 (en) 2001-10-24 2002-08-29 Stirling motor for a heat engine has an expansion piston in a heatable cylinder component and a compression piston in a coolable cylinder component each fitting along a common center axis.

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EP1306539A3 true EP1306539A3 (en) 2003-10-22
EP1306539B1 EP1306539B1 (en) 2006-04-12

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JP (1) JP2003184649A (en)
AT (1) ATE323223T1 (en)
DE (1) DE50206371D1 (en)

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