WILLIAM A LYNCH
Engineering in Cohasset, MA
License number
Massachusetts 18626
Issued Date
Apr 24, 1999
Type
Engineer in Training
Address
Address
Cohasset, MA 02025
Professional information
Metal Fuel Combustion And Energy Conversion System
US Patent:
7900453, Mar 8, 2011
Filed:
Sep 5, 2007
Appl. No.:
11/900142
Inventors:
William A. Lynch - Cohasset MA, US
Neal A. Sondergaard - Severna Park MD, US
Neal A. Sondergaard - Severna Park MD, US
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC
International Classification:
F01K 13/00
US Classification:
60645, 60670
Abstract:
A metal fuel combustion system and method for producing energy. The energy may be used to drive a water vessel such as a submarine. The system and method comprises a combustion device having inner and outer combustion chambers. The metal fuel comprises aluminum, magnesium, and silicon, and is preferably in the form MgAlSi, and is preferably burnt using water as an oxidant. The byproduct of and the metal oxide byproduct is MgAlSiO, which has an appearance and consistency similar to basaltic sea sand. In addition to the combustion device, the system may include additional energy producing elements such as fuel cells, thermoelectric cells, and photovoltaic cells.
Magnetic Field Enhanced Metal Fuel Combustion
US Patent:
7963115, Jun 21, 2011
Filed:
Sep 29, 2008
Appl. No.:
12/286275
Inventors:
Neal A. Sondergaard - Severna Park MD, US
William A. Lynch - Cohasset MA, US
William A. Lynch - Cohasset MA, US
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC
International Classification:
F01K 13/00
US Classification:
60645, 60670, 123536
Abstract:
A magnetic flux enhanced metal fuel combustion system and method for producing energy. The energy may be used to drive a water vessel such as a submarine. The system and method includes a ring-shaped coil of an electromagnet surrounding a combustion chamber. The electromagnet produces a magnetic flux within the combustion chamber that limits contact between charged combustion particles and the sidewalls of the chamber, thereby enhancing the combustion of metallic fuels.