Inventors:
Jonathan M. Protz - Durham NC, US
William G. Gardner - Durham NC, US
Justin W. Jaworski - Tampa FL, US
Andrew P. Camacho - Miami FL, US
Hardy S. Shen - Durham NC, US
David J. Fields - Burke VA, US
Stefan Oliver Pelekies - , US
International Classification:
F01K 19/08, F01K 25/00, F28D 15/00
US Classification:
60651, 60670, 60654, 16510419
Abstract:
Heat engines suitable for large-scale or micro-scale fabrication supply power from a power turbine. The power turbine is driven in part by an ejector in which a working fluid is utilized as a motive flow. Fuel utilized for combustion may also be utilized as a phase-changing working fluid and as the motive flow driving the ejector. Heat exchangers particularly suitable for micro-scale implementation are also disclosed.