Rotary engine, parts thereof, and methods
AssigneeAstron Aerospace LLC
InventorMatthew T. Riley
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Abstract
The instant invention includes systems for and methods of maximizing efficiencies in an internal combustion engine while minimizing costs and weight for the same and while also minimizing maintenance requirements for the same. Such systems include a compression assembly for compressing fluid to a desired pressure for combustion (such as above 220 psi) and a combustion assembly configured to receive at least a portion of the compressed volume of air for each power stroke. In this way, the power stroke of the engine is independent of the compression stroke of the engine, thereby eliminating or otherwise minimizing transitional losses associated with the same.
Claims20
An internal combustion engine comprising:
- a compression assembly that is configured to compress working fluid;
- and
- a combustion assembly that is configured to generate power from expansion of the working fluid,
- wherein a rotor of said compression assembly and/or a rotor of said combustion assembly controls the fluid flow out of the compression assembly and/or into the combustion assembly;
- and
- wherein an isolator rotor of said combustion assembly is used to control the fluid flow into said compression assembly.
An internal combustion engine comprising:
- a compression assembly that is configured to compress working fluid;
- and
- a combustion assembly that is configured to generate power from expansion of the working fluid,
- wherein a rotor of said compression assembly and/or a rotor of said combustion assembly controls the fluid flow out of the compression assembly and/or into the combustion assembly;
- and
- wherein steam is utilized within said compression and/or combustion assemblies for sealing and/or cooling purposes.
An internal combustion engine comprising:
- a compression assembly that is configured to compress working fluid;
- and
- a combustion assembly that is configured to generate power from expansion of the working fluid,
- wherein a rotor of said compression assembly and/or a rotor of said combustion assembly controls the fluid flow out of the compression assembly and/or into the combustion assembly;
- wherein exhaust is recycled into an intake of the engine;
- and
- wherein the engine utilizes hydrogen fuel, the engine further comprising an electrolyzer that recycles exhaust gases back to an intake to produce hydrogen from exhaust vapors to be used as fuel for the engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.