System and method for energy conversion
AssigneeTechnion Research & Development Foundation Limited
InventorsYehuda AGNON, Guy RAMON, Carlos DOSORETZ
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Abstract
According to an aspect of some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a method for converting energy. The method comprises receiving energy from an external source, using the received energy for inducing a mass exchange process to release thermodynamic energy, and converting the thermodynamic energy directly into electrical energy at sufficient amount for performing work therewith. In some embodiments of the present invention, a portion of the released energy is converted to a pressure wave, and the mechanical energy constituted by the pressure wave is converted to non-mechanical energy.
Claims21
A method of material separation, comprising:
- introducing a fluid medium having at least a first substance and a second substance into an acoustic resonator;
- and
- generating a pressure wave in said resonator, to form within said resonator a region of high concentration of said first substance and a region of low concentration of said first substance.
A system for material separation, comprising:
- an acoustic resonator configured for receiving a fluid medium of at least a first substance and a second substance;
- a pressure wave source for generating a pressure wave in said resonator, to form within said resonator a region of high concentration of said first substance and a region of low concentration of said first substance.
A thermoacoustic system, comprising:
- a resonator having therein at least one thermoacoustic engine under a temperature gradient;
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- a phase-exchange device configured for forming across said thermoacoustic engine a concentration gradient of a first substance in gaseous medium contained by said resonator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.