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US 7,008,200 B2Granted
Gerotor apparatus for a quasi-isothermal brayton cycle engine
AssigneesThe Texas A&M University System, StarRotor Corporation
InventorsMark T. Holtzapple, George A. Rabroker, Thomas J. Beck, Mark Ehsani, Matthew M. Whiteacre, Michael Kyle Ross, Gary P. Noyes
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, a gerotor apparatus includes an outer gerotor having an outer gerotor chamber, an inner gerotor, at least a portion of which is disposed within the outer gerotor chamber, and a synchronizing apparatus operable to control the rotation of the inner gerotor relative to the outer gerotor. The inner gerotor includes one or more entrance passages operable to communicate a lubricant into the outer gerotor chamber.
Claims7
A gerotor apparatus, comprising:
- an inner gerotor;
- an outer gerotor comprising an outer gerotor chamber and an outer perimeter;
- wherein the outer perimeter comprises a first opening coupled to the outer gerotor chamber, gas disposed within the outer gerotor chamber exiting the outer gerotor through the first opening;
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- a synchronizing system operable to control the rotation of the inner gerotor relative to the outer gerotor, the synchronizing system including an alignment plate and a cam plate.
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