Steam enhanced double piston cycle engine
AssigneeTour Engine, Inc.
InventorsBenjamin H. Tour, Oded Tour
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Abstract
A steam enhanced dual piston cycle engine utilizes a unique dual piston apparatus that includes: a first cylinder housing a first piston therein, wherein the first piston performs only intake and compression strokes; a second cylinder housing an inner power piston that forms an inner internal chamber of the second cylinder, and either a ring-shaped outer power piston surrounding the inner power piston, wherein the outer power piston forms an outer internal chamber of the second cylinder and is configured to convert engine heat into additional work, and/or an outer boiler which is configured to produce steam to be converted into additional work.
Claims26
A dual piston apparatus for use in a combustion engine, comprising:
- a first cylinder housing a first piston therein, wherein the first piston performs only intake and compression strokes;
- a second cylinder housing a second piston therein, wherein the second piston performs only power and exhaust strokes;
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- a third piston also contained in the second cylinder and coupled to the second piston, wherein the third piston utilizes heat energy generated by the second piston to perform additional power strokes.
A dual piston apparatus for use in a combustion engine, comprising:
- a first cylinder housing a first piston therein, wherein the first piston performs only intake and compression strokes, wherein the first piston comprises:
- a disc-shaped inner compression piston forming an inner internal chamber of the first cylinder;
- a ring-shaped outer compression piston, coupled to and surrounding the disc-shaped inner compression piston, wherein said outer compression piston forms an outer internal chamber of the first cylinder;
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- a second cylinder housing a second piston therein, wherein the second piston performs only power and exhaust strokes.
A dual piston apparatus for use in a combustion engine, comprising:
- a first cylinder housing a disc-shaped inner compression piston and a ring-shaped outer compression piston, wherein said inner and outer compression pistons perform only intake and compression strokes and wherein said inner compression piston forms an inner internal chamber of the first cylinder and said outer compression piston forms an outer internal chamber of the first cylinder;
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- a second cylinder housing a disc-shaped inner combustion piston and a ring-shaped outer power piston, wherein said inner combustion piston and outer power piston perform only power and exhaust strokes and wherein said inner combustion piston forms a first internal chamber of the second cylinder and said outer power piston forms a second internal chamber of the second cylinder.
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