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US 8,572,969 B1Granted
Method for increasing the efficiency of a steam engine and apparatus therefor
OwnerWilliam Parrish Horneinventor
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Abstract
A steam engine receives steam from a boiler which is heated by hot gas produced by a burner. The flue gas from the boiler is used to heat the body of the steam engine. The body of the steam engine has a plurality of passages which are shaped and dimensioned to receive and pass the flue gas, so that the flue gas heats the body, and thereby increases the power and efficiency of the steam engine.
Claims20
A method for increasing the efficiency of a steam engine, comprising;
- (a) providing a boiler which produces steam;
- (b) providing a burner which produces hot gas which heats said boiler, said hot gas exiting said boiler as flue gas through a flue gas outlet;
- (c) providing a steam engine having a body and a flue gas inlet;
- (d) providing a conduit connected between said flue gas outlet and said flue gas inlet;
- and,
- (e) passing said flue gas through said conduit so that said flue gas is directed toward and heats said body of said steam engine.
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A steam engine system, comprising:
- a boiler which produces steam;
- a burner which produces hot gas which heats said boiler, said hot gas exiting said boiler as flue gas through a flue gas outlet;
- a steam engine having a body and a flue gas inlet;
- and,
- a conduit connected between said flue gas outlet and said flue gas inlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.