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US 8,905,738 B2Granted
Revolving vane expander having delivery conduit arranged to control working fluid flow
AssigneeNanyang Technological University
InventorsAlison Subiantoro, Ken Shaun Yap, Kim Tiow Ooi
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Abstract
An example revolving vane expander includes a cylinder. A rotor is housed within the cylinder to establish a working chamber between the cylinder and the rotor. The rotor is eccentrically mounted relative to the cylinder. A vane is secured to the cylinder or the rotor. The vane is slidably receivable within a slot established in the other of the cylinder or the rotor. The vane is configured to link rotational movement of the cylinder and the rotor.
Claims7
A revolving vane expander comprising:
- a cylinder rotatable about an axis;
- a rotor housed within the cylinder to establish a working chamber between the rotor and the radially inner surface of the cylinder, the working chamber operative to receive and expand a working fluid, the rotor being eccentrically mounted relative to the cylinder;
- a vane secured to one of the cylinder or the rotor, the vane slidably receivable within a slot established in the other of the cylinder or the rotor, the vane configured to link rotational movement of the cylinder and the rotor;
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- a delivery conduit arranged to control flow of the working fluid, the delivery conduit having a opening, wherein rotating the rotor moves the opening between a first position and a second position, the first position permitting more of the working fluid to flow through the conduit than the second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.