• DocumentCode
    3387428
  • Title

    A high-efficiency energy conversion system

  • Author

    Belcher, Alan E.

  • Author_Institution
    70 South Main St., Waterbury, VT, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    11-16 Aug 1996
  • Firstpage
    690
  • Abstract
    Introduces a fundamentally new method for converting pressure into rotative motion. An historical background is given. An idealized nonturbine Brayton cycle manometric engine and associated equations are described. Salient features are explained, together with suggested applications
  • Keywords
    direct energy conversion; heat engines; pumps; thermodynamics; Brayton cycle manometric engine; high-efficiency energy conversion system; idealized nonturbine Brayton cycle; manometric pump; pressure to rotative motion conversion; thermodynamics; Air pollution; Energy conversion; Equations; Fuel economy; Global warming; Heat engines; Power generation economics; Pumps; Spirals; Thermodynamics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1996. IECEC 96., Proceedings of the 31st Intersociety
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • ISSN
    1089-3547
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3547-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IECEC.1996.553781
  • Filename
    553781