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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1999
Charles Michael Staehle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Submersible Systems Technology, Inc., Rivera Beach, FL (US);
Abstract
A closed-cycle heat engine system that operates within a sealed, gas tight enclosure uses CO,, water vapor and O,in the intake and compression cycles, injecting fuel to promote combustion and using the high temperature and pressure product CO,and water vapor as the post combustion working gas. By controlling the individual partial pressures of the O,and CO,in the enclosure and allowing H,O vapor to exist in saturation within the enclosure the gamma value of the ingested gas can be controlled to meet engine design and operating requirements. Excess CO,produced by combustion is compressed, removed from the enclosure, liquefied and stored in a separate tank. Noncondensable gasses are returned to the engine enclosure where they are recycled to promote system efficiency. Excess water produced by combustion is also removed from the enclosure and stored in a separate tank.