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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Charles L. Bennett, Livermore, CA (US);
Inventor:
Charles L. Bennett, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 41/04 (2006.01); F02F 3/00 (2006.01); F01L 11/02 (2006.01); F01L 3/00 (2006.01); F01L 21/02 (2006.01); F01L 3/20 (2006.01); F02B 75/40 (2006.01); F02B 1/04 (2006.01); F02B 75/32 (2006.01); F01L 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 21/02 (2013.01); F02B 2275/36 (2013.01); F02B 75/40 (2013.01); F02B 1/04 (2013.01); F02B 41/04 (2013.01); F02B 75/32 (2013.01); F01L 3/205 (2013.01); F01L 7/02 (2013.01); F01L 2101/00 (2013.01); F01L 2820/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
An engine based on a reciprocating piston engine that extracts work from pressurized working fluid. The engine includes a double reed outlet valve for controlling the flow of low-pressure working fluid out of the engine. The double reed provides a stronger force resisting closure of the outlet valve than the force tending to open the outlet valve. The double reed valve enables engine operation at relatively higher torque and lower efficiency at low speed, with lower torque, but higher efficiency at high speed.