Externally Heated Valve Engine

A New Approach to Piston Engines

verfasst von: Zbyszko Kazimierski, Jerzy Wojewoda

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buchreihe : Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering

Enthalten in: Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" , Springer Professional "Technik"

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This book reports on a novel approach for generating mechanical energy from different, external heat sources using the body of a typical piston engine with valves. By presenting simple yet effective numerical models, the authors show how this new approach, which combines existing internal combustion technology with a lubrication system, is able to offer an economic solution to the problem of mechanical energy generation in piston engines. Their results also show that a stable heat generation process can be guaranteed outside of the engine. The book offers a detailed report on physical and numerical models of 4-stroke and 2-stroke versions of the EHVE together with different models of heat exchange, valves and results of their simulations. It also delivers the test results of an engine prototype run in laboratory conditions. By presenting a novel theoretical framework and providing readers with extensive knowledge of both the advantages and challenges of the method, this book is expected to inspire academic researchers, advanced PhD students and professionals in their search for more effective solutions to the problem of renewable energy generation.

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Frontmatter

Chapter 1. Introduction

Abstract

The Externally Heated Valve Engine, further on referred to as the EHVE, and its continuous development are described here. External heating, i.e., when heat energy is delivered from outside, was an important task in designing machines able to generate mechanical energy in different applications. The idea of the EHVE aims at a possible use of any kind of heat coming from, e.g., burning fuels or wastes through solar to nuclear energy. Additionally, as most of historical and present devices applying external heating are technologically complicated, we have decided to apply a typical, well developed piston engine with internal combustion in the EHVE design, which may result in easier implementation of the EHVE. Such a technology involving a piston-cylinder set in connection with a standard crankshaft does not need to resign from typical oil lubrication, which is the main disadvantage of other machines using external heating.