External heat engine for sustainable and reliable power

外部热机提供可持续、可靠的电力

• 批准号: 516237-2017
• 负责人: MacDonald, Brendan
• 金额: $ 9.07万
• 依托单位: University of Ontario Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Idea to Innovation
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=618556
• 关键词: External; heat; engine; sustainable; reliable

The goal of the proposed project is to harness two new technological enhancements to develop a commercially viable external heat engine. The first is to implement a cam with a pin groove, to enable the heat engine to follow the optimal thermodynamic cycles and substantially increase the efficiency. The second is an embedded piston design, that facilitates a more compact design and a shorter regenerator pathway. External heat engines can be fuelled by a wide range of heat sources, including solar thermal and biomass, making them both sustainable and robust power sources, for which there is currently a high market demand. We have built a working prototype of our external heat engine with one of the enhancements incorporated; however, there are technical challenges remaining as well as proof-of-concept validation testing required before we have a commercially viable product. The targeted research and proof-of-concept testing proposed here will lead to the development of a competitive and proven engine, which is necessary to engage investors, in keeping with the I2I Phase I program.

拟议项目的目的是利用两种新的技术增强功能来开发商业上可行的外部热发动机。首先是实现带有销凹槽的凸轮，使热发动机能够遵循最佳的热力学周期并大大提高效率。第二个是一种嵌入式活塞设计，可促进更紧凑的设计和更短的再生途径。包括太阳能热和生物量在内的广泛的热源可以为外部供热发动机提供助长，这使它们既可持续又强大的电源，目前市场需求很高。我们已经建立了外部热发动机的工作原型，其中包括其中一种增强功能。但是，在我们拥有商业上可行的产品之前，需要存在技术挑战以及概念验证验证测试。此处提出的有针对性的研究和概念验证测试将导致开发具有竞争性和验证的引擎，这对于与I2I阶段I计划保持一致，这对于吸引投资者是必不可少的。