| 20100064681 | Method for increasing performance of a stirling or free-piston engine - A method for improving performance of a free-piston engine, also comprising various other engines such as Stirling Engines, Ericsson engines, Stirling cryocoolers and other external combustion or hot air engines. The improvement is the inclusion of a means, such as a valve or set of valves interposed in a passageway, to contain the working fluid (gas) in the hot or expansion work area so that increased work can occur; or the improvement is by means of piston blocking a port to the working gas passageway such that working gas is contained in the work space such that increased work can occur. The improvement reduces or ideally eliminates free flow of fluid until such time in the cycle where valve or port opens and allows the fluid to flow to the passageway from one space to the other. | 03-18-2010 |
