ENGINE FOR RECUPERATIVE DRIVE Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: manufacture of engines; devices of car power units, power plants and engines with closed cycle. SUBSTANCE: engine has working cylinders 1 which are arranged radially in common unit and their hot chambers 4 are directed to the center; heater 2 which is common for all cylinders is located in the center between hot chambers. Unit is revolving and is mounted on power takeoff shaft 28; mechanism for converting the liquid displacement energy into rotation of shaft is made in form of tangential nozzles 15 of reaction turbine secured to the unit. Pistons 3 and 12 are mounted on common rod 11 and stroke forming mechanism is made in form of pusher 10 connected with common rod and engageable with working surface of profiled ring 9 mounted rotatably and connected with unit through planetary train in form of peripheral internal gear rim, satellites and fixed sun wheel. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 2 cl, 3 dwg