ENGINE WITH EXTERNAL HEAT SUPPLY Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: power engineering. SUBSTANCE: engine comprises housing, rotor constructed as two coaxial disks with central openings, and heat generator. The disks are coupled with the output shaft through two identical gears. The disks are interconnected through thermo-sensitive members made as blades assembled with thin-walled narrow plates. One of the disks is mounted in the housing for rotation, and the other one is coupled with the housing via balls arranged in its ring groove and in longitudinal grooves which are made in the housing and are parallel to the diameter of the disk. There is an additional ball which is set in the ring groove and hollow of the rod face. The additional ball is mounted inside the housing for reciprocation and is spring-loaded with respect to the housing. The center of the ball is located at the diameter of the ring groove. The parallel grooves are arranged on both sides of the diameter. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency. 3 dwg