AUTOMOBILE ENGINE Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: road vehicles; internal combustion engines. SUBSTANCE: proposed engine has input device, compressor, combustion chamber, gas turbine and output device. Heat receiver and fuel line with nozzles and ignition devices are installed before combustion chamber. Combustion chamber houses heat-resistant insulating tip. Working turbine is separated from low-pressure chamber by means of gas labyrinth. Engine is furnished additionally with compressor mounted behind in direction of gas flow and coupled with power takeoff shaft. Heat-resistant insulating tip is made of ceramics. Invention provides high efficiency, increased service life and longevity owing to low-temperature operation, reduced usage of expensive special grade steels in manufacture of engine. EFFECT: possibility of engine operation of various fuels, reduced amount of harmful matter discharged into atmosphere. 2 cl, 1 dwg