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Brayton cycle engine.. attn Henry Crun.
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 8:52 pm
by John Hill
For you Henry, here is a link to a lot of information on the Brayton cycle engines...
http://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=115633
Re: Brayton cycle engine.. attn Henry Crun.
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 9:15 pm
by henry crun
Aawww - luvverly, thanks ever so much Uncle John.
I did once have the original patent, showing all. A jolly good method, previous to the invention of that brutal internal combustion thing, which of course runs faster and generates lots more power.
My interest in the Brayton cycle engines was the thought that one might make a small candle-powered device for demo purposes. Extension to real applications like geothermal are possible but it gets very complicated with heat exchangers and what-have-you.
Re: Brayton cycle engine.. attn Henry Crun.
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:24 pm
by John Hill
I was particularly interested in the comment that the typical ration between pump and expansion displacement is 3:1.
A candle powered one might be more than my old eyes could manage but perhaps if a very simple machine was made using rubber diaphragms for the pistons that might be achievable, now I will be awake all night thinking about this!