Patents Assigned to The Texas A&M Univertsity System
  • Gerotor Apparatus for a Quasi-Isothermal Brayton Cycle Engine
    Publication number: 20070237665
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a gerotor apparatus includes an outer gerotor having an outer gerotor chamber, an inner gerotor, at least a portion of which is disposed within the outer gerotor chamber, and a synchronizing apparatus operable to control the rotation of the inner gerotor relative to the outer gerotor. The inner gerotor includes one or more entrance passages operable to communicate a lubricant into the outer gerotor chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: The Texas A&M Univertsity System
    Inventors: Mark Holtzapple, George Rabroker