Abstract: A positive displacement single expansion steam expander engine. Cylinder heads are fixed to the wall of the engine. A rotatable power shaft assembly has a plurality of nests. Received in each of the nests is a free-floating piston (nonengaged) having lobes which allows free movement of the pistons in the nests.

Abstract: A lubricant circuit and a process for circulating a lubricant through such lubricant circuit of a compressor unit incorporating a planetary rotating compressor having a piston in an opening of a cylinder-piston. One embodiment of a circuit and one embodiment of a process of this invention relies on pressure in a lubricant separator vessel to force the flow of lubricant through the circuit to the compressor, and used lubricant pump as a scavenge pump. Another embodiment of a circuit and another embodiment of a process of this invention relies on the pressure developed by the lubricant pump to force the flow of lubricant through the circuit to the compressor, and utilizes a float operated valve to maintain constant lubricant level in the lubricant separator vessel.

Abstract: A rotary compressor and process of compressing compressible fluids wherein the compressor comprises a housing having at least two axially spaced walls and rotatable in relation to the housing cylinder-piston and piston elements journaled on eccentric portions of cylinder-piston and piston shafts rotating in opposite directions. The axially spaced walls of the housing form stationary walls, and the cylinder-piston and piston elements form moveable walls of at least two compression chambers. Circulated compressible fluid is drawn into the compression chambers through intake channel and intake port in the piston shaft and ports in the piston element, and discharged after compression through the same ports in the piston element, and through discharge port and into the discharge channel located in the piston shaft.

Abstract: A prime mover or pump comprising of a first stationary plate and a second plate arranged parallel to the stationary plate and spaced therefrom. The second plate is rotatably mounted about its central axis. A plurality of elongated wall elements are disposed between the plates. The wall elements slidably bear on the plates to form a seal therewith such that working chambers are created. Each wall element is articulated at one end point to a further wall element such that the wall elements form a movable grid. The grid is rotatably secured at at least one point to the stationary plate and at at least two points to the rotatable plate such that the working chambers assume their maximum and minimum volumes upon rotation of the rotatably plate.

Abstract: An off center one spot nutator fulcrum rocking bearing assembly is presented. The assembly comprises a non rotating circular cylindrical fulcrum rod coupled at each end to a selected fixed point inside a nutating pump chamber. An off center non rotating rocking nutator fulcrum bearing has an interior circular cylindrical surface rotatably mating with and coupled around the exterior circular cylindrical surface of the rod, the bearing having at least two exterior surfaces parallel to the bearing axis including a first generally planar bearing surface parallel to the bearing axis and disposed closer to the bearing interior surface than any other bearing exterior surface parallel to said axis wherein said first bearing surface slideably nutatably couples to a nutator barrier, whereby the barrier rides on the first bearing surface during nutation causing the bearing to rock.

Abstract: A displacement machine for fluids, having a displacement chamber, arranged in the manner of a groove in a fixed casing, running approximately spirally from an inlet to an outlet and spanning more than 360.degree., into which chamber a likewise essentially spiral displacement body engages, which is held eccentrically drivably in such a way so as to execute a circular movement limited by the peripheral walls of the displacement chamber, the radii of curvature of the displacement body and the said peripheral walls being dimensioned such that, during its circulating, twist-free movement, the displacement body at least virtually touches the inner and outer peripheral walls at a continuously progressing sealing line.

Abstract: The machine comprises two plate-like supports (9, 12) each provided with a crown of displacement blades (10), respectively displacement chambers (11), engaged into each other, and displaceable into a relative circular translation motion. The drive is implemented by a gear (7-9) at the center of the supports (9, 12), which exerts a force (F.sub.N) on one of the supports (9) at a radially displaceable position, said force presenting a radial component (F.sub.R) and a tangential component (F.sub.T). The direction of the force and the arrangement of the chambers (11) are so selected as to provide for a predetermined static position of the blades (10) in the chambers (11) independently of the wear. Optimum operation conditions are thus obtained with simple design and fabrication. For producing said pump, the plate-like supports are lapped pair-wise when they are in the state of blanks in conditions similar to the operation conditions and are then mounted in the machine.

Abstract: A positive displacement device capable of performing the typical positive displacement device functions such as pump, generator, flow meter, etc. is presented. The device comprises a housing having interior surfaces defining an inlet and an outlet separated by two generally circular cylindrical fluid flow chambers. A fulcrum is near the center of the device. A positive displacement barrier separates the inlet from the outlet. The barrier which is the only moving part comprises two circular cylindrical pistons coupled by a generally planar plenum barrier. The plenum barrier slides back and forth and teeter totters on a fulcrum so that each piston is always sealing the inlet from the outlet along the inside of its associated cylinder while each piston orbits its cylinder in a different direction. Fluid is caused to move around the piston by the piston and its sealing point.

Abstract: An unsymmetrical cylinder-piston of a rotary compressor having a body with a bearing for receipt of a rotatable cylinder-piston shaft therein; two spaced walls extending from the body and having opposing parallel surfaces; a wall interconnecting the two spaced walls at their end remote from the body to form an opening in the cylinder-piston for receipt of a rectangular piston in slidable relation therein, the spaced walls being bolted to the body and connecting wall and the body being balanced making the center of gravity of the unsymmetrical cylinder piston on or close to the axis of the bearing located therein.

Abstract: A hermetic refrigeration rotary motor-compressor comprising a hermetically sealed pressure tight housing can enclosing a compressor unit comprising rotary cylinder-piston and piston elements journaled on eccentrics of two oppositely rotatable shafts, and a motor unit for driving the compressor unit having a rotor mounted on one of the compressor unit shafts, with a stator of the motor unit positioned in operative relation to the rotor of the motor unit. The piston and cylinder-piston form moveable walls, and two axially spaced walls form stationary walls of a compression chamber. An intake charge of refrigerant vapor may cool the motor unit and is admitted into the compression chamber through intake ports and discharged through a system of discharge valves into the discharge line.

Abstract: A rotary machine has a plurality of rotors rolling over one another and defining therebetween and end covers at least one working chamber, and at least one sealing plate at at least one side of the rotors and arranged so that an opposite side of the sealing plate communicates with the working cavity and the working medium flowing to the opposite side of the sealing plate presses the latter against one end face of the rotors. Insert members of bearing have conical surfaces receiving the shaft and can turn about their axes to compensate for wear.

Abstract: A rotary engine having two opposite rotating rotors forming a substantial part of a toroidal chamber such that the toriodal chamber is parted into two lateral parts formed by an outer rotor having a disk-like part forming one side of the chamber and a lateral flange forming the outside and an inner rotor having a disk like part and a center hub forming the inside of the chamber, the rotors each having half cylinder shaped piston pockets which rotatably receive half cylinder shaped pistons that are rotatably supported on their rotors. The pistons are rotated in the same direction with respect to each other and are carried around the toroidal chamber by the rotors as they rotate in opposite directions on the rotors forming an expansion chamber between the pistons as they rotate. The pistons are rotated by stationary gears and the pistons pass each other in the expansion chamber twice on each rotation of the engine. The axis of rotation of the pistons is parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotors.

Abstract: A rotary machine, such as a rotary engine, a rotary pump and the like, has a plurality of rotors which are so arranged and shaped that they roll over one another and together bound a permanently closed during rotation, working chamber. This working chamber is closed peripherally by the rotors, and axially by covers. The shape of the rotors may be formed by an inner envelope of a square which is connected with an inner larger circle rolling over a smaller circle. The shape of the rotors may also be produced by an inner envelope of a triangle whose inner larger circle rolls over a smaller circle.

Abstract: An apparatus having at least one alternately expanding and contracting chamber comprises a plurality of cylindrical rollers each having an exterior surface in continuous rolling engagement with two adjacent rollers, the rollers being rotatable along parallel axes, with at least one of the rollers rotating about an eccentric and/or reciprocating axis. The rollers are preferably of equal length with adjacent rollers being in contact substantially along their entire respective lengths, the chamber being defined between the rollers and enclosed at its ends by end plates.

Abstract: A rotary compressor and process of compressing compressible fluids wherein the compressor comprises a housing having two axially spaced walls and rotatable in relation to the housing piston and cylinder-piston journaled on eccentric portions of two oppositely rotatable shafts. The piston and cylinder-piston elements form moveable walls, and axially spaced walls of the housing form stationary walls of a compression chamber. Circulated fluid is drawn into the compression chamber through intake valve or valves and is discharged through discharge valve or valves.

Abstract: A rotary compressor and process of compressing compressible fluids wherein the compressor comprises a housing having two axially spaced walls and rotatable in relation to the housing piston and cylinder-piston journaled on eccentric portions of two oppositely rotatable shafts. The piston and cylinder-piston form moveable walls, and axially spaced walls of the housing form stationary walls of a compression chamber. Circulated fluid is drawn into the compression chamber through intake port or ports and is discharged through discharge valve or valves.

Abstract: In a fluid motor or pump, a combinaton is disclosed having an internal ring gear operably secured within a housing meshing with a pinion gear and having a wedge with a shape conforming to the outer peripheries of the ring and pinion gears to provide a sealing effect and pressure or suction chamber where the wedge has a piston end and porting in the tip thereof to create a hydrostatic pressure in an operable direction to overcome pressure from the chamber and means for supporting the pinion gearing and carrying the wedge in slidable relatonship where the mechanism receives fluid under pressure from a source to the pressure chamber and includes means for returning fluid to the source.