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- RTE: Rocket Turbine Engine : USPTO Patent No.: US 11,035,298 B1, Date of Patent: Jun. 15,2021
Abstract:
RTE (Rocket Turbine Engine) design is a revolutionary ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) design. The RTE significantly improves thermal efficiency (theoretically double or more) compared to a regular piston engine or a gas turbine engine. Consequently, the RTE generates significantly less pollution (zero pollution if hydrogen fuel used). RTE is a high-efficiency, light, near-zero friction, compact, expandable, reversible, and powerful ICE.
Traditional reciprocating piston engines are only about 34 percent thermal efficient to the shaft. A regular gas turbine engine, while capable of producing significant power and thrust, has the thermal efficiency of only around 30% (used solely for shaft power). Our goal is to optimize the RTE thermal efficiency to 70% or higher to apply to the shaft power.
RTE Prototype:
The prototype RTE is a pancake shaped (30” diameter and 5” thickness) ICE with multiple funnel shaped RCCs (Rocket Combustion Chambers) around the edges of the turbine. The RCC, which is the key component (the brain) of the RTE, has undergone successful development through nearly a hundred lab tests. The RCC prototype has demonstrated impressive performance in terms of low noise and high-power capabilities. In this SBIR Phase-I, our objectives are to develop a few complete RTE prototypes and to measure its rpm (rounds per minute), torque, horsepower, and temperature profile.
Mobile , Cord-less EV (Electric Vehicle) Supercharge Kiosk (MCESK)
We direct couple an RTE prototype to one or multiple COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) electric generators for the RTE Generator of 100KW-250KW. The first commercial product we like to do is the “Mobile, Cord-less EV (Electric Vehicle) Supercharge Kiosk (MCESK)” of 100KW to 250KW. For a 250KW-Suprecharger (V3 grade), it provides up to 15 miles per minute charging capacity. An MCESK can be moved around on a large parking lot to charge any car in the parking lot as an instant (without construction or electric wiring) “Mobile Supercharge Kiosk.” The Supercharge Station market potential is large since EVs are becoming more popular. The MCESK shall have a strong niche market since it is mobile and cordless. MCESK could be the solution for all-electric trucks or semitrucks because their large battery banks can be charged in a relative short time on a rest area along the highway.
Intelligent, Clean and Green Powerplant:
Another potential market is the “Intelligent, Clean and Green Powerplant.” Since the RTE Generator is compact and expandable, a large 3-MW RTE generator can be integrated by coupling many small RTE generators. Many large 3-MW generators can be integrated into a 120MW RTE Powerplant contained in many stack-up 40ft cargo containers. The RTE Powerplant has more than 100% availability and generates electricity on demand dynamically and intelligently by only turning on those RTE generators needed for the demand in peak and off-peak hours. The not-needed RTE generators can remain in rest to improve the life cycle of the RTE generators. RTE Powerplant can be placed right at an “electric power distribution substation” near the city so that no transmission lines, complicated/vulnerable power-grids, and step-up/step-down transformers are needed. RTE powerplant can also be put next to a power-hungry manufacturer such as semi-conductor manufacturers because RTE powerplant is compact and no large water-cooling system is required. If all the exhaust CO2 gas been ducted to a greenhouse; by the natural photosynthesis process, we can harvest additional vegetables grown and clean oxygen as a free byproduct. Then, The RTE Powerplant could be the true “Clean and Green Powerplant.”
RTE fuel:
RTE uses regular gasoline or LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) or nitrogen for its fuel.
RTE scientific theory applied:
Similar to any ICE, RTE uses Charles Gas Law which states that very 100-degree Celsius temperature increased, the gas volume will be increased by 36.6%. A typical ICE temperature is about 2,500C (4,500F), so the air in the combustion chamber will be increased by 9.243 times. RTE confines this hot air in a closed hollow torus to turn the multiple spherical half cup blades until the pressured hot air reaches the exhaust pipe.
RTE has world-wide patents:
The RTE has the U.S. patent: “Turbine Engine” US Patent No. 11,035,298 Jun. 15, 2021, RTE also obtained the patent from other countries such as Taiwan and China.
The Prototype of RCC (Rocket Combustion Chamber) which is the key component of the RTE (Rocket Turbine Engine) has been developed successfully after close to a hundred lab tests. The RCC prototype has demonstrated the low noise and high-power capabilities.
Dual intelligent RCC (Rocket Combustion Chamber) prototype V3C tests performed on March. 2 , 2022 (3 minutes video)
Two of RCC prototype V3C was made by ARCO Precision Industries Inc. Murrieta, CA
Youtube Link: RCC prototype demo 03/02/22 720x480
Video link
https://youtu.be/Vg2rmDGJLQU
Dual intelligent RCC (Rocket Combustion Chamber) prototype V3C tests performed on March. 2 , 2022 (3 minutes video)
Two of RCC prototype V3C was made by ARCO Precision Industries Inc. Murrieta, CA
Youtube Link: RCC prototype demo 03/02/22 720x480
Video link
https://youtu.be/Vg2rmDGJLQU
Rocket Turbine Engine Introduction Slide Show: