Steam engine with convection boiler

Abstract

A STEAM ENGINE WITH CONVECTION BOILER is provided and is formed by an assembly in which there is present a compressor whose product is mixed with fuel, generating a flame that heats the water that is offered and producing steam. This steam is then transferred to a piston, transforming en in this way the thermal energy into mechanical energy.

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       6 . A steam engine, comprising: 
 a piston cylinder;    a piston at least partially disposed in said piston cylinder, wherein at least at some point during a stroke of said piston air is compressed in said piston cylinder; and    a combustion chamber configured for receiving air from said piston cylinder, wherein fuel is introduced into said combustion chamber and mixes with air in said combustion chamber.    
   
   
       7 . The steam engine as set forth in  claim 6 , further comprising a valve carried by said piston, wherein said valve has an open position that allows air to flow through said piston and said valve, and wherein said valve has a closed position to prevent air flow therethrough.  
   
   
       8 . The steam engine as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein in said closed position of said valve an upper surface of said valve aligns with a top surface of said piston to form a flat surface, and wherein said valve is spring biased to said closed position.  
   
   
       9 . The steam engine as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein said valve is in said closed position during at least a part of an up stroke of said piston, and wherein said valve is in said open position during at least a part of a down stroke of said piston.  
   
   
       10 . The steam engine as set forth in  claim 6 , further comprising a flat valve positioned proximate to an end of said piston cylinder, wherein said flat valve has a closed position that prevents air in said piston cylinder from exiting an end of said piston cylinder, wherein said flat valve is spring biased to said closed position, and wherein air compressed in said piston cylinder by said piston during a stroke of said piston forces said flat valve to open to allow air in said piston cylinder to flow therefrom.  
   
   
       11 . The steam engine as set forth in  claim 6 , further comprising a chamber in fluid communication with said combustion chamber, wherein said chamber is capable of being placed into fluid communication with said piston cylinder in order to allow air in said piston cylinder to flow from said piston cylinder into said chamber and into said combustion chamber, and wherein said combustion chamber is tear drop shaped.  
   
   
       12 . The steam engine as set forth in  claim 6 , further comprising: 
 a boiler in fluid communication with said combustion chamber, wherein fuel in said combustion chamber is ignited and is transferred to said boiler; and    a water injector in fluid communication with said boiler, wherein said water injector injects water into said boiler that is heated by ignited fuel in said boiler in order to produce steam.    
   
   
       13 . The steam engine as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein said boiler has a generally round wall, and wherein the ignited fuel is injected into said boiler at an orientation that is generally tangential to said generally round wall of said boiler such that the ignited fuel is initially directed along said generally round wall of said boiler upon first entering said boiler, and wherein the water is injected into said boiler at an orientation that is generally tangential to said generally round wall of said boiler such that the water is initially directed along said generally round wall of said boiler upon first entering said boiler.  
   
   
       14 . The steam engine as set forth in  claim 12 , further comprising: 
 a boiler flat valve at least partially located in said boiler, said boiler flat valve has a closed position to prevent steam in said boiler from exiting said boiler through a circular opening, wherein said boiler flat valve has an open position to allow steam in said boiler to exit said boiler through said circular opening, wherein said boiler flat valve is spring biased to said closed position;    a boiler piston cylinder defining said circular opening; and    a boiler piston at least partially disposed in said boiler piston cylinder, wherein said boiler piston has a protuberance configured to be disposed through said circular opening to engage said boiler flat valve to move said boiler flat valve to said open position in order to allow steam in said boiler to flow through said circular opening and into said boiler piston cylinder to urge said boiler piston to move.    
   
   
       15 . A steam engine, comprising: 
 a boiler configured for receiving fuel and water, wherein the fuel is ignited and is mixed with the water in said boiler in order to heat the water and form steam in said boiler; and    a boiler piston configured for movement with respect to said boiler, wherein said boiler piston is exposed to the steam of said boiler at least at one point in the stroke of said boiler piston in order to urge said boiler piston to move.    
   
   
       16 . The steam engine as set forth in  claim 15 , further comprising a combustion chamber that receives compressed air and the fuel, wherein said combustion chamber has a filament capable of becoming incandescent in order to ignite the fuel, wherein the compressed air and ignited fuel are transferred from said combustion chamber to said boiler.  
   
   
       17 . The steam engine as set forth in  claim 15 , wherein said boiler has a generally round wall, and wherein the ignited fuel is injected into said boiler at an orientation that is generally tangential to said generally round wall of said boiler such that the ignited fuel is initially directed along said generally round wall of said boiler upon first entering said boiler, and wherein the water is injected into said boiler at an orientation that is generally tangential to said generally round wall of said boiler such that the water is initially directed along said generally round wall of said boiler upon first entering said boiler.  
   
   
       18 . The steam engine as set forth in  claim 15 , wherein the fuel is ignited before entering said boiler and contacts a wall of said boiler upon entering said boiler to assume a turbulent flow in said boiler, and wherein the water mixes with the ignited fuel and is rotated such that larger drops of water are urged against said wall of said boiler and smaller drops of water are urged towards the center of said boiler.  
   
   
       19 . The steam engine as set forth in  claim 15 , further comprising a boiler flat valve at least partially located in said boiler, said boiler flat valve has a closed position to prevent steam in said boiler from exiting said boiler through an opening of said boiler, wherein said boiler flat valve has an open position to allow steam in said boiler to exit said boiler through said opening, wherein said boiler flat valve is spring biased to said closed position.  
   
   
       20 . The steam engine as set forth in  claim 19 , wherein said boiler piston has a cylindrical protuberance located on one end thereof, and wherein said opening of said boiler is a circular opening located at the center of said boiler, wherein at a point in the stroke of said boiler piston said cylindrical protuberance is disposed through said opening of said boiler and engages said boiler flat valve and moves said boiler flat valve from said closed position to said open position to allow steam in said boiler to flow through said opening of said boiler such that said boiler piston is exposed to the steam to be urged to move.  
   
   
       21 . The steam engine as set forth in  claim 15 , wherein the fuel is a type selected from the group consisting of gasoline, kerosene, and diesel.  
   
   
       22 . The steam engine as set forth in  claim 15 , further comprising a boiler piston cylinder, wherein said boiler piston is disposed in said boiler piston cylinder at least at some point during a stroke of said boiler piston, and wherein said boiler piston cylinder defines at least one porthole to allow steam in said boiler piston cylinder to be vented therefrom.  
   
   
       23 . The steam engine as set forth in  claim 15 , further comprising: 
 a piston cylinder;    a piston at least partially disposed in said piston cylinder, wherein at least at some point during a stroke of said piston air is compressed in said piston cylinder; and    a flat valve positioned proximate to an end of said piston cylinder, wherein said flat valve has a closed position that prevents air in said piston cylinder from exiting an end of said piston cylinder, wherein said flat valve is spring biased to said closed position, and wherein air compressed in said piston cylinder by said piston during a stroke of said piston forces said flat valve to open to allow air in said piston cylinder to flow therefrom;    wherein the compressed air flows from said piston cylinder and mixes with the fuel and both subsequently flow into said boiler.    
   
   
       24 . The steam engine as set forth in  claim 23 , further comprising a valve carried by said piston, wherein said valve has an open position that allows air to flow through said piston and said valve, and wherein said valve has a closed position to prevent air flow therethrough; 
 wherein said valve is in said closed position during at least a part of an up stroke of said piston, and wherein said valve is in said open position during at least a part of a down stroke of said piston;    wherein in said closed position of said valve an upper surface of said valve aligns with a top surface of said piston to form a flat surface, and wherein said valve is spring biased to said closed position.    
   
   
       25 . A steam engine, comprising: 
 a piston cylinder;    a piston at least partially disposed in said piston cylinder, wherein at least at some point during a stroke of said piston air is compressed in said piston cylinder;    a combustion chamber configured for receiving air from said piston cylinder, wherein fuel is introduced into said combustion chamber and mixes with air in said combustion chamber, and wherein the fuel is ignited in said combustion chamber;    a boiler in fluid communication with said combustion chamber so as to receive the combined air and ignited fuel mixture therefrom, wherein said boiler has a generally round wall and wherein the ignited fuel is injected into said boiler at an orientation that is generally tangential to said generally round wall of said boiler such that the ignited fuel is initially directed along said generally round wall of said boiler upon first entering said boiler, wherein water is injected into said boiler at an orientation that is generally tangential to said generally round wall of said boiler such that the water is initially directed along said generally round wall of said boiler upon first entering said boiler, wherein the ignited fuel and the water mix in said boiler in order to heat the water and form steam in said boiler; and    a boiler piston configured for movement with respect to said boiler, wherein said boiler piston is exposed to the steam of said boiler at least at one point in the stroke of said boiler piston in order to urge said boiler piston to move.