Engine

Abstract

An engine having at least one displacer cylinder in which a liquid, in particular an ionic liquid, is arranged and which can be connected to a feed passage and a discharge passage for a medium, is disclosed. The liquid is operatively connected to a displacer device. The displacer cylinder is arranged in a cylindrical drum, rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation, at an angle to the axis of rotation of the cylindrical drum. In an embodiment, the displacer cylinder is arranged perpendicularly to the axis of rotation of the cylindrical drum, and the displacer cylinder is designed as a radial bore arranged in the cylindrical drum.

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       15 . An engine having a displacer cylinder in which a liquid, in particular an ionic liquid, is arranged and which is connectable to a feed passage and a discharge passage for a medium, wherein the liquid is operatively connected to a displacer device, wherein the displacer cylinder is arranged in a cylindrical drum that is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation, and wherein the displacer cylinder is arranged in the cylindrical drum at an angle to the axis of rotation of the cylindrical drum. 
   
   
       16 . The engine according to  claim 15 , wherein the displacer cylinder is arranged perpendicularly to the axis of rotation of the cylindrical drum. 
   
   
       17 . The engine according to  claim 15 , wherein the displacer cylinder is designed as a radial bore arranged in the cylindrical drum. 
   
   
       18 . The engine according to  claim 15 , wherein a valve plate is provided to control a connection of the displacer cylinder to the feed passage and the discharge passage. 
   
   
       19 . The engine according to  claim 18 , wherein the cylindrical drum is supported in an axial direction on the valve plate, which is arranged on a housing. 
   
   
       20 . The engine according to  claim 15 , wherein the cylindrical drum is operatively connected to a drive shaft. 
   
   
       21 . The engine according to  claim 15 , wherein the displacer cylinder is provided with a cooling device. 
   
   
       22 . The engine according to  claim 15 , wherein the displacer device is embodied as an axial piston machine, wherein the displacer cylinder is connected to a cylinder space of the axial piston machine. 
   
   
       23 . The engine according to  claim 22 , wherein the axial piston machine is embodied as a diagonal plate machine with an adjustable diagonal plate. 
   
   
       24 . The engine according to  claim 22 , wherein the axial piston machine has a cylinder block equipped with the cylinder space, wherein the cylinder block of the axial piston machine is coupled in a rotationally synchronous manner to the cylindrical drum accommodating the displacer cylinder. 
   
   
       25 . The engine according to  claim 22 , wherein a cylinder block of the axial piston machine and the cylindrical drum accommodating the displacer cylinder are embodied as a common cylindrical drum. 
   
   
       26 . The engine according to  claim 15 , wherein the cylindrical drum and the displacer device are arranged in a common housing. 
   
   
       27 . The engine according to  claim 15 , wherein the engine is embodied as a compressor for compressing a gaseous medium 
   
   
       28 . The engine according to  claim 27 , wherein the gaseous medium is hydrogen. 
   
   
       29 . The engine according to  claim 15 , wherein the engine is embodied as a drive motor for tapping torque. 
   
   
       30 . An engine, comprising:
 a displacer device; and   a rotatable drum coupled to the displacer device;   wherein the rotatable drum defines a displacer cylinder and wherein the displacer cylinder is arranged in the cylindrical drum at an angle to an axis of rotation of the cylindrical drum.   
   
   
       31 . The engine according to  claim 30 , wherein a longitudinal axis of the displacer cylinder is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the cylindrical drum. 
   
   
       32 . The engine according to  claim 30 , wherein an ionic liquid is disposed within the displacer cylinder and wherein a pressure of the ionic liquid is increased by a centrifugal force imparted to the ionic liquid by a rotation of the cylindrical drum. 
   
   
       33 . The engine according to  claim 32 , wherein the ionic liquid with an increased pressure compresses a medium supplied to the displacer cylinder. 
   
   
       34 . The engine according to  claim 30 , wherein the cylindrical drum is coupled to a drive shaft.