MAU Enterprises - Innovative Rotary Design Ceramic Heat Engine

ME1 - a patented rotary design ceramic heat engine

US Patent Number 6,598,582,B1

Canadian Patent pending

Overview:

The ME1 is a rotary, enclosed chamber, steam engine made from 90% ceramic material.

Its smooth simplistic design enables it to be built from ceramic material. Inherently efficient and powerful, it has the ability to be used in a wide variety of applications, from residential power generation to power plant use.

This low cost machine develops significant horsepower from low pressure steam 15 - 300 PSI for residential use.

Still in its developmental stage, prototype testing is ongoing.

The ME1 unique design provides two important characteristics.

1. Design to utilize the best mechanical advantage giving it high torque through out the power stroke. Because the steam is confined in an enclosed chamber there is no friction loss common to steam turbines. Inlet control valves regulate steam flow for power and efficiency optimization.

2. A rotary design with two main moving parts enables it to be made from ceramic material making it the idea engine. For example very close tolerances held through out a wide temperate range. Withstands the harsh affects of high pressure steam. The ME1 chamber walls have a considerable large surface area, but ceramic material is a poor heat conductor therefore very little heat loss through chamber walls. Mass produced parts are less expensive to manufacture than metal parts.

Power Plant Use

Residential power generation