A compressor body is formed such that a compression chamber is divided by a rotor, a cylinder, side blocks and vanes, a housing which covers the compressor body is included, and an outline shape of a cross section of an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder is formed such that, in a period of one rotation of the rotor, (i) a region in which a capacity of the compression chamber increases, (ii) a region in which the capacity of the compression chamber reduces, (iii) a region in which a capacity reduction rate of the compression chamber is smaller than a capacity reduction rate of the region (ii), and (iv) a region in which the capacity reduction rate of the compression chamber is larger than a capacity reduction rate of the region (iii) are consecutively provided in order.

In one embodiment, a compression mechanism unit of a rotary compressor includes a cylinder includes a cylinder chamber, a roller in the chamber, first and second vanes which come into contact with the roller and partition the chamber into a compression side and an absorption side, and a bias member which biases the vanes. On both end sides of a posterior end portion of the first vane, first vane side attachment portions having an equal dimension in the axial direction are provided. On both end sides of the second vane along the axial direction of the axis, second vane side attachment portions having an equal dimension in the axial direction are provided. The vanes are attached to the bias member via the attachment portions.

Some implementations of this invention relate to energy systems and more particularly to rotating componentry enabling shaft work, propulsion drive, electric power generation, jet propulsion and/or thermodynamic systems related to aerothermodynamic thrust and shaft power, waste heat recovered shaft power, ventilation, cooling, heat, pressure and/or vacuum generating devices. Some implementations pertain to the art of vane assemblies for eccentrically placed rotating partial admission compressors and expanders that may either be used together or in conjunction with other mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and/or pneumatic machineries. Some implementations further relate to fluid energy recovery mechanical devices, targeting the field of gas turbine engines, internal combustion engines, furnaces, rotary kilns, coolers and refrigeration rotary components and/or expansion nodes. Other implementations are described.

A hybrid engine comprises a housing and at least one rotor. The engine employs tongue and groove system to generate rotational movement. As the rotor pivots, reciprocating tongues slide into and out of the grooves. In pneumatic mode, introduction of compressed air forwardly into the grooves drives the rotor. Meanwhile, the air exhaust is cleared from the grooves rearwardly. In internal combustion mode, compression and air intake strokes start and end at the same time in a groove. Combustion and exhaust strokes occur simultaneously in the next groove arriving at the combustion chamber.

A rotary fluid drive has first and second bodies 20, 120. The second body 120 is rotatable relative to and inside of the first body 20 defining a working fluid space 40 there between. Gates 130 are supported by the first body 20 and lobes 124 are provide on the second body 120. Gate pockets 26 are formed in the first body 20 into which the gates swing when contacted by the lobes 124. The gates 130 and the gate pockets 26 are configured to form a debris chamber 27 there between capable of temporarily accommodating solid debris. Each gate 130 has a plurality of projections 136A with intervening gaps 136B. The gaps form a gate pocket flow path 141. Working fluid flows via each gate pocket flow path 141 into the working fluid space 40 when the associated gate 130 is maximally deflected into its associated gate pocket 26.

An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block, a fixed arm, a rotor, and multiple rocker arms. The rotor is coaxially rotated and disposed inside the cylinder block. An annular sealed cavity is formed between the outer periphery of the rotor and the inner wall of the cylinder block. The fixed arm is disposed on the inner wall of the cylinder block in a radial direction of the rotor. The multiple rocker arms are disposed on the outer periphery of the rotor in the radial direction of the rotor. The multiple rocker arms are arranged in a circumferential direction of the rotor. During rotation of the rotor, the multiple rocker arms and the fixed arm are configured to mutually avoid each other. A supercharging chamber is in a region inside the sealed cavity and between the fixed arm and one rocker arm on a downstream side of the fixed arm.

An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block, a fixed arm, a rotor, and multiple rocker arms. The rotor is coaxially rotated and disposed inside the cylinder block. An annular sealed cavity is formed between the outer periphery of the rotor and the inner wall of the cylinder block. The fixed arm is disposed on the inner wall of the cylinder block in a radial direction of the rotor. The multiple rocker arms are disposed on the outer periphery of the rotor in the radial direction of the rotor. The multiple rocker arms are arranged in a circumferential direction of the rotor. During rotation of the rotor, the multiple rocker arms and the fixed arm are configured to mutually avoid each other. A supercharging chamber is in a region inside the sealed cavity and between the fixed arm and one rocker arm on a downstream side of the fixed arm.

Provided are a combined sealing piece, a volumetric machine and a wide fuel engine using the combined sealing piece. The combined sealing piece includes a slider with a main sealing piece. The combined sealing piece further includes at least one auxiliary sealing piece, a first auxiliary sealing piece is backed against the slider or leans against the main sealing piece and the slider at the same time, and an elastic member is disposed between the first auxiliary sealing piece and the slider.