Low energy heat engine by use of shape memory alloys as actuators

Objective

The projects has several goals. - The first is to develop an element from corrugated sheet of "Shape Memory Alloy" which can serve as an effective heat exchanger plate and being at the same time strong enough to serve as a loadbearing element for axial compression forces in the "plane" of the corrugated sheat. The second is to make an effective energy transformer actuator to be used in a heat engine - The third is to design build and test an effective heat engine which can effectively transform otherwise wasted excess heat into other forms of energy such as electricity Desk studies and literature research have indicated that such heat engine can produce "renewable" electricity at a price level far below the price of electricity produced by wind or solar energy or at the same level as the cheapest fossil fuelled electricity.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › solar energy

Programme(s)

• FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0102 - Development of clean production technologies

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

EAW - Exploratory awards

Coordinator

Skipasmidastöd Thorgeir & Ellert HF

Address

26,bakkatuni
300 Akranes
Iceland

Participants (1)

MEMORY METALS LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

3,penny Corner 3, Farthing Road
IP1 5AP Ipswich