Thermal engine using noncombustible fuels for powering transport vehicles and other uses

Abstract

A thermal engine includes an expansion fluid pump which propels water from an expansion fluid tank into an electrolytic cell having an anode and a cathode, which generates a quantity of oxyhydrogen from the water; and propels the oxyhydrogen into one of an engine cylinder and an exhaust chamber, whereupon oxyhydrogen propelled into the cylinder expands abruptly into steam in the intake chamber to increase pressure within the cylinder and thereby enhance thermal engine power, and oxyhydrogen propelled into the heat exchanger cools the water vapor back into liquid water, which generates a vacuum within the exhaust chamber to increase the power of the thermal engine.

I claim as my invention: 
     
         1 . A thermal engine, comprising:
 an electrolytic cell containing an anode and a cathode and being connected to an electric power source;   an engine block fluidly connected to said electrolytic cell and including a cylinder and a piston slidably retained within said cylinder to define an expansion chamber and including an intake chamber and an exhaust chamber;   a heat exchanger fluidly connected to said engine block;   said heat exchanger being fluidly connected to an expansion fluid tank;   and an expansion fluid pump being fluidly connected to said expansion fluid tank;   wherein said expansion fluid pump is fluidly connected to said electrolytic cell;   said electrolytic cell, said engine block, said heat exchanger and said expansion fluid pump together defining a looped fluid flow path;   such that said expansion fluid pump propels water from said expansion fluid tank into said electrolytic cell, which generates a quantity of oxyhydrogen from the water; and propels said oxyhydrogen into one of said expansion chamber and said exhaust chamber, whereupon oxyhydrogen propelled into said intake chamber and said expansion chamber expands abruptly into steam in said expansion chamber to increase pressure within said expansion chamber and thereby enhance thermal engine power, and oxyhydrogen propelled into said heat exchanger cools the water vapor back into liquid water, which generates a vacuum within said exhaust chamber to increase the power of the thermal engine.   
     
     
         2 . A thermal engine comprising:
 an engine block fluidly connected to an electrolytic cell and including a cylinder and a piston slidably retained within a cylinder to define an expansion chamber and including an intake chamber and an exhaust chamber.