Inventors:
Peter W. Curwen - Ballston Spa NY
Ralph Hurst - Clifton Park NY
Assignee:
Mechanical Technology Incorporated - Latham NY
International Classification:
F04B 3100
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a resonant piston compressor in which a double-sided piston reciprocates within a cylinder and defines a valved compression space on one side of the piston and a balance chamber on its other side. The invention further includes a movable head adjustable between first and second positions to effect a large change in the total volume of the balance chamber between the two positions. In one position, of the movable head an extended balance chamber volume is coupled to the balanced chamber while in the other position of the movable head, the extended balance chamber volume is decoupled from the balance chamber.