ELECTROMAGNETOCHEMICAL METHODOLOGY FOR CURING STEEL ALLOYS AGAINST HYDROGEN PERMEATION AND EMBRITTLEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF STIRLING ENGINES
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Sep 26, 2024
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Jan 22, 2024
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Jan 20, 2023
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A Stirling cycle engine with resistance to hydrogen permeation and embrittlement is disclosed, along with methods for manufacturing the same. In a preferred embodiment, an oxide coating is applied as an affinity barrier on the inner surfaces of the gas circuit which may minimize hydrogen permeation and embrittlement. The oxide coating may be in the form of magnetite (Fe3O4) which may bond to the surfaces of the steel alloys of the gas circuit. This process employs an electromagnetochemical technique such that the formation of ferrimagnetic iron-oxide crystals align along applied magnetic field lines to enhance the formation of larger and more durable crystal growth, thus reducing the number of interstitial gaps between crystals which are present when other oxide coating techniques are employed. This methodology may require a 100 hour continuous operation of the Stirling Cycle while an electric current and magnetic field, parallel to the electric current, are applied to the Stirling Cycle engine.
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