Power plants – Reaction motor – Intermittent combustion
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-24
2009-11-24
Rodríguez, William H (Department: 3741)
Power plants
Reaction motor
Intermittent combustion
C060S039380, C060S772000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07621118
ABSTRACT:
A constant volume combustor device includes, in one form, a detonative combustion. In one form the wave rotor of the constant volume combustor is supported by magnetic bearings. The constant volume combustor device includes a rotor having a number of fluid passageways that rotate about an axis. End plates having at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port are located on either end of the rotor. Relatively compressed air enters the rotor through the at least one inlet port, is burned with fuel in a pulsed combustion process, and exits at least one exit port. The pulsed combustion process can be a pulsed detonation combustion process or a pulsed deflagration combustion process.
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Emmerson Calvin W.
Snyder Philip H.
Fair, Esq. Matthew D.
Krieg DeVault LLP
Rodríguez William H
Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc.
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