Electric heating – Metal heating – By arc
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-06
2009-11-17
Paschall, Mark H (Department: 3742)
Electric heating
Metal heating
By arc
C219S121430, C219S121480, C219S121520, C315S111210
Reexamination Certificate
active
07619178
ABSTRACT:
An igniter for use in aircraft gas turbine and rocket engines that derives its energy from a directly connected magnetron. The igniter is intended to be mounted exterior of the engine, and to protrude into the engine's combustion chamber. The magnetron energy is conductively connected to one end of a coaxial transmission line. The other end of the transmission line is at a region of high potential, and there is a small gap between the inner and outer transmission line conductors in that region. A gas comprised of either an oxidizer or fuel is flowed past the gap, and into the combustion chamber of the engine. The high potential causes a plasma to be formed in the gas, which plumes into the combustion chamber and ignites the propellants flowing therein. In another embodiment disclosed, instead of the plasma flowing directly into the combustion chamber after creation, it flows for a short distance in a pre-burner section of the igniter where fuel is added in the case of an oxidizer plasma, or oxidizer is added in the case of a fuel plasma. In either case, a flaming mixture is created which is then injected into the combustion chamber to ignite the propellants. Both straight through embodiments and embodiments having a right angle bend in the transmission line are disclosed.
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Epstein Saul
Paschall Mark H
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