Power plants – Reaction motor – Intermittent combustion
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-17
2010-11-30
Cuff, Michael (Department: 3741)
Power plants
Reaction motor
Intermittent combustion
C060S039760
Reexamination Certificate
active
07841167
ABSTRACT:
An engine contains at least one pulse detonation combustor which is surrounded by a bypass flow air duct, through which bypass air flow is directed. The bypass air duct contains at least one converging-diverging structure to dampen or choke the upstream propagation of shock waves from the pulse detonation combustor through the bypass flow air duct. The bypass air also serves to cool the outer surfaces of the pulse detonation combustor. The bypass air flow is controlled in tandem with the heat release from the PDC to provide the appropriate amount of thermal energy to a downstream energy conversion device, such as a turbine. A mixing plenum is positioned downstream of the pulse detonation combustor and bypass flow air duct.
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Dean Anthony John
Pinard Peirre Francois
Rasheed Adam
Tangirala Venkat Eswarlu
Vandervort Christian Lee
Choi Young
Clarke Penny A.
Cuff Michael
General Electric Company
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