Rotary ramjet engine

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2008-03-04

2008-03-04

Kim, Ted (Department: 3746)

Power plants

Combustion products used as motive fluid

Rotating combustion products generator and turbine

C060S039340, C060S768000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07337606

ABSTRACT:
An engine for providing rotary power about an output shaft with a high power-to-weight ratio includes a plurality of flow guiding blades mounted on the inner surface of an annular thruster base. The flow guiding blades cooperate with the peripheral surface of a rotor for forming a plurality of ramjet-like thrusters. The configuration of the flow guiding blades allows for optimization of the number of thrusters. The centrifugal forces generated by the rotating components is compensated by an annular reinforcement wall made with high strength materials allowing for downsizing of the rotor and associated components.

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