Transportation propulsion system

Details Transportation propulsion system Transportation propulsion system

1999-11-01

2000-12-19

Thorpe, Timothy S.

Power plants

Combustion products used as motive fluid

Multiple fluid-operated motors

60 3965, F02C 600

Patent

active

061613746

ABSTRACT:
A gas turbine engine (8) has a plurality of gas generators (28, 30, 32, 34) which generate and cool pressurized gas streams (38, 40) that are combined in a high efficiency topping cycle in a wave rotor convertor (36). The output of the wave rotor convertor (36) drives a single power turbine (24). Each gas generator may comprise an aircraft-type turbofan engine (28B, 30B). An electric generator (48) is selectively driven by each gas generator (28, 30, 32, 34).

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