Title:
THRUST MODULATION IN MULTIPLE COMBUSTION CHAMBER PULSE DETONATION ENGINE USING CROSS-COMBUSTOR DETONATION INITIATION
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011117448
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a method and an apparatus for modulating thrust during a flight envelope of a multiple combustion chamber pulse detonation engine, using cross-combustion chamber detonation initiation.
A plurality of detonation combustion chambers 104 are filled with a combustible mixture of fuel and oxidizer. The combustible mixture in one of the detonation combustion chambers 104 is ignited by an ignition source 112, and the remaining detonation combustion chambers 104 are ignited by detonation cross-firing via connectors. A controller 116 controls the ignition source 112 and the supply of oxidizer and fuel to the detonation combustion chambers 104 to modulate the thrust of an engine 100 during the flight envelope.
Inventors:
GLASER AARON JEROME
RASHEED ADAM
HOFER DOUGLAS CARL
JOSHI NARENDRA DIGAMBER
RASHEED ADAM
HOFER DOUGLAS CARL
JOSHI NARENDRA DIGAMBER
Application Number:
JP2010266466A
Publication Date:
June 16, 2011
Filing Date:
November 30, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GEN ELECTRIC
International Classes:
F02C5/12; F02C7/264; F02C9/28; F02K1/06; F02K7/06; F23R3/48
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Arakawa Satoshi
Hirokazu Ogura
Toshihisa Kurokawa
Hirokazu Ogura
Toshihisa Kurokawa
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