Turbo-compressor engine

Patent · Tue Feb 18 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5238756

Rifkin, F

This patent describes a turbo-compressor engine for a continuous supply of compressed gases. It comprises a first compressor means adapted to compress a body of air and connected to a combustion chamber to pass compressed air thereinto; means to introduce and mix fuel into the compressed air; means to ignite the fuel-air mixture; housing means; an exhaust chamber located in the housing means and defining with the housing means guide means to guide combustion products from the combustion chamber; combustion products turbine means positioned downstream of the combustion means and in communication with the guide means; second compressor means downstream of the turbine means for compressing combustion products and connected to the exhaust chamber, the first and second compressor means and the turbine means being axially aligned on a common shaft, the shaft terminating before the exhaust chamber, and an end plate separating the exhaust chamber from the turbine means, the end plate secured to an end face of the shaft, the turbine means and second compressor means attached to the end plate, forming a rotatable subassembly, and the end plate including openings therethrough adapted to pass combustion products, compressed by second compressor means into the exhaust chamber.

• Assignee: NOV; EDB-92-102983; NOV-92-028145
• Patent Number(s): A; US 5088276
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-434316
• OSTI ID: 5238756
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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