Enhanced air/fuel mixing for automotive Stirling engine turbulator-type combustors
This patent describes a combustor for use in a Stirling engine and the like. It comprises: a combustor chamber; a fuel inlet couple to the chamber to inject fuel therein; a turbulator means disposed in the chambers downstream of the fuel inlet means for injecting combustion air into the chamber, the turbulator means being so positioned to cause a mixing of the combustion air and fuel injected in the chamber; diverter means for dividing the combustion air and creating a primary mixing zone downstream fa the primary mixing zone; and wherein the primary mixing zone comprises a fuel rich zone where combustion initiates and the secondary mixing zone has sufficient combustion air to complete combustion of the fuel.
- Assignee:
- Mechanical Technology Inc., Latham, NY (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5090894; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-647539
- OSTI ID:
- 5389979
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 29 Jan 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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