Stored energy combustor

Patent · Tue Mar 10 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7029822

Thompson, R G; Shah, N; Shekleton, J R

This patent discusses a stored energy combustor. It comprises a vessel having narrow, spaced apart inlet and outlet ends interconnected by wall means defining a relatively wide combustion chamber; the vessel having a longitudinal axis extending from the inlet end through the combustion chamber to the outlet end thereof; an oxidant inlet port upstream of the combustion chamber for directing oxidant into the combustion chamber; fuel injection means in the tubular extension of the vessel leading to the combustion chamber; the oxidant inlet port directing oxidant into the combustion chamber through the tubular extension of the vessel leading to the combustion chamber in surrounding relation to the fuel injection means; means upstream of the combustion chamber and the discharge end of the fuel injection means for swirling the oxidant in the tubular extension of the vessel leading to the combustion chamber; the wall means defining the combustion chamber being formed such that at least the upstream wall region has an inner surface of gentle radius joining the generally spherical side wall region to the tubular extension of the vessel leading to the combustion chamber.

• Assignee: Sundstrand Corp., Rockford, IL (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5094082; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-455570
• OSTI ID: 7029822
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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