Misfire tolerant combustion-powered actuation
Abstract
The present invention provides a combustion-powered actuator that is suitable for intermittent actuation, that is suitable for use with atmospheric pressure carburetion, and that requires little electrical energy input. The present invention uses energy from expansion of pressurized fuel to effectively purge a combustion chamber, and to achieve atmospheric pressure carburetion. Each purge-fill-power cycle can be independent, allowing the actuator to readily tolerate misfires. The present invention is suitable for use with linear and rotary operation combustion chambers, and is suitable for use in a wide variety of applications.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874155
- Patent Number(s):
- 6328002
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02B - INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- misfire; tolerant; combustion-powered; actuation; provides; actuator; intermittent; atmospheric; pressure; carburetion; requires; electrical; energy; input; expansion; pressurized; fuel; effectively; purge; combustion; chamber; achieve; purge-fill-power; cycle; independent; allowing; readily; tolerate; misfires; linear; rotary; operation; chambers; wide; variety; applications; combustion chamber; electrical energy; atmospheric pressure; energy input; /123/
Citation Formats
Spletzer, Barry L, Fischer, Gary J, Marron, Lisa C, and Kuehl, Michael A. Misfire tolerant combustion-powered actuation. United States: N. p., 2001.
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Spletzer, Barry L, Fischer, Gary J, Marron, Lisa C, & Kuehl, Michael A. Misfire tolerant combustion-powered actuation. United States.
Spletzer, Barry L, Fischer, Gary J, Marron, Lisa C, and Kuehl, Michael A. Mon .
"Misfire tolerant combustion-powered actuation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874155.
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abstractNote = {The present invention provides a combustion-powered actuator that is suitable for intermittent actuation, that is suitable for use with atmospheric pressure carburetion, and that requires little electrical energy input. The present invention uses energy from expansion of pressurized fuel to effectively purge a combustion chamber, and to achieve atmospheric pressure carburetion. Each purge-fill-power cycle can be independent, allowing the actuator to readily tolerate misfires. The present invention is suitable for use with linear and rotary operation combustion chambers, and is suitable for use in a wide variety of applications.},
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year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001},
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