Micro thrust and heat generator
Abstract
A micro thrust and heat generator has a means for providing a combustion fuel source to an ignition chamber of the micro thrust and heat generator. The fuel is ignited by a ignition means within the micro thrust and heat generator's ignition chamber where it burns and creates a pressure. A nozzle formed from the combustion chamber extends outward from the combustion chamber and tappers down to a narrow diameter and then opens into a wider diameter where the nozzle then terminates outside of said combustion chamber. The pressure created within the combustion chamber accelerates as it leaves the chamber through the nozzle resulting in pressure and heat escaping from the nozzle to the atmosphere outside the micro thrust and heat generator. The micro thrust and heat generator can be microfabricated from a variety of materials, e.g., of polysilicon, on one wafer using surface micromachining batch fabrication techniques or high aspect ratio micromachining techniques (LIGA).
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871972
- Patent Number(s):
- 5836150
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64G - COSMONAUTICS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- micro; thrust; heat; generator; means; providing; combustion; fuel; source; ignition; chamber; ignited; burns; creates; pressure; nozzle; formed; extends; outward; tappers; narrow; diameter; wider; terminates; outside; created; accelerates; leaves; resulting; escaping; atmosphere; microfabricated; variety; materials; polysilicon; wafer; surface; micromachining; batch; fabrication; techniques; aspect; ratio; liga; micro thrust; heat generator; fuel source; aspect ratio; combustion chamber; fabrication techniques; surface micromachining; atmosphere outside; combustion fuel; micromachining batch; ignition chamber; batch fabrication; extends outward; ignition means; /60/
Citation Formats
Garcia, Ernest J. Micro thrust and heat generator. United States: N. p., 1998.
Web.
Garcia, Ernest J. Micro thrust and heat generator. United States.
Garcia, Ernest J. Thu .
"Micro thrust and heat generator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871972.
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abstractNote = {A micro thrust and heat generator has a means for providing a combustion fuel source to an ignition chamber of the micro thrust and heat generator. The fuel is ignited by a ignition means within the micro thrust and heat generator's ignition chamber where it burns and creates a pressure. A nozzle formed from the combustion chamber extends outward from the combustion chamber and tappers down to a narrow diameter and then opens into a wider diameter where the nozzle then terminates outside of said combustion chamber. The pressure created within the combustion chamber accelerates as it leaves the chamber through the nozzle resulting in pressure and heat escaping from the nozzle to the atmosphere outside the micro thrust and heat generator. The micro thrust and heat generator can be microfabricated from a variety of materials, e.g., of polysilicon, on one wafer using surface micromachining batch fabrication techniques or high aspect ratio micromachining techniques (LIGA).},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
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