Ignitor canister for a turbine glow plug
OwnerEnrique J. Enriquezinventor
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Abstract
An ignitor canister for accommodating a glow plug in a turbine includes an elongated housing having a cavity configured to receive a tip and shaft of the glow plug therein. A base of the housing has an open end to receive the tip and shaft of the glow plug therethrough and engage a base of the glow plug. The housing has a window formed at a first end that exposes a tip of the glow plug. A fuel passageway of the housing injects fuel to the tip of the glow plug. The ignitor canister may include air flow pathways to keep the glow plug cool during operation.
Claims17
An ignitor canister for a turbine glow plug, the ignitor canister comprising:
- an elongated housing having a cavity configured to receive a tip and shaft of the glow plug therein;
- the housing having a window formed at a first end thereof that exposes a tip of the glow plug;
- a base of the housing at a second end thereof having an open end configured to receive the tip and shaft of the glow plug therethrough and engage a base of the glow plug;
- a fuel passageway associated with the housing which injects fuel to the tip of the glow plug, and
- and an air vent formed in an outer wall of the housing, where the air vent comprises at least one air inlet formed in an area of the housing disposed within a lower temperature, high pressure portion of a c combustion chamber of a turbine and at least one air outlet in fluid communication with the at least one air inlet and formed in an area of the housing disposed within a higher temperature portion of the combustion chamber of the turbine.
An ignitor canister for a turbine glow plug, the ignitor canister comprising:
- an elongated housing having a cavity configured to receive a tip and shaft of the glow plug therein, wherein the cavity is sized and configured to provide an air flow path between at least a portion of the shaft and tip of the glow plug to air cool the glow plug;
- a curved cowl formed at a first end of the housing and partially defining a window formed in the housing that exposes a tip of the glow plug;
- a base of the housing at a second end thereof having an open end configured to receive the tip and shaft of the glow plug therethrough and engage a base of the glow plug;
- a fuel passageway formed in the housing which injects fuel to the tip of glow plug;
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- an air vent formed in an outer wall of the housing, wherein the air vent comprises at least one air inlet formed in an area of the housing disposed within a lower temperature, high portion of a combustion chamber of a turbine and at least one air outlet in fluid communication with the at least one air inlet and formed in an area of the housing disposed within a higher temperature portion of the combustion chamber of the turbine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.