Gas Generating System
OwnerDavid M. McCormickinventor
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Abstract
A baffle system is provided including a first end plate having at least one opening formed therein, and a second end plate having at least one opening formed therein. At least one baffle element extends between the first and second end plates. The at least one baffle element defines a chamber. The at least one first end plate opening and the at least one second end plate opening are blocked so as to prevent fluid flow from the chamber to an exterior of the chamber system through the at least one first end plate opening and through the at least one second end plate opening. In addition, the blockage of the end plate openings is such that fluid flow is enabled into the chamber from the exterior of the chamber through the at least one first end plate opening and through the at least one second end plate opening.
Claims12
A baffle system comprising:
- a first end plate having at least one opening formed therein;
- a second end plate having at least one opening formed therein;
- at least one baffle element extending between the first and second end plates, the at least one baffle element defining a chamber,
- wherein the at least one first end plate opening and the at least one second end plate opening are blocked so as to prevent fluid flow from the chamber to an exterior of the chamber system through the at least one first end plate opening and through the at least one second end plate opening, and so as to enable fluid flow into the chamber through the at least one first end plate opening and through the at least one second end plate opening from the exterior of the chamber.
A method for producing, in a gas generating system, a gas having a temperature within a predetermined temperature range, the method comprising the steps of:
- estimating a total length of a flow path of a gas along a given surface area of a predetermined baffle element material necessary to cool a gas to from a first temperature to a temperature within the predetermined temperature range;
- and
- providing a baffle system having a total internal gas flow path length per unit baffle element surface area substantially equal to the estimated length of gas flow path necessary to cool the gas to from a temperature in the at least one combustion chamber to a temperature within the predetermined temperature range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.