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US 2016/0102609 A1Published application
Pulse detonation combustor
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsJames D. Hill, Martin Haas, Robert B. Fowler, Jeffery A. Lovett, Roger F. Blinn
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Abstract
A pulse detonation combustor may include a valve and a tubular combustor wall, which forms an airflow inlet and a combustion chamber. The valve may be configured to selectively fluidly couple the airflow inlet with the combustion chamber. The valve may include a center body and an annular projection. The center body and the projection may be configured to sealingly engage with one another.
Claims20
A pulse detonation combustor, comprising:
- a tubular combustor wall forming an airflow inlet and a combustion chamber;
- and
- a valve configured to selectively fluidly couple the airflow inlet with the combustion chamber, the valve including a center body and an annular projection, wherein the center body and the projection are configured to sealingly engage with one another.
A pulse detonation combustor, comprising:
- a tubular combustor wall forming an airflow inlet and a combustion chamber;
- and
- a valve configured to selectively fluidly couple the airflow inlet with the combustion chamber, the valve including a fixed center body and an annular translating sleeve.
A pulse detonation combustor, comprising:
- a tubular combustor wall forming an airflow inlet and a combustion chamber;
- and
- a valve including a center body and an annular projection fixed relative to the combustor wall, wherein at least a portion of the center body is configured to selectively
- engage the projection to fluidly decouple the airflow inlet from the combustion chamber;
- and
- disengage the projection to fluidly couple the airflow inlet with the combustion chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.