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US 8,720,205 B2Granted
Advanced hypersonic magnetic jet/electric turbine engine (AHMJET)
OwnerRichard H. Lugginventor
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Abstract
With turbine segments controlled electrically in a shaftless design, the turbine of the present invention creates high propulsion efficiencies over a broader range of operating conditions through the integration of gas turbine, electric and magnetic power systems, advanced materials and alternative petroleum-based combustion cycles.
Claims22
A system for operating a jet turbine engine, said system comprising:
- a compressor for receiving an intake airflow to the jet engine;
- a hypersonic compression ram radially inward of the compressor for receiving another portion of the intake airflow;
- a combustion chamber fluid communication with the compressor and the hypersonic compression ram;
- a turbine having a plurality of turbine components, wherein a plurality of coils are disposed about a perimeter of said turbine for generating electricity to supply to the jet engine;
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- an electric controller for controlling said turbine.
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A system for operating a jet turbine engine, said system comprising:
- a shaftless turbine having an outer casing and a selectively accessible hollow interior portion radially inward of the shaftless turbine and configured to allow combustion flow to bypass the shaftless turbine;
- an electric controller for controlling said shaftless turbine;
- a main compressor;
- a diffuser;
- a plurality of turbine components, and
- wherein said compressor, said diffuser and said plurality of turbine components operate in dynamic compression within the outer casing of the shaftless turbine.
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A system for operating a jet turbine engine, said system comprising:
- a shaftless turbine having an outer casing;
- a hypersonic exhaust duct radially inward of the shaftless turbine and configured to selectively allow combustion flow to bypass the shaftless turbine;
- an electric controller for controlling said shaftless turbine;
- a compressor;
- a diffuser;
- a combustor;
- a turbine generator;
- and wherein the electric controller operably controls rotational characteristics of the compressor independent of rotational characteristics of one of the diffuser and the turbine generator.
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A method of operating a turbine engine comprising:
- (A) providing a shaftless engine comprising:
- i) a generally cylindrical frame with interior and exterior surfaces,
- ii) a plurality of shaftless turbine blade assemblies movable relative to the interior surface of the cylindrical frame, and
- iii) a plurality of induction coils disposed about a perimeter of the cylindrical frame;
- (B) creating a combustion event;
- (C) converting kinetic energy from the combustion event into rotational motion of at least one shaftless turbine blade assembly relative to the interior surface of the cylindrical frame by exposing the at least one shaftless turbine blade assembly to the combustion event;
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- (D) converting mechanical energy from the rotational motion of the at least one shaftless turbine blade assembly into electrical energy by inducing an electric current in the induction coils with a magnetic field.
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A method of operating a turbine engine comprising:
- (A) providing a shaftless engine comprising:
- i) a generally cylindrical frame with an interior surface,
- ii) a plurality of shaftless turbine blade assemblies movable relative to the interior surface of the cylindrical frame, and
- iii) a plurality of induction coils disposed about a perimeter of the cylindrical frame;
- (B) inducing an electric current in the induction coils to create a magnetic field;
- (C) exposing at least one of the shaftless turbine blade assemblies to the magnetic field;
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- (D) converting electrical energy from the magnetic field incident on the shaftless turbine blade assembly into rotational motion of a compressor blade assembly relative to the interior surface of the cylindrical frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.