Aircraft power plant with detonation combustion tube
US12203429B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2220/80
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft power plant, has: a combustion engine having an outlet outputting combustion gases; a turbine downstream of the combustion engine; a detonation combustion tube fluidly connecting the combustion engine to the turbine; a member having an open position in which the outlet of the combustion engine is fluidly connected to the turbine and a closed position in which the combustion engine is fluidly disconnected from the turbine; a fuel injector fluidly connected to the detonation combustion tube; an igniter operatively connected to the detonation combustion tube; and a controller operatively connected to the fuel injector and to the igniter, the controller configured to, in response to receiving of a command: inject fuel into the detonation combustion tube via the fuel injector, and once the member is in the closed position, power the igniter to ignite a mixture of the combustion gases and the fuel into the detonation combustion tube.
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