Standing bow shock electrical power generator
US4260927A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 1979 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 1999 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02N3/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for generating electric power directly from a supersonic gas flow. An obstacle is positioned in the supersonic gas flow to establish a standing shock wave having a potential gradient. A pair of electrodes, one located in the upstream direction from the shock wave and the other located in the downstream direction from the shock wave, are used to extract power from the potential gradient.
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