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Fuel injection system for ramjet engine

US4852348A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 20, 1988
Grant dateAug 1, 1989
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Expiry dateJun 20, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T50/60
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a fuel injection system for a ramjet engine of the type comprising a swirling combustion chamber, wherein said system comprises: at least one first injector arranged in the inner part of the corresponding air duct to send, in common with said first injectors of the other individual injection devices, fuel into a common zone of said combustion chamber adjacent said closed end and peripherally defined by said air ducts; as well as at least one second injector arranged in the outer part of the corresponding air duct, to send fuel into a specific zone of said combustion chamber located near the wall thereof, downstream of the opening of the corresponding air duct. The invention is more particularly applicable to the propulsion of missiles.

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