Compressing gas flowing through a conduit
US5391057A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 19, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/0391
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus (1) is provided for compressing gas, the apparatus comprising a conduit (3) provided with a non-return inlet valve (10) arranged at the upstream inlet (5) end of the conduit (3), a localized ignition source (20) arranged in the conduit (3) downstream of the non-return inlet valve (10), and means (23) for intermittently supplying secondary fluid into the conduit (3) between the non-return inlet valve (10) and the localized ignition source (20).
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