Fuel injection device for ramjets for aircraft
US5941064A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02K7/10
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention concerns a fuel injection device for ramjets for supersonic and/or hypersonic aircraft, said ramjet comprising a combustion supporting gas inlet and, downstream thereof, a combustion chamber and a nozzle adapted to channel gases leaving the combustion chamber. In accordance with the invention, the injection device includes at least one injector having a structure with a plurality of spaced walls extending generally along the longitudinal axis of the ramjet body, fuel being injected into each space formed by two adjacent walls of said plurality of walls and at the downstream end of said structure.
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