Pulsed detonation engine
US7464534B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pulsed detonation engine may include a flame tube with a lateral wall and a transverse base defining a combustion chamber and a supply device cyclically feeding said combustion chamber with a combustible charge. The transverse base of the flame tube may be movable for reciprocating in translation inside said flame tube in order to be able to occupy two boundary positions, a first position corresponding to the detonation phase of the combustible charge in the combustion chamber of said flame tube and a second position corresponding to the phase wherein the combustible charge is supplied to said combustion chamber.
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