Piezo-resonance igniter and ignition method for propellant liquid rocket engine
US8438831B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 26, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02P3/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ignition system for a combustor includes a resonance system which generates an oscillation pressure force by a resonant flow interaction between two parallel interconnected flow passages which carry an incompressible flow. A piezoelectric system driven by said resonance system. An igniter powered by said piezoelectric system.
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