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Pulse detonation engine operating with an air-fuel mixture

US8516788B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 19, 2008
Grant dateAug 27, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 28, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23R7/00
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a pulse detonation engine operating with an air-fuel mixture. According to the invention, the engine (1) includes at least two predetonation tubes (4, 5) which operate under conditions close to thermal cutoff conditions and the shock waves from which are focused in the combustion chamber (19).

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