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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Yilun Luo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ronnie E. Randolph, San Antonio, TX (US);
Douglas A. McKee, Helotes, TX (US);
Graham T. Conway, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23C 99/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/36 (2006.01); H01Q 13/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23C 99/001 (2013.01); H01Q 1/3208 (2013.01); H01Q 1/36 (2013.01); H01Q 1/366 (2013.01); H01Q 13/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed at a waveguide antenna for microwave enhanced combustion of a previously ignited fuel-air mixture. The waveguide antenna has a thermal conductivity of at least 150 W/m−k and can be formed from a metallic shell with a ceramic core.