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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
William John Bigbee-Hansen, Renton, WA (US);
Timothy A. Johnson, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/266 (2006.01); F02B 37/11 (2006.01); F02M 57/04 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/11 (2013.01); F02M 57/04 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/435 (2013.01); F02C 7/266 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F02M 2700/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft propulsor that includes an exhaust combustor is disclosed. The aircraft propulsor can include an internal combustion engine and a turbocharger. The turbocharger can be spooled while motoring the internal combustion engine. For example, when restarting the internal combustion engine at high altitude, an injector and an igniter can provide fuel to the exhaust and combust fuel to spool the turbocharger, decreasing load on the engine during restarting. In another example, an electric turbocharger can be driven with an electric motor to spool the turbocharger.