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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Eric M. Braun, Huntsville, AL (US);
Frank K. Lu, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 5/02 (2006.01); F23C 15/00 (2006.01); F01B 11/00 (2006.01); F02C 5/12 (2006.01); F23R 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 11/007 (2013.01); F02C 5/02 (2013.01); F02C 5/12 (2013.01); F23C 15/00 (2013.01); F23R 7/00 (2013.01); F05D 2220/76 (2013.01); F05D 2260/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a power generation system includes a pulse detonation engine including a combustion chamber, a linear power generator including a working chamber, and a nozzle positioned between the combustion chamber and the working chamber that expands exhaust gas expelled from the combustion chamber, wherein the nozzle increases thermodynamic efficiency of the system.