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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
May. 14, 2018
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Nicholas William Rathay, Rock City Falls, NY (US);
Timothy John Sommerer, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Narendra Digamber Joshi, Schenectady, NY (US);
Venkat Eswarlu Tangirala, Niskayuna, NY (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An engine includes an inlet tube introducing air to a combustion process and a first plurality of fuel injectors disposed in the inlet tube and used for scram-jet engine operation. The engine includes a second plurality of fuel injectors used for ram-jet engine operation. The second plurality of fuel injectors is upstream from the first plurality of fuel injectors and is disposed in the inlet tube. The engine includes a combustor swirl zone downstream of and adjacent to the first plurality of fuel injectors.