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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Andrew R. Mizener, Euless, TX (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 ...
F23R 7/00 (2006.01); F02K 1/00 (2006.01); F02C 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 7/00 (2013.01); F02K 1/002 (2013.01); F02C 3/165 (2013.01);
Abstract
Rotating detonation engines are provided with various improvements pertaining to performance and reliability. Improvements pertain to, for example, a fluidic valve/premixing chamber, injection/swirl, flow control and turning, ignition, and cooling. A rotating detonation engine can include a cylindrical inner shell within an outer housing, a cylindrical outer shell positioned between the inner shell and the outer housing, an annular gap between the outer shell and the outer housing functioning as a detonation chamber.