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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2018
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Nicholas William Rathay, Rock City Falls, NY (US);
Narendra Digamber Joshi, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A flow control actuator includes a first side wall, a second side wall opposite and substantially parallel to the first side wall, an upstream wall mechanically coupled to upstream ends of the first and second side walls, and a downstream cap mechanically coupled to downstream ends of the first and second side walls. The first side wall, the second side wall, the upstream wall and the downstream cap collectively define an interior of the flow control actuator. An energy source is disposed in at least one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall. At least one fuel injector is disposed in the upstream wall, the first sidewall and/or the second sidewall for dispersing fuel into the flow control actuator. At least one air inlet is disposed in the upstream wall, the first sidewall and/or the second sidewall for introducing air into the flow control actuator. Fuel from fuel injector and air from the air inlet are ignited in the flow control actuator.