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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2023
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Jean-Gabriel Gauvreau, Varennes, CA;
Johnny Vinski, Chateauguay, CA;
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Abstract
An assembly is provided for a powerplant. This assembly includes a housing, a primary fuel injector and an ignition system. The housing forms a combustion volume within the housing. The primary fuel injector is configured to inject primary fuel into the combustion volume. The ignition system is configured to ignite the primary fuel within the combustion volume. The ignition system includes a pilot fuel injector, a pilot ignitor, a pilot chamber, a first component and a second component. The pilot fuel injector is configured to inject pilot fuel into the pilot chamber. The pilot ignitor is configured to ignite the pilot fuel within the pilot chamber. The pilot chamber is fluidly coupled with the combustion volume through an aperture in the first component. The pilot chamber is formed by and disposed between the first component and the second component. The first component is configured from or otherwise include a ceramic.