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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 05, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ernest C Faccini, Marbury, MD (US);
Norman J Saunders, Nanjemoy, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23M / ; F23D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
431-9 ; 431 10 ; 431158 ; 431352 ; 60757 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for combustion of fuel wherein in two mutually perdicular air swirls are used. In the cylindrical section of the combustor, a horizontal swirl with respect to the combustor is set in motion. The conical section in conjunction with the cylindrical section forms a vertical swirl with respect to the combustor. Notably, the combustor is not dependent upon orientation in a gravity field.