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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1987
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
431-1 ; 13751615 ;
Abstract
A pulse combustor has a casing in which a combustion chamber is defined. Air is supplied to the combustion chamber through an air supply pipe. A valve mechanism for controlling the air supply to the chamber is provided in the air supply pipe. The valve mechanism has a base plate with a plurality of air supply holes for the passage of air, and a flapper valve for opening and closing the air supply holes in accordance with the change of pressure inside the chamber. The flapper valve is composed of a plurality of ring-shaped segments with different diameters. These segments are arranged concentrically with one another.