The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1994
Ronald E Loving, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A liquid fuel power plant (100) including an open-ended combustion chamber (102) and a first mechanism (112) for delivering a combustible fuel to the open-ended combustion chamber (102). A second mechanism (136) is included for igniting the fuel in the open-ended combustion chamber (102). A coiled tube-shaped mechanism (140) located within the combustion chamber (102) is provided for extending the length of the combustion chamber (102) to decompose the ignited fuel and to provide an exhaust gas comprised of fundamental elements. Finally, a third mechanism (160) is provided for using the exhaust gas to perform useful work. In a preferred embodiment, the liquid fuel power plant (100) includes separate fuel and air input lines (110, 120). The air input line (120) delivers compressed air which is preheated in an air passageway (130) and thereafter mixed with the combustible fuel in the open-ended combustion chamber (102). An igniter (136) causes combustion of a compressed air-fuel mixture in an ignition region (118) of the combustion chamber ( 102) . The residue of the combusted air-fuel mixture is thereafter forced by the compressed air into the coiled tube-shaped extension (140) which forms a reaction region (166) of the combustion chamber (102). The reaction region (166) becomes sufficiently hot to ensure complete decomposition of the combustible fuel. The hot pressurized exhaust gas, which is very low polluting, is directed by an exhaust tube (158) to a load such as a turbine (160).