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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
John William Box, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Alberto Francisco Araujo, Miramar, FL (US);
Assignee:
Locust USA, Inc., Miami, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/26 ; F02C 3/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/26 ; F02C 3/26 ;
Abstract
A quantity of solid fuel is attached to the inside of the combustion chamber of the turbine. When the engine begins a starting sequence, a starter begins spinning the compressor and an air flow is pumped through the engine. The solid fuel is then heated by a heater element until the solid fuel begins to burn. The combustion of the solid fuel increases the temperature of the combustion chamber so that when, thereafter, an atomized or vaporized liquid fuel is injected, the temperature within the combustion chamber is sufficient to allow the liquid fuel to burn in a self-sustaining manner.