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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence Butler, Cincinnati, OH (US);
James Edward Johnson, Hamilton, OH (US);
Lawrence Wayne Dunbar, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 3/06 ; F02K 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 3/06 ; F02K 7/02 ;
Abstract
A pulse detonation system for a turbofan engine including a fan assembly and a turbine sub-system, which includes at least one turbine, is configured to create a temperature rise and a pressure rise within the turbofan engine and to generate thrust for the turbofan engine. The pulse detonation system includes a pulse detonation core assembly comprising at least one detonation chamber configured to detonate a fuel mixture. The pulse detonation core assembly is positioned between the fan assembly and the turbine sub-system.