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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2006
Anthony John Dean, Scotia, NY (US);
Ivett Alejandra Leyva, Playa Del Rey, CA (US);
Chukwueloka Obiora Umeh, Schenectady, NY (US);
Anthony John Dean, Scotia, NY (US);
Ivett Alejandra Leyva, Playa Del Rey, CA (US);
Chukwueloka Obiora Umeh, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A fuel preconditioning system for use with a pulse detonation combustor (PDC) makes use of a heat source to pyrolyze fuel prior to injecting it into the PDC for detonation. The fuel is decomposed into a more detonable form by pyrolysis in a conditioner that applies heat to the fuel in the absence of oxidizer. The heat may be provided by a hot section of the engine, including the walls of the PDC itself. The conditioned fuel is fed to the PDC and detonated.