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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2007
Abdelkrim Younsi, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Seyed Gholamali Saddoughi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
John Thomas Herbon, Rexford, NY (US);
Florian Peter Pintgen, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abdelkrim Younsi, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Seyed Gholamali Saddoughi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
John Thomas Herbon, Rexford, NY (US);
Florian Peter Pintgen, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a combustion apparatus comprises: an oxidant inlet, a fuel inlet, a mixing zone configured to mix fuel and oxidant to form a mixture, a combustion zone in fluid communication with the mixing zone and configured to combust the mixture, and an outlet in fluid communication with the combustion zone. The mixing zone, the combustion zone, and/or the outlet comprises an electro-dynamic swirler configured to swirl ionized gas. The electro-dynamic swirler comprises a plurality of electrodes in electrical communication with a power source. In one embodiment, a method of creating thrust comprises: mixing a fuel and an oxidant to form a mixture, igniting the mixture to form an ignited mixture, combusting the ignited mixture to form a flame, and using the flame to create thrust, wherein the flame and/or the fuel and oxidant are electro-dynamically swirled.