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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2012
Applicants:
Kevin P. Bowen, Bristol, RI (US);
Kenneth C. Holmboe, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Kurt Stiffel, Warren, RI (US);
William E. Komm, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Inventors:
Kevin P. Bowen, Bristol, RI (US);
Kenneth C. Holmboe, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Kurt Stiffel, Warren, RI (US);
William E. Komm, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 1/00 (2006.01); F02P 1/00 (2006.01); F01K 15/04 (2006.01); F01K 13/02 (2006.01); F22B 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/02 (2013.01); F01K 15/04 (2013.01); F01K 15/045 (2013.01); F22B 21/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for a power and/or propulsion system comprising an external combustor, a steam generator, and a radial piston engine. In one embodiment, an undersea vehicle is powered by a propulsion system including a steam generator having a series of coiled tubes in which water is heated to generate steam by combustion of a monopropellant fuel ignited in the external combustor.