Class 60/39.39 - Common rotary distributing valve

Subclass of Class 60 - Power plants
Definition: Plants in which the inlet and/or discharge ports of
No. of patents: 39
Last issue date: 03/01/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
7895820	Seal for pulse detonation engine A system of controlling airflow into a pulse detonation engine includes a rotary airflow controller valve receiving air from a high-speed inlet. An engine frame includes a plurality of detonation chambers. A sealing mechanism is between the rotary airflow controller...	03/01/2011
7891164	Inlet airflow management system for a pulse detonation engine for supersonic applications A pulse detonation engine contains a mechanically driven timing device coupled with a stator device, where the timing device has both an opening portion and a blocking portion. The opening and blocking portions open and close air flow access to a detonation chamber ...	02/22/2011
7340903	Scalable power generation using a pulsed detonation engine A scalable power generator is described. A scalable, portable pulsed detonation engine is coupled to a turbine which drives a generator and using commonly available fuels, electric energy is provided. Additional embodiments incorporate a mechanical compressor at the...	03/11/2008
7328570	Pulse detonation system for a gas turbine engine having multiple spools A gas turbine engine having a longitudinal centerline axis therethrough, including: a fan section at a forward end of the gas turbine engine including at least a first fan blade row connected to a first drive shaft; a booster compressor positioned downstream of the ...	02/12/2008
7251928	Pulse detonation engine and valve Pressure and density of a gaseous mixture are increased in the process of introducing the gaseous mixture into the combustor of an air-breathing pulse detonation engine employing atmospheric oxygen as an oxidizer. The exit valve 20 able to be opened and close...	08/07/2007
7200538	Methods and apparatus for modeling gas turbine engines A method enables modeling of a gas turbine engine that includes a pulse detonation system. The method includes providing a pulse detonation modeling system, predicting characteristics of the engine using the pulse detonation modeling system, and predicting character...	04/03/2007
7163086	Lubrication system A lubrication system comprises a reservoir for lubricant, lubricant delivery means to deliver lubricant to at least one component to be lubricated, an injector associated with each component, a control system to control the opening and closing of each injector and s...	01/16/2007
7150143	Hybrid fuel cell-pulse detonation power system A power system includes a fuel cell module adapted to receive a first fuel and a pulse detonation combustor adapted to receive and detonate a second fuel and exhaust a number of detonation products to create thrust for propulsion, mechanical work extraction or elect...	12/19/2006
7134285	Adiabatic power generating system An adiabatic power generation method and apparatus includes at least one combusting device to combust any suitable fuel and an oxygen-containing gas to produce hot high pressure combustion gases. Also includes modified present art combustors, wind and solar energy s...	11/14/2006
7124571	Rotary internal combustion engine A rotary internal combustion engine with intermittent burning cycle, converting heat energy into the rotary motion, with a multi stage compression rotor (3) and centrifugally-axial air compression impellers (3.2), an air valve (5.1), which alter...	10/24/2006
7124573	Rotary pulse detonation system with aerodynamic detonation passages for use in a gas turbine engine A pulse detonation system for a gas turbine engine having a longitudinal centerline axis extending therethrough. The pulse detonation system includes a rotatable cylindrical member having a forward surface, an aft surface, and an outer circumferential surface, where...	10/24/2006
7100360	Pulsed combustion engine A pulsed combustion device includes a support structure and a combustor carousel supported by the support structure and rotating relative thereto about an axis. The carousel has a number of combustion conduits in a circumferential array. Each conduit cyclically rece...	09/05/2006
7000402	Compound gas turbine engines and methods of operation thereof The engine (10) has a compressor (12) for compressing air, a plurality of combustion chambers (22a–f) in which fuel mixed with the compressed air combusts, and a turbine (16) which is driven by the products of combustion. Each co...	02/21/2006
6981365	Supersonic revolving nozzle The disclosed device is directed toward a periodic combustion propulsion system. The periodic combustion propulsion system comprises at least one periodic combustion chamber configured to contain periodic combustion and at least one supersonic exhaust nozzle coupled...	01/03/2006
6978617	Power generation system using a combustion system and a fuel cell A regenerative fuel cell is combined with a combustion engine such as a Pulse Detonation Engine (PDE) to create a closed-loop power generation system. Stored hydrogen and oxygen are used by the regenerative fuel cell, and by the combustion engine, in which the react...	12/27/2005
6978616	Hybrid piston-pulsed detonation engine A hybrid piston engine-pulsed detonation engine structure is provided for obtaining shaft power from a pulsed detonation engine wherein a piston engine operatively connected to a PDE. A deflagration to detonation transition is used to achieve detonations. The piston...	12/27/2005
6955052	Thermal gas compression engine A power generation method and apparatus includes a plurality of gas reactors that combust fuel and an oxygen-containing gas under substantially adiabatic conditions such that hot high pressure combustion gases flow alternately and substantially continuously from eac...	10/18/2005
6931858	Rotating pulse detonation system for a gas turbine engine A pulse detonation system for a gas turbine engine having a longitudinal centerline axis extending therethrough includes a rotatable cylindrical member having a forward surface, an aft surface, and an outer circumferential surface, where a plurality of spaced detona...	08/23/2005
6931833	Pulse combustion device A pulse combustion device has a number of combustors with upstream bodies and downstream nozzles. Coupling conduits provide communication between the combustors. For each given combustor this includes a first communication between a first location upstream of the no...	08/23/2005
6928804	Pulse detonation system for a gas turbine engine A pulse detonation system for a gas turbine engine having a longitudinal centerline axis extending therethrough, the pulse detonation system includes an air inlet duct in flow communication with a source of compressed air, the air inlet duct including at least one p...	08/16/2005
6925812	Rotary injector A radially-extending arm is adapted to rotate within a stream of first fluid flowing thereacross. In one embodiment, the arm comprises a plurality of lands located at different radial distances from the axis of rotation, and a port located on each land is operativel...	08/09/2005
6904750	Integral pulse detonation system for a gas turbine engine A pulse detonation system for a gas turbine engine having a longitudinal centerline axis extending therethrough includes a rotatable cylindrical member having a forward surface, an aft surface, and an outer circumferential surface, where at least one stage of spaced...	06/14/2005
6637187	Rotary inlet flow controller for pulse detonation combustion engines A rotary inlet flow controller, with one or more open ducts extending therethrough, aerodynamically controls the amount and velocity of the flow of air to combustion chambers of pulse detonation engines, or other engines, without imposing large cyclic air...	10/28/2003
6505462	Rotary valve for pulse detonation engines A rotary valve for pulse detonation engines includes a rotor rotatively mounted in the forward end of the pulse detonation tube and a plurality of transfer plenums for receiving fuel and air arranged around the rotor and partially disposed over the forwar...	01/14/2003
6481197	High pressure gas cycle and power plant Provided is a combustion chamber for producing a pressurized gas containing: a wall structure defining an interior chamber; a first reflecting surface for reflecting a pressure wave within said interior chamber; a second reflecting surface for reflecting said ...	11/19/2002
6062018	Pulse detonation electrical power generation apparatus with water injection A pulse detonation power generation apparatus is provided. This apparatus is provided with a detonation chamber connected to fuel and air sources which detonate to produce energy which may be converted to electrical energy. The pulse detonation energy gen...	05/16/2000
6003301	Exhaust nozzle for multi-tube detonative engines A nozzle for a detonative combustion engine, the engine having multiple combustor tubes, comprises a common plenum communicating with the combustor tubes. The common plenum combines separate exhaust streams from the combustor tubes into a compound subsoni...	12/21/1999
5937635	Pulse detonation igniter for pulse detonation chambers A pulse detonation engine has a pulse ignition system, a plurality of detonation chambers (15), an oxygen source (33), and a fuel source (35). The oxygen source and the fuel source supply oxygen and fuel, respectively, to both the pulse ignition system an...	08/17/1999
5901550	Liquid fueled pulse detonation engine with controller and inlet and exit valves The invention provides a liquid fueled pulsed detonation air breathing engine. The engine has at least one, and preferably a multiplicity of, detonation chambers, each of which has an inlet end for opening and receiving a charge of fuel and air, and an ou...	05/11/1999
5513489	Rotary valve multiple combustor pulse detonation engine A pulse detonation engine is provided with at least one detonation combustor selectively coupled to an air inlet and fuel source. The detonation combustors are equipped with either active or passive means to dissipate the heat of detonation. Fuel, air, an...	05/07/1996
5353588	Rotary valve multiple combustor pulse detonation engine A pulse detonation engine is provided with several detonation combustors selectively coupled to an air inlet and fuel source by a rotary valve. The rotary valve isolates the steady operation of the air inlet and fuel system from the unsteady nature of the...	10/11/1994
5345758	Rotary valve multiple combustor pulse detonation engine A pulse detonation engine is provided with several detonation combustors selectively coupled to an air inlet and fuel source by a rotary valve. The rotary valve isolates the steady operation of the air inlet and fuel system from the unsteady nature of the...	09/13/1994
5237811	Rotary internal combustion engine apparatus An internal combustion engine apparatus includes a structure defining an internal combustion chamber having opposite first and second ends, a mechanism for introducing fuel into the chamber, a mechanism for admitting air into the chamber at its first end ...	08/24/1993
4702072	Internal combustion engine The internal combustion engine comprises a stator (1, 9) and a rotor (7) rotatably mounted on the stator (1, 9). The stator (1, 9) comprises at least one stationary combustion chamber (11) having an outflow opening (19) directed towards the rotor (7). On ...	10/27/1987
4693075	Gas turbine engines employing fixed volume combustion A gas turbine engine includes a rotor forming an inducer and a turbine which succesively register with a series of circumferentially spaced combustion chambers. The engine has the capability of firing less than the total number of combustion chambers for ...	09/15/1987
4603549	Explosion type rotary turbine engine A turbine engine has a axially elongated housing formed with a supercharging chamber and a plurality of angularly spaced combustion chambers having radially inwardly open intake sides. An intake is provided at the supercharging chamber and an outlet downs...	08/05/1986
4570438	Pulse-controlled turbine A pulse-controlled gas turbine utilizes a nonpositive drive for the valve plate at one side of the combustion chamber and a turbine constructed and arranged to generate suction in the combustion chamber at the other side of the housing to ensure isochore ...	02/18/1986
4375150	Continuous ignition turbo motor An internal combustion engine, which is particularly adapted for vertical take-off and landing aircraft, has a plurality of fixed annularly arranged combustion chambers and an opening in each chamber. The chamber openings are arranged to define either a c...	03/01/1983

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Class 60/39.39 - Common rotary distributing valve