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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6993915 | Solid propellant gas generators in power systems An emergency power system comprising a plurality of solid propellant gas generators each having a gas outlet in fluid communication with a turbine wheel rotationally disposed within a gas turbine housing, the turbine wheel being in rotational communication with an e... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6497098 | Method and device for generating hot combustion waste gases The invention relates to a process for producing hot combustion waste gases (11), in particular for a gas turbine system. In a burner (2), a combustion that produces hot combustion waste gases (11) takes place. A portion (17) of the combustion waste gases... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6374592 | Turbine engine with solid fuel starter A quantity of solid fuel is attached to the inside of the combustion chamber of the turbine. When the engine begins a starting sequence, a starter begins spinning the compressor and an air flow is pumped through the engine. The solid fuel is then heated b... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6370861 | Solid fuel afterburner and method of using the same to improve thrust and starting capabilities of a turbojet engine A turbojet engine includes a housing having a forward inlet nozzle, an aft exhaust nozzle, a combustion chamber therebetween, a compressor between the inlet nozzle and the combustion chamber, and a turbine between the combustion chamber and the exhaust no... | 04/16/2002 |
| 5343690 | Starting of a small turbojet Difficulties in starting a turbine engine, particularly ones having a small volume combustor (83) with a low dome height, may be avoided by a method including the steps of a) forming the turbine engine compressor (48) of a low density, high temperature re... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5263315 | Starting of a small turbojet Difficulties in starting a turbine engine, particularly ones having a small volume combustor (83) with a low dome height, may be avoided by a method including the steps of a) forming the turbine engine compressor (48) of a low density, high temperature re... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5131223 | Integrated booster and sustainer engine for a missile The weight of a start cartridge in a cruise missile (10) of the type having a booster rocket (60) for initiating flight and a thrust producing gas turbine (12) for sustaining flight may be eliminated by placing the gas outlet (62) for the rocket engine (6... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5115637 | External cartridge gas combustor ignitor In order to assist in starting a gas turbine engine (10), hot pressurized exhaust gases are supplied through relatively large hot gas supply tubes (22) for direct impingement on turbine blades (14) to drive a turbine rotor (12). The relatively large hot g... | 05/26/1992 |
