Combustion apparatus including an air-fuel premixing chamber
Patent 4586328 Issued on May 6, 1986. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 6, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 6, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesInventorApplicationNo. 06/377128 filed on 05/11/1982US Classes:60/794, Oxidizer60/732, Having initial fuel-rich combustion zone60/737Fuel and air premixed prior to combustionExaminersPrimary: Casaregola, Louis J.Assistant: Thorpe, Timothy S. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesF23R 3/00 (20060101)F23R 3/04 (20060101) F23R 3/26 (20060101) F23R 3/52 (20060101) F23R 3/02 (20060101) F23R 3/10 (20060101) F23R 3/34 (20060101) F23R 3/30 (20060101) AbstractA combustor for generating a hot gas stream by the combustion of fuel in a pressurized airstream is disclosed including a generally toroidal-shaped combustion chamber of relatively short axial length, an annular orifice providing for the entry of a main airstream into the combustion chamber and a premixing chamber for generating and directing a vapor phase air-fuel premixture into the entering main airstream to form a combustible mixture for burning in the combustion chamber. In a preferred form, the mixture burns along a generally toroidal-helical gas flow path. The combustor is particularly suited for use in a gas turbine engine. | |
