External Combustion Engine Having a Combustion Expansion Chamber.
Abstract
This patent application discloses an external combustion engine having a combustion expansion chamber. The engine includes a combustion chamber for generating a high-pressure, energized gas from a monopropellant fuel, and a cylinder for receiving the energized gas through a rotary valve to perform work on a cylinder disposed therein. A baffle plate is positioned between the combustion area and expansion area for reducing the pressure of the gas. The combustion area and expansion area are separated by a baffle plate having a flow area which is sufficiently large to eliminate the transmission of pressure pulsations from the combustion area to the expansion area while being small enough to provide for substantially complete combustion in the combustion area. The engine is particularly well suited for use in a torpedo
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 23, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADD015761
Entities
People
- Anthony W. Duva
Organizations
- United States Department of the Navy