Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel injector for hypersonic jet engine operation
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Application No.: US17268542Application Date: 2019-09-04
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Publication No.: US11421628B2Publication Date: 2022-08-23
- Inventor: Corin Segal
- Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
- Applicant Address: US FL Gainesville
- Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
- Current Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Gainesville
- Agency: Alston & Bird LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2019/049514 WO 20190904
- International Announcement: WO2020/123000 WO 20200618
- Main IPC: F02K7/10
- IPC: F02K7/10 ; F02K7/14 ; F23R3/20 ; F02K7/00

Abstract:
Provided herein is a fuel injector capable of providing fuel into a jet engine operating at hypersonic speeds. Embodiments may include a system for fuel injection for an engine traveling at supersonic speeds. The system may include a fuel injection strut extending between opposing walls of an inlet to the engine, and a porous surface extending across at least a portion of the fuel injection strut. The fuel may be introduced into the inlet of the engine through the porous surface of the fuel injection strut. The porous surface of the fuel injection strut may extend along a fuel injecting portion of the fuel injection strut spaced a predefined distance from the opposing walls of the inlet. The porous portion of the fuel injection strut may include a porosity of about 100 pores per square inch or lower porosities as dictated by the specific design considerations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210239321A1 FUEL INJECTOR FOR HYPERSONIC JET ENGINE OPERATION Public/Granted day:2021-08-05
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