Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for the start-up and control of pulse combustors using selective injector operation
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Application No.: US17048000Application Date: 2019-04-17
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Publication No.: US11592184B2Publication Date: 2023-02-28
- Inventor: Daanish Maqbool , Nitay Ravin , Carson Myers
- Applicant: North American Wave Engine Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MD College Park
- Assignee: North American Wave Engine Corporation
- Current Assignee: North American Wave Engine Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD College Park
- Agency: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2019/027801 WO 20190417
- International Announcement: WO2019/204389 WO 20191024
- Main IPC: F23R7/00
- IPC: F23R7/00 ; F02K7/067 ; F02C9/48 ; F23N1/00 ; F02C5/10

Abstract:
A system and method is disclosed for the start-up and control of pulsejet engines and this system includes an Electronic Fuel Injection (“EFI”) system that further includes one or more electrically controlled fuel injectors that can be selectively operated for start-up and control of such pulsejet engines. According to the system and method, the rate and/or pattern of fuel delivery to pulsejet engines can be varied not only by controlling the amount of time the fuel injectors are open versus closed to define a “duty cycle,” but also with the capability to selectively disable one or more fuel injectors in the programmed manner for start-up and control of such pulsejet engines.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210108590A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE START-UP AND CONTROL OF PULSE COMBUSTORS USING SELECTIVE INJECTOR OPERATION Public/Granted day:2021-04-15
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