SUPERCRITICAL FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

A fuel injection system for gas turbines or the like, which includes a pair of high pressure pumps which provide fuel and a carrier fluid such as air at pressures above the critical pressure of the fuel, was developed. A supercritical mixing chamber mixes the fuel and carrier fluid and the mixture is sprayed into a combustion chamber for burning therein. The use of fuel and a carrier fluid at supercritical pressures promotes rapid mixing of the fuel in the combustion chamber so as to reduce the formation of pollutants and promote cleaner burning.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This is an application for a U.S. Patent. This Government-owned invention available for U.S. licensing and, possibly, for foreign licensing. Copy of application available NTIS.
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of the Navy

  The Pentagon
  Washington, DC  United States  20350
• Authors:
  • Marek, C J
  • Cooper, L P
• Publication Date: 1978-6-19

Media Info

• Pagination: 10 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Clean fuels; Combustion chambers; Exhaust gases; Fluids; Fuel injection; Fuel systems; Gas turbines; Internal combustion engines; Mixing; Mixtures; Patent applications; Pressure; Pumps; Turbine engines
• Old TRIS Terms: Supercritical pressures
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00185757
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: PAT-APPL-916654
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 29 1979 12:00AM