Patent ID: 11891951
Assignee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A scramjet engine comprising:
an air inlet configured to receive and direct air into the scramjet engine;
a combustor operable to receive air from the air inlet and combust fuel therein;
an isolator defined by a housing extending between first and second ends, the isolator positioned between the air inlet and the combustor; and
wherein the isolator includes a primary flow path separated into a plurality of separate secondary flow channels formed therethrough;
a plurality of channel walls extending along at least a portion of a longitudinal length of the isolator to form the plurality of separate secondary flow channels;
a central pointed tip extending from the plurality of channel walls toward the first end of the isolator;
wherein the central pointed tip directs airflow from the air inlet to the plurality of separate secondary flow channels; and
wherein the central pointed tip terminates upstream of the first end of the isolator housing.