Patent ID: 11905836
Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A rotary engine, comprising:
an outer body defining a rotor cavity;
a rotor rotatable within the rotor cavity and in sealing engagement with walls of the outer body and defining at least one chamber of variable volume in the rotor cavity;
a pilot subchamber defined by the outer body, the pilot subchamber having an outlet in fluid flow communication with the rotor cavity; and
a fuel injector having a tip in communication with the rotor cavity at a location spaced apart from the outlet of the pilot subchamber, the tip of the fuel injector having:
a first outlet in fluid communication with the rotor cavity independently of the pilot subchamber; and
a second outlet in fluid communication with the rotor cavity through the pilot subchamber.