Patent ID: 11913646
Assignee: DELAVAN, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 14:
15. The torch igniter for use in the combustor section of a gas turbine engine, the torch igniter comprising:
the combustion chamber oriented about the axis, the combustion chamber having axially upstream and downstream ends defining a flow direction through the combustion chamber, along the axis, the cap defining the axially upstream end of the combustion chamber and oriented about the axis;
a tip defining the axially downstream end of the combustion chamber, the housing extending from the cap to the tip and defining a radial extent of the combustion chamber;
an outlet passage defined by the housing within the tip, wherein the outlet passage is fluidly connected to the combustion chamber;
a glow plug capable of being resistively heated, wherein an innermost end of the glow plug extends through the cap into the combustion chamber; and
the fuel injector system according to claim 1, wherein the cooling air source is a cooling channel formed in and configured to cool the housing, and the fuel injector system is received in the cap.