Patent ID: 9702562
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: F02C,F02K,F23R,Y02T

Claim:
1. A rotating combustion system, comprising: a rim-rotor positioned around and adjacent to a rotating combustion chamber; an injection system for providing a fuel mixture creating an air and fuel mixture to the combustion chamber; an ignition system for igniting the air and fuel mixture; and a flameholding system positioned for communication with the rotating combustion chamber and adapted to force an ignited flow of the air and fuel mixture toward a center of rotation within the rotating combustion system wherein the flameholding system comprises an at least one flameholder including a first flameholder positioned at the top of the rotating combustion chamber, a second flameholder vertically configured from the bottom to the top of the rotating combustion chamber, and a third flameholder positioned at the bottom of the rotating combustion chamber.