Patent ID: 7473094
Filing Date: 2009-01-06
Classification: F23C,F23M,F24H

Abstract:
1. A pulse combustor, comprising: a) a first outer plate or coil; b) a second outer plate or coil spaced apart from and substantially parallel to said first outer plate or coil, wherein said second outer plate or coil comprises a hub; c) at least one intermediate coil located between and substantially parallel to said first and said second outer plates or coils, wherein said intermediate coil is spaced apart from any adjacent of said intermediate coils and from any adjacent of said first and said second outer plates or coils, whereby tailpipe regions are formed on both sides of said intermediate coil, and wherein said intermediate coil comprises: d) a combustion chamber between said first and said second outer plates or coils; and, e) a burner coupled to said hub, said burner operative to ignite a fuel/air mixture in said combustion chamber.