Patent ID: 6749726
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: F02C,F02K,F02P

Abstract:
A method to initiate a combustive reaction with a slurry fuel, said method comprising the steps of:providing an optical energy source; providing a combustion chamber, said combustion chamber containing slurry fuel therewithin; interconnecting a delivery device with said optical energy source and said combustion chamber; generating a pulsed output from said optical energy source; modifying said pulsed output to have a high power portion adapted to initiate an ignition phase of said slurry fuel and a low power portion adapted to maintain a combustive reaction of said slurry fuel after said slurry fuel is initially ignited; transporting said pulsed output through said delivery device; and interacting said pulsed output with said slurry fuel to ignite said slurry fuel using said high power portion of said pulsed output and maintain said combustive reaction using said low power portion of said pulsed output.