Patent ID: 8701413
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: F02C

Abstract:
1. A fuel oxidizer system comprising: a compressor that has a mixture inlet and a compressed mixture outlet and is configured to compress an air and fuel mixture between the mixture inlet and the compressed mixture outlet; a reaction chamber configured to receive a compressed mixture from the compressed mixture outlet and oxidize at least a portion of the fuel of the compressed mixture to produce an oxidation product; a turbine; a first valve system, comprising a first valve disposed along a first flow path and a second valve disposed along a second flow path, configured to receive fuel from a fuel source and direct the fuel to the reaction chamber (i) by directing the fuel to the mixture inlet of the compressor via the first valve, in a first mode, and (ii) by directing the fuel to bypass the compressor via the second valve, in a second mode; and a second valve system configured to receive the oxidation product from the reaction chamber and direct the oxidation product (i) to the turbine via a third flow path, in the first mode, and (ii) to an exhaust path, bypassing the turbine via a fourth flow path, in the second mode.