Patent ID: 7124573
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: F02K,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A pulse detonation system for a gas turbine engine having a longitudinal centerline axis extending therethrough, comprising: (a) a rotatable cylindrical member having a forward surface, an aft surface, and an outer circumferential surface, said cylindrical member including at least one stage of circumferentially spaced detonation passages disposed therethrough, each said detonation passage further comprising: (b) a shaft rotatably connected to said cylindrical member; and, (c) a stator configured in spaced arrangement with said forward surface of said cylindrical member and a portion of said shaft, said stator including at least one group of ports formed therein alignable with said leading portions of said detonation passages as said cylindrical member rotates; wherein detonation cycles are performed in said detonation passages so that combustion gases interact therewith to create a torque which causes said cylindrical member to rotate.