Patent ID: 6374592
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: F02C,F23R

Abstract:
A turbine engine, comprising:a) a housing having a forward end and an aft end, said forward end including an air inlet and said aft end including an exhaust nozzle; b) a combustion chamber within said housing; c) a compressor between said air inlet and said chamber which compresses air within said combustion chamber; d) a turbine between said combustion chamber and said exhaust nozzle and coupled to said compressor, said turbine being rotated by air moving from said combustion chamber to said exhaust nozzle; e) a liquid fuel injector which injects liquid fuel into said combustion chamber; f) a solid fuel element in said chamber; and g) an igniter coupled to or adjacent said solid fuel element which heats said solid fuel element.