Patent ID: 8225613

Claim:
A method for performing stable combustion and flame stabilization at high altitudes, comprising the steps of: providing a primary liquid hydrocarbon fuel to a main combustor chamber; atomizing and vaporizing the primary fuel to produce a primary fuel vapor within the main combustor chamber; operating the main combustor chamber at or above a first predetermined threshold altitude greater than or equal to 60,000 feet above sea level; when an altitude at which the combustion is performed exceeds the first predetermined threshold altitude, providing a secondary gaseous fuel to an inlet air port such that the secondary fuel mixes with air in the inlet air port; and combusting the mixture of air and secondary fuel in a catalytic reactor to produce a gaseous secondary fuel product that flows into the main combustor chamber, such that the main combustor chamber contains a first proportional amount of the primary fuel vapor and a second proportional amount of the gaseous secondary fuel product.