Patent ID: 8360760

Claim:
A rotary apparatus, comprising: a vane; a rotor comprising a center, said rotor configured to carry said vane; and a housing, said rotor operatively mounted within said housing, wherein said vane further comprises: a vane chamber face; a central vane axis extending longitudinally through said vane along a y-axis, the y-axis comprising a line from the center of said rotor to said housing; and a vane end, said vane end intersecting the y-axis, said vane end proximate an inner surface of said housing, said vane end of said vane further comprising: a vane extension protruded radially outward from about said vane end past said vane chamber face along an x-axis about perpendicular to the y-axis, said vane extension comprising an outer face proximate said housing and an inner face opposite said outer face, said vane extension comprising at least one aperture therethrough from said outer face of said vane extension to said inner face of said vane extension; a vane conduit configured to carry a fuel through a portion of said vane; and a vane fuel flow booster, said fuel flow booster configured to increase flow through said aperture using fuel flow through said vane conduit; and a rotationally trailing chamber between said rotor and said housing, the trailing chamber configured to rotationally follow said vane during operation of said rotary apparatus, said vane extension protruded into said rotationally trailing chamber.