Abstract
A disk engine and system configured to provide high power at a reduced axial length is disclosed herein. The disk engine includes a radial compressor, a compressor discharge manifold positioned circumferentially about compressor, a combustion chamber positioned within the discharge manifold and a radial turbine positioned radially inward of the combustion chamber.
Document Type
Patent
Status
Issued
Issue Date
8-16-2022
Patent Number
US 11415046 B1 [ 11,415,046 ]
CPC Classification
F02C3/08; F02C3/05
Application number
16/8667,00
Assignees
Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US)
Filing Date
5-5-2020
Recommended Citation
Bohan, Brian, Marc Polanka, and Bennett Staton. Disk Engine With Circumferential Swirl Radial Combustor. United States Patent 11415046 (B1), issued 16 August 2022. https://scholar.afit.edu/patents/23