Jet engine with plasma-assisted combustion

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11725586
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16517090

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An example system and corresponding method can include a combustion chamber of jet engine, a radio-frequency power source, and a resonator. The combustion chamber can include a liner defining a combustion zone, and include a fuel inlet configured to introduce fuel into the combustion zone. The resonator can have a resonant wavelength and include: a first conductor, a second conductor, a dielectric, and an electrode coupled to the first conductor. The resonator can be configured such that, when the resonator is excited by the radio-frequency power source with a signal having a wavelength proximate to an odd-integer multiple of one-quarter (¼) of the resonant wavelength, the resonator provides a plasma corona in the combustion zone. The controller can be configured to cause the radio-frequency power source to excite the resonator with the signal so as to provide the plasma corona.

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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS ON BEHALF OF WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY886 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD PO BOX 6224 CHESTNUT RIDGE RESEARCH BUILDING MORGANTOWN WV 26506-6216

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Lowery, Andrew D Morgantown, US 35 67
Smith, James E Bruceton Mills, US 167 3079

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