US20050284129A1 - Hybrid propulsion system - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02C—GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
- F02C6/00—Plural gas-turbine plants; Combinations of gas-turbine plants with other apparatus; Adaptations of gas- turbine plants for special use
- F02C6/18—Plural gas-turbine plants; Combinations of gas-turbine plants with other apparatus; Adaptations of gas- turbine plants for special use using the waste heat of gas-turbine plants outside the plants themselves, e.g. gas-turbine power heat plants
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
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- F05D2220/80—Application in supersonic vehicles excluding hypersonic vehicles or ram, scram or rocket propulsion
Abstract
Whilst commercial jet aircraft are capable of transporting large pay load economically, the same is not true for rockets. To solve this problem, a hybrid propulsion system is proposed for use in Horizontal Take-Off and Land (HOTOL) craft. The purpose is to maximized the use of ambient oxygen and minimize the use of cryogenic oxygen. At the core of the system is a jet engine whose after burner is modified to act as an evaporator. Liquid oxygen is pumped in, vaporized and ducted forward to the air intake through a gate. The gate is designed to control the mix of ambient oxygen and cryogenic oxygen going into the engine. It is also used as a hear shield to protect the engine from reentry temperatres.
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- This invention pertains to the field of aerospace propulsion systems. Presently, the altitude to which an aircraft can ascend is limited by the lack of oxygen in the atmosphere. This invention is intended to solve the particular problem.
- The object of this invention is to enable an air breathing engine to perform at much higher altitudes that are currently unattainable. This is achieved by augmenting the oxygen with an “on board” supply of cryogenic oxygen.
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FIG. 1 is a general arrangement which shows a generic jet engine at the core of the system. The drawing illustrates the modified after burner section, now modified to vaporize liquid oxygen, which in turn is used as a coolant for the after burner sheet metal. At the opposite end, the gate is shown, deflecting the vaporized oxygen into the intake. Also shown, are the elements of a control system which link the gate aperture to the motor driving the cryogenic pump. - At the start the system, liquid oxygen is pumped into the evaporator which consists of a helical coil wrapped around the cylindrical after burner. The cross-section of the coil expands progressively to accommodate the expanding oxygen. The evaporator coils stop at the turbine section where it becomes a straight duct on the topside of the engine. The vaporized oxygen now passes through an opening in the top of the rectangular intake and is deflected towards the compressor section of the engine. With the gate setting illustrated in
FIG. 1 , ambient air is also admitted. The air/oxygen mix passes through the compressors into the combustors where fuel is sprayed in to maintain the flame front. The oxygen rich exhaust stream then enters the after burner where more fuel is added to further increase thrust. As altitude increases the gate gradually closes off the air intake, and the system continues to run on pure oxygen. Beyond the atmosphere, the exhaust stream is vectored for steering purposes
Claims (6)
1. The hybridizing of rocket and jet engine technology.
2. The adaptation of the after burner for use as an evaporator
3. the use of vaporized liquid oxygen to oxidize hydro carbon fuel in a conventional jet engine.
4. The ducts system that conveys oxygen into the engine intake.
5. The gate that controls the air/oxygen mix going into the engine and which will act as a heat shield for re-entry purposes.
6. the control system that links the intake aperture to the cryogenic pump rate and the engine fuelling rate.
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US3110153A (en) * | 1950-09-05 | 1963-11-12 | Aerojet General Co | Gas generator turbojet motor |
US3237400A (en) * | 1957-04-05 | 1966-03-01 | United Aircraft Corp | Turborocket engine |
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