General Electric Company
ROTATING DETONATION COMBUSTOR WITH CONTOURED INLET

Abstract:

A combustion system includes an annular tube disposed between an inner wall and an outer wall, the annular tube extending from an inlet end to an outlet end; at least one fluid inlet disposed in the annular tube proximate the inlet end, the fluid inlet providing a conduit through which fluid flows into the annular tube; at least one outlet disposed in the annular tube proximate the outlet end; and at least one inlet fluid plenum disposed upstream of the fluid inlet. The inlet fluid plenum includes at least one reflective surface.