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公开(公告)号:US20240328358A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-03
申请号:US18577686
申请日:2022-07-07
发明人: James E. Barth
摘要: A propulsion system comprising, an ammonia cracking module and an engine module, wherein ammonia is supplied to the ammonia cracking module to produce a fuel blend of hydrogen, nitrogen and ammonia, said fuel blend subsequently being fed to said engine module to produce energy; and wherein there is a thermal balance between the ammonia cracking module and the engine module.
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公开(公告)号:US11203975B2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-21
申请号:US16428541
申请日:2019-05-31
申请人: Reaction Engines Ltd
发明人: Alan Bond , Richard Varvill
IPC分类号: F28D7/08 , F02C7/141 , F28F9/013 , F28F9/02 , F28F9/26 , F28F17/00 , F28F19/00 , F28D1/047 , F28D7/04 , F28D21/00
摘要: A heat exchanger which may be used in an engine, such as a vehicle engine for an aircraft or orbital launch vehicle. is provided. The heat exchanger may be configured as generally drum-shaped with a multitude of spiral sections, each containing numerous small diameter tubes. The spiral sections may spiral inside one another. The heat exchanger may include a support structure with a plurality of mutually axially spaced hoop supports, and may incorporate an intermediate header. The heat exchanger may incorporate recycling of methanol or other antifreeze used to prevent blocking of the heat exchanger due to frost or ice formation.
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公开(公告)号:US10060356B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-28
申请号:US14296615
申请日:2014-06-05
申请人: Reaction Engines Ltd
发明人: Alan Bond
IPC分类号: F02C7/28 , F02C1/02 , F01D11/04 , F02K7/16 , F02K7/18 , F02K9/48 , F02C1/10 , F16J15/16 , F02K9/78
CPC分类号: F02C7/28 , F01D11/04 , F02C1/02 , F02C1/10 , F02K7/16 , F02K7/18 , F02K9/48 , F02K9/78 , F05D2260/6022 , F16J15/164
摘要: A rotational machine such as a turbocompressor has a fluid recovery system for recovering leaked working fluid such as gaseous helium in a helium circuit which has leaked past a shaft seal, a purifier being provided for removing contaminants from the working fluid, and turbocompressor may have one fluid such as helium or hydrogen working through one turbo component such as a turbine thereof and a second working fluid such as air or helium working through a second turbo component such as a compressor thereof, the rotational machine being installable in an engine of a flying machine.
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公开(公告)号:US20220412663A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-29
申请号:US17779333
申请日:2020-11-18
申请人: Reaction Engines Ltd
摘要: A thermal ground plane comprises top and bottom layers that are substantially impervious to fluid and together defining an inner space, a vapour transport mesh layer having a relatively coarse mesh structure and located within said space, and at least one liquid transport mesh layer having a relatively fine mesh structure and located between said vapour transport mesh layer and one of said top and bottom layers, the two said mesh layers being in contact with one another across substantially their entire planar extents. The top and bottom layers are sealed with a substantially fluid tight seal, and said inner space contains a liquid and is partially evacuated.
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公开(公告)号:US20210262390A1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-26
申请号:US17316538
申请日:2021-05-10
申请人: Reaction Engines Ltd
发明人: Alan Bond , Richard Varvill
IPC分类号: F02C7/141 , F28D7/08 , F28F9/013 , F28F9/02 , F28F9/26 , F28F17/00 , F28F19/00 , F28D1/047 , F28D7/04
摘要: A heat exchanger which may be used in an engine, such as a vehicle engine for an aircraft or orbital launch vehicle. is provided. The heat exchanger may be configured as generally drum-shaped with a multitude of spiral sections, each containing numerous small diameter tubes. The spiral sections may spiral inside one another. The heat exchanger may include a support structure with a plurality of mutually axially spaced hoop supports, and may incorporate an intermediate header. The heat exchanger may incorporate recycling of methanol or other antifreeze used to prevent blocking of the heat exchanger due to frost or ice formation.
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公开(公告)号:US11162424B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-02
申请号:US14296603
申请日:2014-06-05
申请人: Reaction Engines Ltd
发明人: Alan Bond , Richard Varvill
IPC分类号: F28D1/04 , F02C7/141 , F28D7/08 , F28F9/013 , F28F9/02 , F28F9/26 , F28F17/00 , F28F19/00 , F28D1/047 , F28D7/04 , F28D21/00
摘要: A heat exchanger which may be used in an engine, such as a vehicle engine for an aircraft or orbital launch vehicle. is provided. The heat exchanger may be configured as generally drum-shaped with a multitude of spiral sections, each containing numerous small diameter tubes. The spiral sections may spiral inside one another. The heat exchanger may include a support structure with a plurality of mutually axially spaced hoop supports, and may incorporate an intermediate header. The heat exchanger may incorporate recycling of methanol or other antifreeze used to prevent blocking of the heat exchanger due to frost or ice formation.
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公开(公告)号:US09810153B2
公开(公告)日:2017-11-07
申请号:US14296624
申请日:2014-06-05
申请人: Reaction Engines Ltd
发明人: Alan Bond , Richard Varvill
CPC分类号: F02C7/228 , F02C3/04 , F02C7/04 , F02C7/08 , F02C7/143 , F02K7/18 , F02K9/78 , F05D2220/70 , F05D2240/35 , F05D2260/20 , F05D2260/213
摘要: The present disclosure relates to an engine having two modes of operation—air breathing and rocket—that may be used in aerospace applications such as in an aircraft, flying machine, or aerospace vehicle. The engine's efficiency can be maximized by using a precooler arrangement to cool intake air in air breathing mode using cold fuel delivery systems used for the rocket mode. By introducing the precooler and certain other engine cycle components, and arranging and operating them as described, problems such as those associated with higher fuel and weight requirements and frost formation can be alleviated.
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公开(公告)号:US20230175785A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-08
申请号:US17913270
申请日:2021-03-19
申请人: Reaction Engines Ltd
发明人: Garry Voss , Adam Gillingham , Paul Scrimshaw , Bradley Eaton , Adam Jackson
CPC分类号: F28D9/005 , F28F9/18 , F28F2265/26 , F28F2275/061
摘要: A flat plate heat exchanger module for use in aerospace applications, automotive applications, industrial applications or similar. The flat plate heat exchanger module comprises a stack of heat exchanger plates, where at least one of the heat exchanger plates further comprises at least one elongated aperture extending across the surface of the heat exchanger plate. This elongated aperture is in fluid isolation from the fluid flowing across the surface of the heat exchanger plate. The use of at least one elongated aperture throughout the stack of heat exchanger plates minimises the overall effect of the expansion and contraction of the metal due to exposure to high temperature gradients. A method of manufacturing such a heat exchanger module is also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US11661888B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-30
申请号:US17316538
申请日:2021-05-10
发明人: Alan Bond , Richard Varvill
IPC分类号: F28D7/04 , F02C7/141 , F28D7/08 , F28F9/013 , F28F9/02 , F28F9/26 , F28F17/00 , F28F19/00 , F28D1/047 , F28D21/00
CPC分类号: F02C7/141 , F28D1/0472 , F28D7/04 , F28D7/08 , F28F9/013 , F28F9/0243 , F28F9/26 , F28F17/005 , F28F19/00 , F28D2021/0021 , F28F2260/02 , F28F2265/26 , F28F2280/00
摘要: A heat exchanger which may be used in an engine, such as a vehicle engine for an aircraft or orbital launch vehicle. is provided. The heat exchanger may be configured as generally drum-shaped with a multitude of spiral sections, each containing numerous small diameter tubes. The spiral sections may spiral inside one another. The heat exchanger may include a support structure with a plurality of mutually axially spaced hoop supports, and may incorporate an intermediate header. The heat exchanger may incorporate recycling of methanol or other antifreeze used to prevent blocking of the heat exchanger due to frost or ice formation.
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公开(公告)号:US11125162B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-21
申请号:US14296603
申请日:2014-06-05
申请人: Reaction Engines Ltd
发明人: Alan Bond , Richard Varvill
IPC分类号: F28D1/04 , F02C7/141 , F28D7/08 , F28F9/013 , F28F9/02 , F28F9/26 , F28F17/00 , F28F19/00 , F28D1/047 , F28D7/04 , F28D21/00
摘要: A heat exchanger which may be used in an engine, such as a vehicle engine for an aircraft or orbital launch vehicle. is provided. The heat exchanger may be configured as generally drum-shaped with a multitude of spiral sections, each containing numerous small diameter tubes. The spiral sections may spiral inside one another. The heat exchanger may include a support structure with a plurality of mutually axially spaced hoop supports, and may incorporate an intermediate header. The heat exchanger may incorporate recycling of methanol or other antifreeze used to prevent blocking of the heat exchanger due to frost or ice formation.
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