RESONANCE DRIVEN GLOW PLUG TORCH IGNITER AND IGNITION METHOD
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1. An ignition system for a combustor comprising:
- a resonance system; and
a resonance driven glow plug heated by said resonance system.
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Abstract
An ignition system for a combustion device utilizes an oscillating pressure force in a resonance system to generate thermal energy within a resonance driven glow plug. The resonance driven glow plug stores the thermal energy for transfer to ignitable propellant combinations within a torch assembly and thus within the combustion chamber.
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1. An ignition system for a combustor comprising:
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a resonance system; and a resonance driven glow plug heated by said resonance system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A combustor comprising:
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an injector system; a resonance media in fluid communication with said injector system; a resonance system in communication with said resonance media; and a resonance driven glow plug heated by said resonance system to ignite an ignitable propellant combination. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of igniting a combustion device comprising the steps of:
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(A) communicating a resonance media to a resonance system to generate a resonance; (B) heating a resonance driven glow plug with the resonance generated in said step (A); and (C) igniting an ignitable propellant combination with the resonance driven glow plug. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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