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Oxidizing fuel in multiple operating modes

  • US 8,701,413 B2
  • Filed: 12/08/2008
  • Issued: 04/22/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A fuel oxidizer system comprising:

  • a compressor that has a mixture inlet and a compressed mixture outlet and is configured to compress an air and fuel mixture between the mixture inlet and the compressed mixture outlet;

    a reaction chamber configured to receive a compressed mixture from the compressed mixture outlet and oxidize at least a portion of the fuel of the compressed mixture to produce an oxidation product;

    a turbine;

    a first valve system, comprising a first valve disposed along a first flow path and a second valve disposed along a second flow path, configured to receive fuel from a fuel source and direct the fuel to the reaction chamber (i) by directing the fuel to the mixture inlet of the compressor via the first valve, in a first mode, and (ii) by directing the fuel to bypass the compressor via the second valve, in a second mode; and

    a second valve system configured to receive the oxidation product from the reaction chamber and direct the oxidation product (i) to the turbine via a third flow path, in the first mode, and (ii) to an exhaust path, bypassing the turbine via a fourth flow path, in the second mode.

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