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An internal combustion engine in which the energy generated by combustion is converted into kinetic energy in the form of a high speed jet of exhaust gases which is used to drive a rotor which in turn drives a power output shaft. The engine comprises a housing having a rotor chamber formed therein. A combustion chamber located in close proximity to said rotor chamber. A nozzle is provided which has an input end communicating with the output passage of the combustion chamber and an output end communicating substantially tangentially with the rotor chamber. A rotor is mounted for rotation in said rotor chamber on the power take-off shaft. The rotor has a plurality of pockets extending inwardly from and spaced about its outer periphery. An exhaust port opens from the rotor chamber and is circumferentially spaced from the output passage of the nozzle. A source of compressed combustible gaseous fuel communicates with the input passage of the combustion chamber. The operation of the input and output flow control valve of the combustion chamber and the ignition means is controlled to achieve the required combustion and expansion.
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