A pulse detonation combustor including a plurality of nozzles engaged with one another via mating surfaces to support a gas discharge annulus in a circumferential direction. The pulse detonation combustor also incluidng multiple pulse detonation tubes extending for the nozzles and a plurality of thermal expansion control joints coupled to the plurality of pulse detonation tubes. Each of the plurality of thermal expansion control joints is configured to facilitate independent thermal growth of each of the pluratly of pulse detonation tubes. The thermal expansion control joints may be configured as a bellows expansion joint or a sliding expansion joint.
申请公布号
CA2816893(A1)
申请公布日期
2012.05.24
申请号
CA20112816893
申请日期
2011.11.08
申请人
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
发明人
KENYON, ROSS HARTLEY;DOM, PAUL WHITSON, JR.;RASHEED, ADAM;POMBLES, MARK JOSEPH