COMBUSTION DEVICES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MECHANICAL ENERGY FROM FUEL

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a combustion system suitable for mobile and portable use.SOLUTION: Combustion devices 50 include a wall or segment of a compliant combustion chamber 56. The compliant segment deforms during combustion in the combustion chamber. Some devices may include a compliant wall configured to stretch responsive to pressure generated by combustion of a fuel in the combustion chamber. A coupling portion translates deformation of the compliant segment or wall into mechanical output. One or more ports are configured to inlet an oxygen source and fuel into the combustion chamber and to outlet exhaust gases from the combustion chamber.