Patents by Inventor David H. Parnell

David H. Parnell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4249373
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine comprises an annular combustion chamber (13) intended for low nitrogen oxide emission. The chamber has a pre-mixing section (20) in which an air-fuel mixture is brought to a significant degree of vaporization before issuing through a grill (22) at the end of the pre-mixing section into a main section (21) of the chamber. Pilot sections (18,19) at opposite sides of the pre-mixing section have outlets (28,29) through which burning mixture from the pilot sections is discharged into main section (21). The grill (22) defines openings (35) through which the fresh mixture from the pre-mixing section (20) is discharged across the outlets (28,29) of the pilot sections (18,19) to mix with and become ignited by the burning mixture.The pre-mixing section (20) is an annular duct (33) having walls (15,16) which extend in the direction of the axis of the chamber and are straight in that direction though slightly convergent. The arrangement favors vaporization in the duct without auto-ignition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1981
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Ltd.
    Inventors: Arthur Sotheran, David H. Parnell