TOROIDAL COMBUSTION CHAMBER
A device comprising a combustion toroid for receiving combustion-induced centrifugal forces therein to continuously combust fluids located therein and an outlet for exhaust from said combustion toroid.
1 . A device, comprising:
a torus combustion chamber for receiving combusted fluid;
a plurality of fuel injectors disposed through an interior wall of the torus combustion chamber, wherein the plurality of fuel injectors are aligned to inject combustible fluid substantially tangential to the interior wall, wherein the interior wall has a circular arrangement of a plurality of nozzle openings about an axis of rotation for the torus combustion chamber, wherein the plurality of nozzle openings are more proximate to the axis of rotation than the plurality of fuel injectors; and
an exhaust exit located about the axis of rotation and concentric with the torus combustion chamber and the circular arrangement of a plurality of nozzle openings.
2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of fuel injectors are circumferentially spaced.
3 . The device of claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of fuel injectors is located opposite a location of at least one of the plurality of nozzle openings.
4 . The device of claim 3 , further comprising a plurality of oxidizer inputs.
5 . The device of claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of oxidizer inputs is located opposite a location of at least one of the plurality of nozzle openings.
6 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the interior wall is configured to allow helical passage of combusted product from the torus combustion chamber to the exhaust.
7 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the interior wall is configured to allow helical passage of combusted product from the torus combustion chamber to the exhaust.
8 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising catalytic combustion means.
9 . A system, comprising:
a toroidal combustion chamber having at least one fuel injector and at least one oxidation injector, the at least one fuel injector and at least one oxidation injector being oriented within the toroidal combustion chamber to tangentionally-inject a first portion of fuel from the at least one fuel injector within said toroidal chamber;
a second portion of fuel tangentionally-injected after the first portion of fuel is combusted, wherein combustion of the second portion takes place longer in the toroidal combustion chamber; and
an exhaust exit disposed at the center of said combustion turbine.
10 . The device of claim 9 , wherein said toroidal chamber is a torus.
11 . The device of claim 9 , wherein said toroidal chamber comprises a rounded cross-section.
12 . The device of claim 9 , further comprising catalytic combustion means.
13 . The device of claim 9 , further comprising a material selected from the group consisting of SiC, SiN, alumina, graphite, technical ceramics, and combinations thereof.
14 . The device of claim 9 , further comprising means for introducing air substantially tangential to a wall of said toroidal chamber.
15 . A method for combusting fluid, comprising the steps of:
injecting a combustible fluid substantially tangential to a wall of a toroidal chamber via a plurality of circumferentially spaced fuel injectors;
generating a circumferential combustion vortex within said toroidal chamber;
expelling exhaust from combustion of said combustible fluid through a centrally-located exit of said toroidal chamber.
16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising the step of substantially eliminating all combustible fluid from said exhaust.
17 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising radiating combustible fluid using said toroidal chamber.
18 . The method of claim 15 , wherein said injecting step takes place after said generating step.
19 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising the step of helically exhausting combusted fluid through a plurality of centrally-located discs coupled to a shaft circumscribed by said toroidal chamber.
20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the step of helically exhausting combusted fluid through said plurality of centrally-located discs coupled to said shaft rotates said shaft.