A hybrid combustor combines two distinct fuel injection sources (20,22) to spray fuel in the combustor (16). The combustor (16) combines a rotary fuel slinger (20) for spraying fuel in a first combustion zone (38) during high power level and cruise conditi...

Distributed initiation (e.g., multipoint or continuous) is utilized to obtain constant volume-like combustion performance in a pulse combustion device (20) in the absence of detonation. A number of such devices (20) may be utilized as turbine engine combus...

A pulsed combustion device includes a support structure (25) and a combustor carousel (52) supported by the support structure (25) and rotating relative thereto about an axis (500). The carousel (52) has a number of combustion conduits (50) in a circumfere...

A pulsed combustion device includes a support structure (25) and a combustor carousel (52) supported by the support structure (25) and rotating relative thereto about an axis (500). The carousel (52) has a number of combustion conduits (50) in a circumfere...

A turbine engine (20) has a circumferential array of combustion chamber conduits (50) downstream of the compressor (30) and upstream of the turbine (36). Means are provided for directing oxygen-containing gas from the compressor (30) to the conduits (50) s...