Combustion products pressure generator

Claim 1

A MULTIPLE STAGE GAS TURBINE, CONSISTING OF A CASING, A DRIVE SHAFT IN SAID CASING; SUITABLY SUPPORTED IN BEARINGS TO ROTATE THEREIN; TWO OR MORE TURBINE ROTORS MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT; A PLURALITY OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS PRESSURE GENERATORS POSITIONED ANNULARLY ADJACENT SAID TURBINE CASING; SAID COMBUSTION PRODUCTS PRESSURE GENERATORS HEREINAFTER CALLED PRESSURE GENERATORS; SAID PRESSURE GENERATORS HAVING AN INTERMITTENT EXPLOSION CYCLE; CONSISTING OF A CONSTANT VOLUME COMBUSTION CHAMBER; WHICH IS A PRESSURE VESSEL; EACH PRESSURE GENERATOR HAVING A CHARGE PORT CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF AIR SUPPLY UNDER PRESSURE; TO SUPPLY COMBUSTION AIR TO EACH OF SAID PRESSURE GENERATORS; EACH PRESSURE GENERATOR HAVING A LOW PRESSURE DISCHARGE PORT AND A HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE PORT FACING SAID GAS TURBINE; AN IGNITION MEANS AND A MEANS OF INJECTING AND ATOMIZING A CHARGE OF FUEL INTO EACH OF SAID PRESSURE GENERATORS; SAID FUEL INJECTORS CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF FUEL SUPPLY UNDER PRESSURE; SAID GAS TURBINE HAVING A HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE ROTOR NOZZLE PORT POSITIONED ADJACENT TO AND IN LINE WITH EACH HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE PORT IN EACH PRESSURE GENERATOR; SUITABLE CONDUITS CONNECTING EACH PRESSURE GENERATOR HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE PORT TO EACH HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE ROTOR NOZZLE; SAID GAS TURBINE HAVING A LOW PRESSURE TURBINE ROTOR NOZZLE PORT POSITIONED ADJACENT TO AND FACING IN LINE WITH EACH LOW PRESSURE DISCHARGE PORT IN SAID PRESSURE GENERATORS; SUITABLE CONDUITS CONNECTING EACH PRESSURE GENERATOR LOW PRESSURE DISCHARGE PORT TO EACH LOW PRESSURE TURBINE ROTOR NOZZLE; FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE HOT GASES OF COMBUSTION TO SAID TURBINE ROTORS; EACH PRESSURE GENERATOR HAS A MECHANICALLY ACTUATED LOW PRESSURE DISCHARGE VALVE FOR CONTROLLING LOW PRESSURE GASES OF COMBUSTION AND SCAVENGING AIR THROUGH SAID LOW PRESSURE CONDUITS TO SAID LOW PRESSURE TURBINE ROTORS; EACH PRESSURE GENERATOR HAS A MECHANICALLY ACTUATED VALVE CONTROLLING EACH CHARGE PORT TO SUPPLY COMBUSTION AIR TO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER IN EACH PRESSURE GENERATOR; THE HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE VALVE IN EACH PRESSURE GENERATOR CONTROLLING EACH HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE PORT ARE PRESSURE REDUCING VALVES; PRESSURE ACTUATED MOVEABLE TO OPEN POSITION BY PRESSURE ATTENDANT UPON COMBUSTION IN SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER; A MECHANICALLY ACTUATED FUEL SUPPLY INJECTION VALVE IN EACH OF SAID FUEL SUPPLY CONNECTIONS, IGNITION PLUGS IN EACH OF SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; SAID FUEL INJECTION VALVES ACTUATED IN TIMED SEQUENCE WITH SAID COMBUSTION AIR SUPPLY VALVES, SAID LOW PRESSURE DISCHARGE VALVE AND IGNITION MEANS SO AS TO DELIVER TO SAID GAS TURBINE A SUBSTANTIALLY STEADY STREAM OF HOT COMBUSTION GASES IN THE VOLUME REQUIRED; ACTUATION OF SAID COMBUSTION AIR SUPPLY VALVES, LOW PRESSURE DISCHARGE VALVES FUEL INJECTOR VALVES FUEL SUPPLY INJECTOR VALVES, IGNITION AND TIMING MEANS; TO BE DRIVEN AT A SPEED IN VARIABLE RATIO TO SAID ROTOR SHAFT; SAID VARIABLE SPEED CHANGING MEANS TO BE CONTROLLED BY AUTOMATIC MEANS, THEREBY GOVERNING THE SPEED OF SAID GAS TURBINE ACCURATELY; MEANS TO START, STOP AND CONTROL SAID GAS TURBINE.