Torque-jet engine

Claim 1

A rotary internal combustion reaction engine having air inlet, fuel injection means and an exhaust outlet for the products of combustion produced in the engine comprising a rotating air compressing means for receiving air from said inlet, said compressing means having a passage extending around at least 360° in the direction of its rotation, a rotating combustion chamber integral with and concentrically disposed with respect to said compressing means, said combustion chamber having an infeed throat at its inner end to receive compressed air from said compressor, said combustion chamber extending outwardly, from said throat, fuel injection means at said throat to feed fuel into the combustion chamber, igniter means at said throat to initiate combustion of the fuel and air at said throat, a common wall means for defining a portion of said compressing means and said combustion chamber to provide for a heat exchange between the infeeding compressed air and heat from the combustion chamber, reaction nozzle means near the outer end of the combustion chamber and rotating therewith forming an exhaust means for allowing the products of combustion to issue from the combustion chamber whereby to drive said compressing and combustion chamber means to rotate about a common axis, fixed frame means for supporting said air compressing and combustion means, fixed deflector blades carried on said frame concentrically with respect to said axis and said reaction nozzle means to redirect the flow of exhaust gases issuing from said nozzle means, turbine means disposed concentrically outside of said deflector blades to be driven by the exhaust gas flowing from said combustion chamber, and rotating driven means operatively connected to said reaction nozzle means and said turbine means to deliver power from the engine.