Pulse combustor and process

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A pulse combustor having a combined mixing and ignition chamber in communication with a fuel inlet tube and an air inlet tube. A main combustion chamber which first splits into a plurality of downstream combustion chamber branches, each of which further split into a plurality of exhaust tubes. The combustion chamber branches of the main combustion chamber have a slot between them with at least one reinforcing strut secured between the combustion chamber branches within the slot. Each exhaust tube has an exhaust manifold end in communication with an exhaust manifold. A process for pulse combustion in a horizontal pulse combustor having at least one air inlet flapper valve, at least one fuel …