An axially aligned combustion engine with a rotationally fixed housing and rotationally disposed rotor is presented. Particularly, the rotor includes an engine assembly and one or more air compressor assemblies axially aligned about an axis within the housing. The engine assembly includes a pluralit
An axially aligned combustion engine with a rotationally fixed housing and rotationally disposed rotor is presented. Particularly, the rotor includes an engine assembly and one or more air compressor assemblies axially aligned about an axis within the housing. The engine assembly includes a plurality of radially disposed combustion chambers extending from a closed interior edge outward toward an at least partially open access port disposed at an outer peripheral edge of the engine assembly. As the engine assembly rotates within the housing, the radially disposed combustion chambers are successively aligned with or communicatively disposed with an air manifold to receive compressed air, actuator(s) to receive fuel and ignite the fuel, and an exhaust manifold to expel the combusted gases.
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1. An axially aligned combustion engine comprising: a fixed housing defining a central axis therein, wherein said fixed housing further comprises: a plurality of actuator ports connectable to a plurality of actuators, the plurality of said actuators comprising at least one spark plug and at least on
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An axially aligned combustion engine comprising: a fixed housing defining a central axis therein, wherein said fixed housing further comprises: a plurality of actuator ports connectable to a plurality of actuators, the plurality of said actuators comprising at least one spark plug and at least one fuel injector,at least one air manifold disposed on an interior thereof and connected to an air compressor assembly, andat least one exhaust manifold on an interior thereof and connected to an exhaust output port,a shaft at least partially disposed within said fixed housing along said central axis,a rotor rotationally disposed within said fixed housing about said central axis, said rotor comprising an engine assembly and at least one air compressor assembly, wherein said engine assembly comprises: a plurality of axially aligned and adjacently disposed engine wafers, wherein adjacently disposed ones of said engine wafers comprise a plurality of communicatively interconnected cavities defining a plurality of radially disposed chambers, andeach of the plurality of said radially disposed chambers comprising an at least partially open outer peripheral end for successive communicative disposition with said air manifold, said actuators and said exhaust manifold. 2. The axially aligned combustion engine as recited in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of at least two air compressor assemblies disposed on opposite ends of said engine assembly along said central axis of said shaft, wherein the plurality of said at least two air compressor assemblies comprises a plurality of axially-aligned and adjacently disposed centrifugal air compressor wafers, each of said air compressor wafers comprising a plurality of radially disposed conduits extending from an internal inlet to a peripheral outlet. 3. The axially aligned combustion engine as recited in claim 2 wherein said fixed housing comprises at least two adjacently disposed actuator ports, each being circumferentially aligned with a different one of the plurality of said radially disposed chambers of said engine assembly, and wherein each of the plurality of said radially disposed chambers of said engine assembly is communicatively aligned with an actuated spark plug once for every full rotational revolution of said engine assembly. 4. The axially aligned combustion engine recited in claim 2 wherein said fixed housing comprises two oppositely disposed sets of the plurality of said actuator ports, wherein each set of the plurality of said actuator ports comprises a fuel injector and a spark plug, and wherein each of the plurality of said radially disposed chambers of said engine assembly is communicatively aligned with an actuated spark plug twice for every full rotational revolution of said engine assembly. 5. An axially aligned combustion engine comprising: a fixed housing defining a longitudinal axis,a shaft at least partially disposed within said fixed housing along said longitudinal axis,an engine assembly rotationally disposed within said fixed housing about said longitudinal axis, said engine assembly comprising a plurality of radially disposed chambers extending from a closed interior edge outward toward an at least partially open access port disposed at an outer peripheral edge of said engine assembly,a plurality of at least two air compressor assemblies axially aligned with said engine assembly and rotatably disposed about said longitudinal axis of said shaft, the plurality of said at least two air compressor assemblies being disposed on opposite ends of said engine assembly along said longitudinal axis, wherein said housing further comprises: a plurality of fixed actuator ports connectable to a plurality of actuators, the plurality of said actuators comprising at least one spark plug and at least one fuel injector, andat least one air manifold connected to at least one of the plurality of said air compressor assemblies, and at least one exhaust manifold connected to an exhaust output port,wherein said access port of each of the plurality of said radially disposed chambers of said engine assembly is sequentially disposed into and out of communication with said air manifold for receiving compressed air therein, the plurality of said fixed actuator ports for receiving an explosive fuel and for igniting the explosive fuel, and said exhaust manifold for expelling exhaust gas. 6. The axially aligned combustion engine as recited in claim 5 wherein said engine assembly comprises a plurality of axially aligned and adjacently disposed engine wafers. 7. The axially aligned combustion engine as recited in claim 6 wherein said adjacently disposed engine wafers comprise a plurality of communicatively interconnected cavities defining the plurality of said radially disposed chambers. 8. The axially aligned combustion engine as recited in claim 5 wherein the plurality of said at least two air compressor assemblies comprises a plurality of radially disposed conduits extending between an internal inlet and a peripheral outlet. 9. The axially aligned combustion engine as recited in claim 8 wherein air flows through said inlet and is centrifugally forced through the plurality of said radially disposed conduits and out of said outlet. 10. The axially aligned combustion engine as recited in claim 9 wherein said outlet of the plurality of said at least two air compressor assemblies is communicatively disposed with said air manifold of said fixed housing. 11. The axially aligned combustion engine as recited in claim 10 wherein the plurality of said at least two air compressor assemblies comprises a plurality of axially aligned and adjacently disposed air compressor wafers, each of said air compressor wafers comprise the plurality of said radially disposed conduits. 12. The axially aligned combustion engine as recited in claim 5 further comprising at least two adjacently disposed actuator ports, wherein each of the plurality of said actuator ports is circumferentially aligned with a different one of the plurality of said radially disposed chambers of said engine assembly. 13. The axially aligned combustion engine as recited in claim 12 wherein each of the plurality of said radially disposed chambers of said engine assembly is fired via a spark plug once for every full rotational revolution of said engine assembly. 14. The axially aligned combustion engine as recited in claim 5 further comprising a first set of actuator ports and a second set of actuator ports disposed on opposite circumferential sides of said engine assembly. 15. The axially-aligned combustion engine as recited in claim 14 wherein each of the first set of said fixed actuator ports and the second set of said fixed actuator ports comprises at least one fuel injector and at least one spark plug. 16. The axially aligned combustion engine as recited in claim 15 further comprising an air manifold circumferentially preceding each of the first set of said fixed actuator ports and the second set of said fixed actuator ports, and an exhaust manifold circumferentially following each of the first set of said fixed actuator ports and the second set of said fixed actuator ports. 17. The axially aligned combustion engine as recited in claim 16 wherein each of the plurality of said radially disposed chambers of said engine assembly is fired twice for every full rotational revolution of said engine assembly. 18. An axially aligned combustion engine comprising: a fixed housing defining a longitudinal axis,a shaft at least partially disposed within said fixed housing along said longitudinal axis,an engine assembly rotationally disposed within said fixed housing about said longitudinal axis, said engine assembly comprising a plurality of radially disposed chambers extending from a closed interior edge outward toward an at least partially open access port disposed at an outer peripheral edge of said engine assembly, wherein said housing further comprises: a plurality of fixed actuator ports connectable to a plurality of actuators, the plurality of said actuators comprising at least one spark plug and at least one fuel injector,the plurality of said fixed actuator ports comprising a first set of fixed actuator ports and a second set of fixed actuator ports disposed on opposite circumferential sides of said engine assembly, wherein each of the first set of said fixed actuator ports and the second set of said fixed actuator ports comprise at least one fuel injector and at least one spark plug,a plurality of a least two air manifolds connected to an air compressor assembly,a plurality of at least two exhaust manifolds connected to an exhaust output port, wherein at least one of said air manifolds circumferentially precedes each of the first set of said fixed actuator ports and the second set of said fixed actuator ports,wherein at least one of said exhaust manifolds circumferentially follows each of the first set of said fixed actuator ports and the second set of said fixed actuator ports, andwherein said access port of each of the plurality of said radially disposed chambers of said engine assembly is sequentially disposed into and out of communication with a corresponding one of said air manifolds for receiving compressed air therein, the plurality of said fixed actuator ports for receiving an explosive fuel and for igniting the explosive fuel, and a corresponding one of said exhaust manifolds for expelling exhaust gas. 19. The axially aligned combustion engine as recited in claim 18 wherein each of the plurality of said radially disposed chambers of said engine assembly is fired twice for every full rotational revolution of said engine assembly.
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Cowan ; Sr. Howard H. (3315 N. Godfrey #36 Midland TX 79707), Air cooled rotary combustion engine.
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