Supply system for supplying a rocket engine
US11371468B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/96
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A supply system for supplying a rocket engine with at least one propellant, the supply system comprising at least one supply circuit able to circulate the propellant, and at least one reservoir in fluid communication with the supply circuit via at least one communication pipe, so that a fluid contained in the reservoir can flow from the latter up to the supply circuit, and vice versa, via said at least one communication pipe, the reservoir being able to contain a volume of gas, and heating means able to vary the volume of gas in the reservoir, the heating means being configured to vaporize the propellant in the reservoir.
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