Expander-cycle, turbine-drive, regenerative rocket engine
US4583362A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1985 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02K9/48
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat-regenerative, expander-cycle, turbine-drive rocket engine 26 in which heated oxidizer gas is used to drive the fuel and oxidizer turbines 16 and 20. The hot exhaust gas from the oxidizer turbine 20 is passed through a heat-donor coil 36 of a heat exchanger 24 where it passes heat to the oxidizer flowing through a donee coil 34 to preheat the oxidizer liquid and gasify it before it is passed through the cooling jacket 28 of the rocket engine 26 where it cools the engine 26 and is itself heated to a higher temperature. The oxidizer, e.g., N.sub.2 O.sub.4, is brought to higher temperature and pressure than its supercritical temperature and pressure so that flashing and boiling of the oxidizer are avoided.
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