Patent · US Expired

Liquid oxygen downcomer

US6267330A · kind A · utility

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19References
21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 1, 1999
Grant dateJul 31, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 1, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64G1/401
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A feedline for transporting propellant from a tank of a launch vehicle to an engine includes a first conduit coupled to the tank, a second conduit coupled to the engine, and a flexible joint connecting the first conduit to the second conduit. The flexible joint provides fluid communication between the first conduit and the second conduit.

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