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Rocket engine power cycle

US7997060B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 2007
Grant dateAug 16, 2011
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02K9/563
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An expander heat exchanger cycle system provides a fuel or oxidizer routed through a heat exchanger to cool and condense a coolant/turbine drive fluid.

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