Cartridge-loaded rocket motor with castellated grain segments
US8281568B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2250/70
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A solid fuel rocket motor, a castellated propellant cartridge and a method of controlling a pressure differential in a cartridge-loaded rocket motor are disclosed. The rocket motor may include a housing having an inside surface, a plurality of propellant cartridges disposed within the housing, an igniter disposed to ignite propellant material within the propellant cartridges, and a nozzle disposed to exhaust combustion gases out of the housing. At least some of the propellant cartridges may be castellated propellant cartridges.
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