Rocket engine auxiliary power system

Details Rocket engine auxiliary power system Rocket engine auxiliary power system

1991-05-23

1999-02-23

Jordan, Charles T.

Power plants

Reaction motor

Liquid oxidizer

F02K 900

Patent

active

058732411

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a rocket engine which uses pressurized, vaporized propellant from the engine cycle to drive the boost pumps that provide propellants to the primary pumps. Additionally, an accumulator tank is provided which stores some of the pressurized, vaporized propellant and selectively releases the propellant to drive the boost pumps at subsequent engine start-up.

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patent: 4894986 (1990-01-01), Etheridge
patent: 4912925 (1990-04-01), Foust
patent: 4998410 (1991-03-01), Martinez-Leon et al.
patent: 5003772 (1991-04-01), Huber

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