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Patent No.:

US 11415082 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 09, 2021

Turbopump, thrust chamber, and injector with distribution system and a circular array of support columns to flow liquid from the distribution system into a combustion chamber

Applicant:

Rocket Lab Usa, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);

Inventors:

Peter Joseph Beck, Auckland, NZ;

Lachlan Jesse Matchett, Auckland, NZ;

Peter William Edward Barlow, Napier, NZ;

Assignee:

Rocket Labs USA, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);

Attorney:

Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP

Primary Examiner:

Lorne E Meade

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/52 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); F02K 9/97 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); F28F 13/18 (2006.01); F02K 9/64 (2006.01); F28F 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/52 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); F02K 9/972 (2013.01); F02K 9/64 (2013.01); F05D 2230/31 (2013.01); F28F 13/14 (2013.01); F28F 13/185 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are various technologies pertinent to rocket engines, including injector, thrust chamber, and electrical turbopump devices that may be combined to provide a more efficient rocket engine. The thrust chamber may be coupled with an injector having a circular array of support columns supporting a distribution system. Liquid may be flowed from the distribution system, through the support columns, and into a combustion chamber of the thrust chamber.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Beck, Peter. (2022). Turbopump, thrust chamber, and injector with distribution system and a circular array of support columns to flow liquid from the distribution system into a combustion chamber (U.S. Patent No. 11415082). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11415082

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