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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2024
Applicant:
Blue Origin, Llc, Kent, WA (US);
Inventor:
Zachary Reid Tolley, Kent, WA (US);
Assignee:
Blue Origin, LLC, Kent, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/40 (2006.01); F02K 9/42 (2006.01); F02K 9/44 (2006.01); F02K 9/50 (2006.01); F02K 9/64 (2006.01); G21D 5/02 (2006.01); F02K 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/408 (2013.01); F02K 9/42 (2013.01); F02K 9/425 (2013.01); F02K 9/44 (2013.01); F02K 9/50 (2013.01); F02K 9/64 (2013.01); G21D 5/02 (2013.01); F02K 9/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for nuclear reactor direct drive of a cryocooler turbine. A nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) system may have a nuclear reactor that heats a thermal working fluid for directly driving the turbine to power a cryogenic fluid management (CFM) system for keeping propellant at cryogenic temperatures. The features may be used on NTP rockets. The propellant may be liquid hydrogen.