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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1995
Wolfgang Muller, Mockmuhl, DE;
German Munding, Bad Friedrichshall, DE;
Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
Thrust-generating device with rocket engines arranged in pairs opposite each other for multiple ignition as well as individual and group activation and with an amount of fuel sufficient for the duration of the mission. The thrust-generating device is designed as a closed, storable, modular unit. The rocket engines are operated with liquid fuel and liquid oxidizing agent. At least one tank is provided for each fuel component. The tanks are in the filled, pressureless state before the activation of the thrust-generating device. The rocket engines and a fuel distributor of block design are integrated within a central bulkhead. The thrust-generating device is surrounded by a sealed outer jacket and is divided by the bulkhead into two separate chambers. The outer jacket is lined on the inside with a 'self-sealing' film. The oxidizing agent is stored in one chamber, and the fuel in the other chamber. The empty spaces in the chambers contain an adsorbent filling. A temperature-controlled safety device brings about a pulse-free blow-off of the fuels through at least one pair of engines.