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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kurt B. Kreiner, Hawthorne, CA (US);
David Bronson, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Carl R. Stechman, Northridge, CA (US);
Peter E. Woll, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Joel M. Neiderman, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Electronics Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/500 ;
Abstract
A rocket engine is fabricated by a multistep brazing and welding technique. An annular step collar is fns brazed to a trnnsition joint. This first subassembly is second brazed to the combustion chamber. This second subassembly is third brezed to an annular adaptor to form a third subassembly. The succeeding brazing steps are performed at successively lower temperatures. The third subassembly is welded to an injector.