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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Chris Udo Maeding, Unterhachingen, DE;
Assignee:
Astrium GmbH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/48 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/48 ;
Abstract
A liquid fuel rocket engine with a closed direct auxiliary flow cycle has a combustion chamber connected to each liquid fuel source through a respective main liquid fuel supply line. A turbo pump is provided in each main fuel supply line. The turbo pump is driven by a gas generator which is connected to a first bypass fuel supply line for supplying fuel to the gas generator. An exhaust gas duct ( ) leads from the gas generator into at least one main fuel supply line for feeding gas generator exhaust gas into the main fuel supply line upstream of the turbo pump.