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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
May. 22, 2007
Applicants:
Robert J. Pederson, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Stephen N. Schmotolocha, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert J. Pederson, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Stephen N. Schmotolocha, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc., Canoga Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rocket engine includes a combustor assembly for carrying out a combustion process of fuel and oxidizer rocket propellants to produce thrust. A swirl generator is positioned within the combustor assembly to produce a turbulent flowfield of the fuel and oxidizer rocket propellants within the combustor assembly.