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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2008
Douglas B. Jones, Mojave, CA (US);
Jeffrey K. Greason, Tehachapi, CA (US);
Daniel L. Delong, Mojave, CA (US);
Douglas B. Jones, Mojave, CA (US);
Jeffrey K. Greason, Tehachapi, CA (US);
Daniel L. DeLong, Mojave, CA (US);
Xcor Aerospace, Mojave, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to rocket engine combustion chambers, and more particularly to an improved rocket engine combustion chamber having a jacket. In some embodiments, a combustion system for a rocket engine includes an injector, a cylindrical combustion chamber, and a jacket coupled to the combustion chamber and to the injector. The combustion chamber can expand axially and/or radially with respect to the jacket. The outer surface of the combustion chamber includes a plurality of flow channels. One or more piston seals and/or bellows can be included to allow axial expansion of the combustion chamber with respect to the jacket. A gap formed between the inner surface of the jacket and the outer surface of the combustion chamber allows for radial expansion of the combustion chamber with respect to the jacket.