Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Liquid propellant rocket engine turbopump drain
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Application No.: US16316703Application Date: 2017-07-26
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Publication No.: US11333074B2Publication Date: 2022-05-17
- Inventor: Neil H. Orr
- Applicant: Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sacramento
- Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sacramento
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2017/043895 WO 20170726
- International Announcement: WO2018/022723 WO 20180201
- Main IPC: F02K9/54
- IPC: F02K9/54 ; F02C7/232 ; F02K9/48 ; F01D25/32 ; F02C7/22

Abstract:
A liquid propellant rocket engine includes a pump that is disposed along a central axis. The pump includes a purge system, a collection annulus in fluid communication with the purge system, and a drain. The collection annulus has an outer diameter wall, an inner diameter wall, and an end wall. The end wall defines an annular channel that has a channel depth that varies circumferentially. The drain opens to the collection annulus. At the drain, the annular channel has a lowest point at which the channel depth is maximum depth.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190153955A1 LIQUID PROPELLANT ROCKET ENGINE TURBOPUMP DRAIN Public/Granted day:2019-05-23
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