- Patent Title: Turbopump, thrust chamber, and injector with distribution system and a circular array of support columns to flow liquid from the distribution system into a combustion chamber
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Application No.: US17303894Application Date: 2021-06-09
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Publication No.: US11415082B1Publication Date: 2022-08-16
- Inventor: Peter Joseph Beck , Lachlan Jesse Matchett , Peter William Edward Barlow
- Applicant: Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Los Angeles
- Assignee: Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Los Angeles
- Agency: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
- Main IPC: F02K9/52
- IPC: F02K9/52 ; B33Y10/00 ; F02K9/97 ; B33Y80/00 ; F28F13/18 ; F02K9/64 ; F28F13/14

Abstract:
Disclosed herein are various technologies pertinent to rocket engines, including injector, thrust chamber, and electrical turbopump devices that may be combined to provide a more efficient rocket engine. The thrust chamber may be coupled with an injector having a circular array of support columns supporting a distribution system. Liquid may be flowed from the distribution system, through the support columns, and into a combustion chamber of the thrust chamber.
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