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US 11,846,273 B1Granted
Reactor rocket engine
AssigneeVenus Aerospace Corp.
InventorsAndrew Thomas Duggleby, Aaron Ezekiel Smith, Nicholas D. Cardwell, Christian Bailey
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Abstract
A rocket configured to employ superheated water as a propellant, includes a photon reactor including a photon generator configured to generate UV light to superheat water.
Claims12
A rocket configured to employ superheated water as a propellant,
- wherein the rocket includes a reactor system including a photon generator configured to generate photons to superheat water;
- wherein the photon generator is held within or adjacent a water tight sealed enclosure having one or more walls formed of a high temperature resistant material substantially transparent to the electromagnetic radiation;
- and
- wherein the photon generator is configured to emit photons into an interior of a photon reaction section, wherein the photon reaction section includes a watertight tank having interior walls coated with a material reflective to the emitted photons.
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