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US 2026/0110280 A1Published application
Nozzle with Widely-Spaced Thrust Chambers, Engine Including the Nozzle, and Vehicle Including the Engine
AssigneeSTOKE Space Technologies, Inc.
InventorsThomas Ryan McCullough, Thomas Feldman, Andrew Lapsa, Zachary Sander
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Abstract
A nozzle for a vehicle is disclosed. The nozzle includes a plurality of thrust chambers spaced relative to one another. Each thrust chamber has a throat and a nozzle portion extending aft of the throat. The nozzle portion has an exit dimension Dexit at an aft end. Each thrust chamber is spaced away from each adjacent thrust chamber by a respective spacing distance Dspace, such that Dspace≥M*Dexit, where M≥1.
Claims46
A nozzle, comprising:
- a plurality of thrust chambers spaced relative to one another, each thrust chamber including:
- a throat;
- and
- a nozzle portion extending aft of the throat, the nozzle portion having an exit dimension Dexit at an aft end thereof;
- wherein each thrust chamber is spaced away from each adjacent thrust chamber by a respective spacing distance Dspace, such that Dspace≥M*Dexit, where M≥1.
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An engine, comprising:
- a plurality of thrust chambers spaced relative to one another, each thrust chamber including:
- a high pressure chamber that generates a gas for thrust;
- a nozzle portion that extends aft of the high pressure chamber and exhausts the gas generated by the high pressure chamber;
- the nozzle portion having an exit dimension Dexit at an aft end thereof;
- and
- a throat connecting the high pressure chamber to the nozzle portion;
- wherein each thrust chamber is spaced away from each adjacent thrust chamber by a respective spacing distance Dspace, such that Dspace≥M*Dexit, where M≥1.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- an engine including a plurality of thrust chambers spaced relative to one another, each thrust chamber including:
- a high pressure chamber that generates a gas for thrust,
- a nozzle portion that extends aft of the high pressure chamber and exhausts the gas generated by the high pressure chamber, the nozzle portion having an exit dimension Dexit at an aft end, and
- a throat connecting the high pressure chamber to the nozzle portion;
- wherein each thrust chamber is spaced away from each adjacent thrust chamber by a respective spacing distance Dspace, such that Dspace≥M*Dexit, where M≥1.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.