Abstract:
A heat exchanger, as exemplified by a rocket combustion chamber, is constructed by stacking thin metal rings having microsized openings therein at selective locations to form cooling passages defined by an inner wall, an outer wall and fins. Suitable manifolds are provided at each end of the rocket chamber. In addition to the cooling channel openings, coolant feed openings may be formed in each of rings. The coolant feed openings may be nested or positioned within generally U-shaped cooling channel openings. Compression on the stacked rings may be maintained by welds or the like or by bolts extending through the stacked rings.
Abstract:
Longitudinally extending coolant channels are formed by means of a cutting tool in a monolithic tubular wall section used as the convergent-divergent thrust nozzle for a rocket engine combustion chamber. The width of the channels at particular locations along their length is established in inverse relationship to the amount of heat to be removed from the combustion chamber at that location. In forming the coolant channels their side wall planes are established and radial planes of the tubular wall section are formed in parallel relationship with the side wall planes. The cutting tool is aligned in the radial planes and then is displaced laterally into the side wall planes for cutting the channels. The number of passes required for the cutting operation depends on the width of the tool and the width of the channel which varies over the length of the combustion chamber.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ROCKET COMBUSTION CHAMBERS AND THRUST NOZZLE ASSEMBLIEES HAVING LENGTHWISE COOLING CHANNELS. THE PROCESS CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS: (1) CUTTING THE NEGAATIVE FORM OF THE COOLING CHANNELS INTO THE SURFACE OF A SUITABLE CORE, (2) GALVANICALLY DEPOSITING A FIRST LAYER ON THE CORE SURFACE TO PROVIDE THE INNER WALL OF THE ROCKET COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND THRUST NOZZLE ASSEMBLY SAID INNER WALL ALSO DEFINING SAID COOLING CHANNELS,
(3) FILLING THE COOLING CHANNELS EXTERNALLY WITH AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FILL MATERIAL, AND (4) GALVANICALLY DEPOSITING A SECOND LAYER ON SAID FIRST LAYER AND THE FILL MATERIAL TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH EXTERNAL WALL FOR THE ROCKET COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND THRUST NOZALE ASSEMBLIES.
Abstract:
An oxidizer, such as nitrogen tetroxide or fluorine, is introduced into a reaction chamber in the path of the decomposition products of hydrazine and reacts therewith to form high temperature, high thrust propulsive gases. A heat pipe surrounds the reaction chamber and includes a wick saturated with a volatile liquid, such as liquid lithium, which liquid is vaporized thereby removing heat from the chamber wall. The vaporized fluid is directed through a heat exchanger and is therein condensed back into a liquid state.
Abstract:
A method for forming thrust chambers in which a plurality of tubes are welded together in tube-to-tube alignment. These tubes form a ''''blanket'''' of tubes which can then be formed to any desired thrust chamber configuration.
Abstract:
A fluid cooled combustion chamber for a rocket engine is composed of walls forming a longitudinally extending convergentdivergent thrust nozzle having a neck portion at its narrowest section. A radially inner row and a radially outer row of cooling ducts encircle the interior surface of the thrust nozzle at its neck portion with the ducts extending longitudinally into the convergent and divergent portions. The outlet end of the inner row of cooling ducts may be arranged to direct coolant fluid into the thrust nozzle with means providing a twist to the fluid as it enters the nozzle.
Abstract:
An electrolyte cell having a heat exchanging shell disposed therein and dividing the cell into an upper and a lower electrolyte chamber. Cathodic tube means, segregated in one region of the shell, extend through said shell and are in communication with said electrolyte chambers. Anode means are disposed in said cathode tubes in a manner to preserve said communication. Down-comer tube means, segregated in another region of said shell, also extend through the shell into communication with said electrolyte chambers.
Abstract:
A METHOD FOR COVERING AND CLOSING COOLING CHANNELS WHICH ARE DEFINED IN A COMBUSTION CHAMBER WALL INCLUDES INSERTING WIRE RODS OVER THE RADIALLY OUTER OPENED ENDS OF THE CHANNELS BETWEEN LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING WEBB WHICH DEFINE THE CHANNELS AND ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT CONNECTION OF THE WIRE RODS TO THE WEBS SUCH AS BY WELDING OR SOLDERING. A COMBUSTION ENGINE PARTICULARLY ROCKET ENGINE IS FORMED PREFERABLY WITH A CYLINDRICAL MAIN COMBUSTION CHAMBER PORTION HAVING A NARROW THROAT SECTION TERMINATING IN A NOZZLE DISCHARGE FOR THE THRUST GASES AND WITH LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING GROOVES FOR COOLING FLUID WHICH EXTEND ALONG THE COMPLETE LENGTH OF THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND INCLUDING THE NOZZLE SETION. SPACERS OR TEMPLATES ARE INSERTED INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE GROOVES FROM EACH END OF THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND THEY ABUT FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE NARROW THROAT SECTION. THEREAFTER WIRE RODS ARE PRESSED INTO THE GROOVES BETWEEN THE WEBS OF THE WALL UP TO THE LIMIT OF THE TEMPLATES AND THEY ARE SECURED TO THE WALLS SUCH AS BY ELECTRONIC WELDING, BY BRAZING USING SOLDERING ROD OR BY SHIELD GAS WELDING. INSTEAD OF USING TEMPLATES THE RODS MAY BE FORMED WITH TRANSVERSE SUPPORTS OF PROJECTING SHOULDERS OR THE WEBS MAY BE FORMED WITH A STEP OR SHOULDER TO POSITION THE ROD UP TO THE DESIRED GROOVE PENETRATION.