Rocket engine and rocket engine propulsion method
ES3079194A1Undetermined Publication Date: 2026-09-22UNIVERSIDAD DE LEÓN (100 00)
Patent Information
- Application Number
- ES2025030152
- Authority / Receiving Office
- ES · ES
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-25
- Publication Date
- 2026-09-22
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Abstract
One object of the invention is a rocket engine with a tank (1) for storing gaseous propellant and a nozzle (2) for the expulsion of propellant gases, with a pair of electrical connectors (3) for applying electric current. The nozzle (2) has a main frangible bulkhead (4) with a first burst pressure, which ruptures when the internal pressure of the tank (1) exceeds the first burst pressure, allowing the expulsion of propellant gases. Another object of the invention is a method of propelling the rocket engine that includes applying an electric current that heats the gaseous propellant in the tank (1) until the internal pressure of the tank (1) exceeds the first burst pressure of the main frangible bulkhead (4), causing the main frangible bulkhead (4) to rupture and the propellant gases to be expelled.
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