FIELD: engines and pumps.
SUBSTANCE: invention can be used in the development of a launch vehicle (LV) for light loads. Liquid rocket engine (LRE) includes the combustion chamber, four pneumatic pump units for feeding fuel and oxidizer, a tank with high pressure helium, a tank with liquid methane, with each pneumatic pump unit containing two outlets for evacuation of the gaseous and liquid components. Gaseous components of methane and oxygen are diverted to the combustion control chambers for subsequent afterburning.
EFFECT: reducing the mass of the liquid rocket engine and increasing its efficiency, simplifying the design of the liquid rocket engine.
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Dates
2017-12-15—Published
2016-05-23—Filed