A rocket propulsion system (200, 300, 400, 500, 600) comprising: a propellant tank (208, 306, 308, 406, 408, 506, 508, 606, 608) arranged to contain propellant, a liquid pressurant tank (202, 302, 402, 502a, 602a) arranged to contain a liquid pressurant and to supply the pressurant to the propellant tank to pressurise the propellant tank, an engine (211, 311, 411, 511, 611), the engine comprising: a combustion chamber (210, 310, 410, 510, 610) arranged to receive pressurised propellant from the propellant tank and defining a volume for combusting the pressurised propellant to produce an exhaust product, and an exhaust nozzle (212, 312, 412, 512, 612) arranged to receive the exhaust product from the combustion chamber, and a heat exchanger (214, 314, 414, 514, 614) arranged to transfer heat from the engine to the pressurant.


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    Title :

    Rocket propulsion system


    Publication date :

    2021-04-07


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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