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7269951 Throat retention apparatus for hot gas applications  
A nozzle for use in a hot gas valve is provided that includes a housing, an insert, and a throat retainer. The housing is constructed of an insulating material and has a flow path formed therein....
7251941 Ablative afterburner  
An afterburner includes an exhaust duct with a fixed area outer nozzle at an aft end thereof, and an ablative inner nozzle therein. The smaller inner nozzle is consumed during reheat operation to...
7051511 Method and arrangement for preventing encased explosives being caused to explode by an external fire  
This disclosure relates to a method and an arrangement for preventing explosives such as rocket engines from exploding while subjected to an external fire in an ammunition bunker. The basic...
6904755 Rocket motor nozzle assemblies having vacuum plasma-sprayed refractory metal shell throat inserts, methods of making, and rocket motors including same  
The rocket motor nozzle assembly of this invention includes a throat insert and a carbon or silica protective eyelid. The throat insert has a carbon throat support and a refractory metal shell. The...
6684622 Rocket exhaust plume signature tailoring  
Methods and arrangements for tailoring rocket exhaust plume signatures of rocket exhaust systems are disclosed. The tailoring of the rocket exhaust plume signature is accomplished by providing and...
6548794 Dissolvable thrust vector control vane  
A dissolvable jet vane ( 22/30 ) is a composite structure, having a support frame ( 38 ), a plug leading edge ( 40 ) connected to the forward edge ( 42 ) of the frame ( 38 ), and an insulation...
6450443 High torque 2.75-inch rocket nozzle  
A rocket spin control system for a tube launched rocket has a fixed position nozzle on the rocket and a set of internally positioned erodible or retractable vanes inside of the nozzle. The vanes...
6092621 Methods and apparatus for suppressing engine test cell howl  
Methods and apparatus for suppressing cell howl with negligible impact on engine test conditions are described. The apparatus, in an exemplary embodiment includes a flow distorter configured to be...
5894723 Rocket engine nozzle with ejectable inserts  
The diverging part of the nozzle comprises an outer diverging part and at least one inner diverging part of outlet section that is smaller than that of the outer diverging part and designed to be...
5779151 Stepped nozzle  
An insert which allows a supersonic nozzle of a rocket propulsion system to operate at two or more different nozzle area ratios. This provides an improved vehicle flight performance or increased...
5641123 Expandable nozzle mechanism for a rocket engine  
A nozzle extension mechanism for a rocket engine is applied to an engine in an upper stage rocket in a multi-stage rocket. Since a high expansion nozzle to be used in the upper stage rocket engine...
5598701 Frangible connection for a thrust reverser for a ducted fan gas turbine  
A ducted fan gas turbine engine is provided with a thrust reverser which comprises doors which deflect the fan exchaust efflux. Each door is pivotably attached at its downstream end to a common...
5490629 Rocket engine nozzle with an engine diffuser  
The downstream portion of the diverging part of the nozzle of the rocket engine is extended by an ejectable diffuser which, downstream from the zone where it is connected to the diverging part,...
5481870 Rocket engine nozzle with selectively smaller outlet cross-section  
In a rocket engine nozzle with a selectively smaller outlet cross-section, the nozzle comprising a converging portion which receives the gases produced in a combustion chamber, a nozzle throat of...
5129604 Lateral thrust assembly for missiles  
A lateral thrust assembly for missile maneuvering comprises an annular array of outwardly directed nozzles, each nozzle having a releasable plug normally blocking flow of propellant gases out of...
H000795 Reduced temperature sensitivity launch motor  
A rocket motor that has a main exhaust nozzle area and a secondary exhaust ozzle area with the secondary exhaust nozzle area being closed by burst discs that rupture and open secondary nozzle areas...
4821962 Propeller nozzles thereby reducing lateral forces  
A propeller nozzle, particularly for a missile, comprises a revolution pipe having a forward convergent portion, a minimum section, and a rearward divergent portion with a large outlet throat...
4807531 Contemporary composite polar boss  
Composite polar bosses applied in rocket motor cases have very desirable characteristics. The lead time for a boss can be reduced from 6-12 months to 2-3 months. Weight savings for the boss are...
4696431 Augmentor liner support band having finger positioners  
An augmentor liner support band is formed having finger positioners for connecting the support band to an augmentor liner; the support band being formed of three built-up ribbons, or strips, or...
4495763 Dual-thrust nozzle apparatus for rockets  
A housing is mounted to the convergent portion of a convergent-divergent thrust nozzle for rockets via legs that space the housing from the nozzle so that it will not obstruct the flow of...
4452395 Nozzle assembly for a reaction engine  
A reaction engine, such as a ramjet engine, has a nozzle assembly which maintains acceptable combustion chamber pressures during both high thrust and low thrust modes of flight. To this end, the...
4434614 Combustion chamber in a rocket propulsion system with multiple divergent portion  
The present invention relates to a combustion chamber in a rocket propulsion system comprising a combustion enclosure and a nozzle for ejection of the gases produced in the combustion enclosure,...
4426038 Non-radiating extendible cloth exit cone for rocket nozzles  
A non-radiating cloth exit cone for a rocket nozzle includes a flared woven refractory cloth structure having the shape of the frustum of a cone with a refractory felt sewn to the exterior surface...
4384454 Thrust nozzle for rocket engine with ablating lining  
A thrust nozzle for a reaction engine having a combustion chamber with a sustained flight discharge nozzle defined therein for the passage of thrust gases and a sustained flight thrust arrangement...
4327886 Integral rocket ramjet missile  
A two-stage aerial vehicle which is launched and accelerated by an integral olid booster. After booster burnout and jettison of the booster nozzle, the booster chamber becomes the combustion...
4327868 Swing disc nozzle structure for ramjet engine  
A ramjet, swing disc, variable nozzle structure with corrosive resistant, coated graphite inserts positioned within oppositely disposed recesses in the swing disc structure.
4272956 Time delay device for deployable rocket nozzle skirts  
A rocket motor expansion cone extension skirt of the combustion gas deployable type is purposely delayed in its deployment by an erodable barrier in the motor's expansion cone upstream of the...
4242865 Turbojet afterburner engine with two-position exhaust nozzle  
A turbojet afterburner engine has an expendable nozzle portion which can be jettisoned when the afterburner is placed in operation.
4232843 Molded nozzle for rocket motor  
A lightweight, relatively inexpensive rocket nozzle assembly which is heat resistant, ablative and electrically insulating. The body of the nozzle is molded in fibre reinforced thermosetting resin...
4150540 Rocket nozzle system  
An improved rocket nozzle system having a closure insulator located adjacent the combustion chamber of a rocket engine. The closure insulator has formed as an integral part thereof a plurality of...
4146180 Retractable environmental seal  
A retractable environmental seal for use in sealing the opening of the exit cone for a rocket nozzle comprising a diaphragm-like cover having a central region adapted to be seated in sealing...
4109867 Two-position nozzle  
A dual-position nozzle having a stationary outer support structure or thr holder and an inner sustain throat assembly which translates during boost-sustain transition is provided. The throat holder...
4036013 Noise controllable nozzle closure  
A rocket motor nozzle closure for controlling the initial release of prese from the rocket motor nozzle to reduce the occurrence of high pressure shock fronts which are detrimental to the weapon...
3933310 Rocket nozzle construction and surfaces impervious to hot, high velocity gases  
A thrust nozzle for a rocket has an improved exit cone made of a strong, refractory material with tufts of high temperature fibers anchored in it to form a pile, in the manner of a carpet. The pile...
3913666 Heat resistant wall construction  
A technique of constructing a heat resistive wall with uni-directional quills, such as fibers, wherein a heat resistant surface is formed by the ends of the quills. The structure is formed of a...
3900675 Rocket nozzle comprising pyrolytic graphite-silicon carbide microcomposite inserts  
A rigid pyrolytic graphite microcomposite material comprising a matrix of pyrolytic graphite containing embedded therein codeposited crystalline silicon carbide comprising aciculae oriented...
3897962 Gas generator nozzle  
A nozzle provided in a gas generator to control gas flow generated by the combustion of a combustible material. The nozzle, disposed in the downstream end of the compartment containing the...
3802190 DEVICE FOR PRODUCING CONTROL MOMENTS IN A ROCKET-PROPELLED MISSILE  
A rocket propelled missile includes a housing for a rocket engine having a lurality of control nozzle assemblies arranged around the periphery thereof. Each assembly is continuously supplied with...
3776466 POLYURETHANE FOAM INSERT FOR OVEREXPANDED ROCKET ENGINE NOZZLES TO PREVENT START TRANSIENT SIDELOADS  
A polyurethane foam insert is adhesively secured within the nozzle of a regenerative cooled rocket engine. The insert has a central bore which reduces the engine throat to nozzle exit area ratio so...
3737102 CORROSION RESISTANT ROCKET NOZZLE  
A corrosion resistant rocket nozzle for small rocket motors is disclosed. The rocket nozzle has a layer of hard anodize coating on the nozzle surface to reduce the effect of erosion during rocket...
3708036 APPARATUS FOR ATTENUATING THE NOISE MADE BY FLUID JETS EJECTED FROM A CONDUIT  
An openwork screen is placed in the discharge plane of a conduit discharging a jet of fluid at sonic speeds, to reduce the noise. The screen can be in the form of parallel slats, radial slats or a...
3700171 COOLING TECHNIQUES FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINES AND OTHER COMPONENTS  
Cooling means for a rocket engine nozzle comprising a fusible multi-turn, multi-layer coil of metal surrounding a porous liner in the nozzle and flowing therethrough when melted. Gas bled from the...
3688988 DISPOSABLE ROCKET MOTOR NOZZLE  
A disposable rocket motor nozzle that has a converging diverging throat pion with a shaped charge wound about the throat portion to be ignited by conventional igniter means to cause the throat...
3668872 SOLID PROPELLANT ROCKET  
A method and apparatus for utilizing the volatility of the combustion products of solid metallic propellants to accelerate metal combustion products to gaseous velocity by recondensing the gaseous...
3659789 THRUST NOZZLE FOR ROCKETS  
A fixed, convergent-divergent, rocket nozzle having a movable throat section seated in spherical relationship to adjacent surfaces; so that the rocket may be steered by rotating the throat section.
3639159 STRUCTURAL CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS HAVING IMPROVED SURFACE EROSION CHARACTERISTICS  
Structural carbonaceous materials, such as graphite, having improved resistance to oxidation and corrosion at elevated temperatures are obtained by impregnating a solid carbonaceous material with a...
3635404 SPIN STABILIZING ROCKET NOZZLE  
A rocket nozzle having a plurality of internal vanes located downstream of he nozzle throat for imparting rotational spin to the rocket about its longitudinal axis. Each vane may have a nonablative...
3633631 ABLATIVE STRUCTURES  
Ablative structures are prepared by laying up panels of at least two dissimilar high-temperature resistant materials impregnated with a thermally curable resin so that the panels are at least...
3599430 ABLATIVE INJECTORS  
An injector according to the present disclosure comprises an ablative body having an injector face adapted to form a portion of a rocket combustion chamber. A plurality of ports is disposed in the...
3597821 METHOD OF MAKING AN INTEGRATED MATCH MACHINING ROCKET NOZZLE  
A rocket nozzle shell-ablative liner composite is disclosed in which a large hot-sized, high-strength unitary nozzle is formed of annularly welded frustoconical ring sections of varying diameters...
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