Patent ID: 11939935
Assignee: ABL SPACE SYSTEMS
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 13:
14. A system for joining adjacent annular segments, comprising:
a first segment having a first joint face, the first joint face including a first profile with a first feature extending from the first joint face;
a second segment having a second joint face, the second joint face including a second profile with a second feature extending from the second joint face;
a joint insert having an insert profile mating with at least a portion of the first profile and at least a portion of the second profile, the joint insert arranged within an opening formed between the first segment and the second segment;
a first chamber forming at least a portion of the first profile, the first chamber being at least partially aligned with a first mating interface between the joint insert and the first segment;
a second chamber forming at least a portion of the second profile, the second chamber being at least partially aligned with a second mating interface between the joint insert and the second segment; and
an annular flow passage at least partially defined by the first segment, the second segment, and the joint insert, wherein a first flow path extends between the first chamber and the annular flow passage and a second flow path extends between the second chamber and the annular flow passage.