Patent ID: 7287725
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: F02K,F05D,F16K,F42B

Abstract:
1. A rocket engine control valve in combination with a pressurized gas source, the combination comprising: the rocket control valve, including: the pressurized gas source; wherein the movable portion overlies the fixed portion; wherein the movable portion is rotatably mounted to the fixed portion; wherein the fixed portion openings and the movable portion openings combine to produce plural nozzles each having a convergent section, a divergent section, and a throat; wherein the fixed portion openings and the movable portion openings line up, allowing flow therethrough, when the movable portion is in an open position relative to the fixed portion; wherein the fixed portion openings and the movable portion openings are offset from one another, preventing flow therethrough, when the movable portion is in a closed position relative to the fixed portion; and wherein the pressurized gas source is upstream of the control valve.