Patent ID: 6688100
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: F02K,F05D,Y10T

Abstract:
A combustion assembly for containing and directing combustion of a propellant, said combustion assembly comprising:a structural jacket having a passage including a first end, a second end and a neck, said neck positioned between and separating the first and second ends of the passage; a forward liner configured to fit within the first end of the passage and including a throat and a downstream portion wherein said throat is upstream of the downstream portion and wherein said throat defines a minimum inner diameter of the forward liner; and an aft liner configured to fit within the second end of the passage and including an upstream portion configured to abut the downstream portion of the forward liner so as to form a liner joint, wherein said forward and aft liners cooperate when fit into the structural jacket to form a longitudinal combustion chamber so that combustion of the propellant is contained and directed through the combustion chamber from the forward liner to the aft liner.