GB2520699A - Apparatus for delivery propulsion to space craft - Google Patents

Apparatus for delivery propulsion to space craft Download PDF

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GB2520699A
GB2520699A GB1320951.5A GB201320951A GB2520699A GB 2520699 A GB2520699 A GB 2520699A GB 201320951 A GB201320951 A GB 201320951A GB 2520699 A GB2520699 A GB 2520699A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/40—Arrangements or adaptations of propulsion systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/40—Arrangements or adaptations of propulsion systems
    • B64G1/409—Unconventional spacecraft propulsion systems
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02K—JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F02K5/00—Plants including an engine, other than a gas turbine, driving a compressor or a ducted fan
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02K—JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F02K7/00—Plants in which the working fluid is used in a jet only, i.e. the plants not having a turbine or other engine driving a compressor or a ducted fan; Control thereof
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02K—JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F02K7/00—Plants in which the working fluid is used in a jet only, i.e. the plants not having a turbine or other engine driving a compressor or a ducted fan; Control thereof
    • F02K7/08—Plants in which the working fluid is used in a jet only, i.e. the plants not having a turbine or other engine driving a compressor or a ducted fan; Control thereof the jet being continuous
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02K—JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F02K7/00—Plants in which the working fluid is used in a jet only, i.e. the plants not having a turbine or other engine driving a compressor or a ducted fan; Control thereof
    • F02K7/10—Plants in which the working fluid is used in a jet only, i.e. the plants not having a turbine or other engine driving a compressor or a ducted fan; Control thereof characterised by having ram-action compression, i.e. aero-thermo-dynamic-ducts or ram-jet engines
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/42—Arrangements or adaptations of power supply systems
    • B64G1/44—Arrangements or adaptations of power supply systems using radiation, e.g. deployable solar arrays

Abstract

A propulsion system for a spacecraft 1 is provided. The propulsion system comprises a compressor 20, 40 and a nozzle 70. The compressor compresses the ambient atmosphere in space and the nozzle is configured to eject the compressed atmosphere to deliver a propulsion force. The compressed atmosphere may be stored in a tank 30, 50. There may be a first tank and a second tank each with an associated sub compressor for pressurising the atmosphere at different pressures. The compressor may be solar powered 21, 41. A heater 60 may be provided to heat the compressed atmosphere prior to ejection by the nozzle. The heater maybe solar powered 61.

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1T I-ArARAJ(s FOR OH IVFKiNG PRO° 1 SRTJ\ TOSP'\CTXRAFl Th pre,scnt.ilnvention iaes:t wlapparaw& tr dleUvcdng propilsn tn spacneraft.
One of the n'am factois in Rmwng long thstarice traeJ in S3aze s that all ic uC ru aired to pr N C spececrafi t ceds In he taken from arth hu LWiF hc large amounts of mel reçuu -4 fat long.ditance travel froltt the Earth's nr ace intO space ataihst Earth's gravitatiOnal threes is inipracticaL thnentloti -eeks to provide asolution -to this probktn.
Acerding to the piesent n'vent on fte'e is provided an appaiatus to. delivenng propuhton a a spcecrafl in. Space dOmprising; a. inpressor meansto compress the athbicnt atmasphero in Space, and h a 107710 to tjet compressed aunosphcxt to ddhvci a force, in use the -comptssor a.nd..nozzle ean.he placed in a spacecraft and the force> doll voted Fm the nozzle may be used to propel tspaeecraft thtbly at least or etank.is pIMded to:ste>recomptessed atraosphere; &:sequence of tanks may be provided.to store compressed atmosphere wlith each tank. sequentially -storing cornpisdutntosphre underinpreused. press.u'e, PStSthly the compressor means inehides:0.
sub compressor.ibr each. Iapk.tcr:prcss&rk ing ttmnsthete at dfttereut esures.
Preferably the compressor means is sciar powered.
Pie Ierabh hetmg iveans is pwvided to wai compressed atmosçhLt to mteae cs pesurt 1 he heating means ma tiewde a beat ug chamber r heat comp esed smpspheie ZiflOl ejectien by the nazzle. Prehxablythe heatiugmeuns is s&ar pev'er& An. embodhreni.ofthe inve qo wilY now. btdescrihed with reference to the aeeonanyiitg drawing showing a schematic i.ew.
P&èrring to the drawings th:ere is own a spacecraft: 1..
Spacedraft I has an intake 10 connected to dmbieht atMephei'ë in Spac.
A:omnressor means has a first stm cornprcso 20 witch cemplesses amhien atmosphere to a t1rt. pcss.ure iif:fbr.ex.ainpe I bar nd.th la o1.th a iftat tank O The compressor means has a segdndsub compressor 40 which compresses cempreased atmosphere in tank 30 to a ecend press'ire of s 0 bar aid this i.> siotd in a u ond tank W The >t > (ODh1iTCSSC>S W 40 arc each powvied h) sotar panels 2> 4 Ihe' a sequence of tanks cc proided to Store o npressca atmospl'erc with each tank scqueinaliv sionng conipresed atmosphere under iueceascd. pav.surc Compressed atmospF ere in tank 501s then phiced in aheating tthk6G ith a heater 62.
powered by. sSr pan1 61. Heater 62 hcat the crq.prese. atnosphere so that the pressute af the mttst.d aunospheee: thcrcass still: rthof, A floz*ze 70 is cotuiectd to heating tSk:60 to jeet heated comtttned atniasphee*:ta deliver n.
to propel the spacetreft Because he1'e is no resistarce ri space, to piactic& wrni you will e;ect cumpiessed ahnosnhere from heating tanc 60 through hc noa4e 70 to get the spacecraft mo.1ng, then quA more aid mun r&s 60 of unMreed tUnOI)IRnt again and again so you ea go taste: and aster When near aflasi destitiatirm you will base to elect eonipresed attnophete tbtough thenozie 70 in the opposite direction (not shown:in the.drawinj»=) to break the spacecraft.
The invention may. takes farm diffèrent.:to thatlspedflcaily dtct*d hoVe, Farther modifications will be api arent to those skilled in the art ithout denarting from the scope o the pesentinvention.
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GB2190964A (en) * 1986-05-28 1987-12-02 Messerschmitt Boelkow Blohm Combined turbojet, ramjet, rocket propulsion unit
US4754601A (en) * 1984-12-18 1988-07-05 Minovitch Michael Andrew Self-refueling space propulsion system and operating method
GB2484114A (en) * 2010-09-30 2012-04-04 Astrium Ltd System for the Recovery, Storage and Utilisation of Atmospheric Gas for Use as a Vehicle Propellant
CN103453805A (en) * 2013-09-05 2013-12-18 兰州空间技术物理研究所 Air-breathing electric rocket for low-orbit spacecraft

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4754601A (en) * 1984-12-18 1988-07-05 Minovitch Michael Andrew Self-refueling space propulsion system and operating method
GB2190964A (en) * 1986-05-28 1987-12-02 Messerschmitt Boelkow Blohm Combined turbojet, ramjet, rocket propulsion unit
GB2484114A (en) * 2010-09-30 2012-04-04 Astrium Ltd System for the Recovery, Storage and Utilisation of Atmospheric Gas for Use as a Vehicle Propellant
CN103453805A (en) * 2013-09-05 2013-12-18 兰州空间技术物理研究所 Air-breathing electric rocket for low-orbit spacecraft

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