Rocket

About: Rocket is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 14018 publications have been published within this topic receiving 95852 citations. The topic is also known as: rockets.

Rocket deployment system for parachutes and the like

Abstract: The invention is a compressed gas rocket apparatus for deployment of emergency parachutes, rescue lines and similar payloads. A pressurized vessel is equipped with a stopping or sealing mechanism which, when removed or punctured, causes the pressure vessel to be launched. A drag line connected to the vessel pulls the payload away from the launch point, in the direction of the pressure vessel travel.

Thermostatic bimetallic retaining ring for use in rocket motor assembly

Abstract: A device for safely attaching sections of a rocket motor is disclosed. The device is constructed such that if the temperature of the rocket motor is elevated to the point where ignition of the propellant within the rocket motor becomes a significant danger, the device allows the sections of the motor to disengage. The device comprises a bimetallic retaining ring which either contracts or expands in diameter upon heating. The retaining ring is positioned in such a manner as to lockingly engage two sections of the rocket motor at normal temperatures. At elevated temperatures, however, the expansion or contraction of the bimetallic retaining ring causes the sections of the motor to unlock from one another, such that if the propellant ignites the sections will disengage and the rocket will be rendered non-propulsive.