A heat shield for protecting a windward side of a vehicle from a high enthalpy flow is disclosed. The heat shield includes a centerbody sidewall and a centerbody base extending aft of the centerbody sidewall. The centerbody sidewall and the centerbody base define a heat shield outer surface that is non-axisym metric. Also disclosed is an aerospike nozzle defined at least partially by the heat shield, an engine including a high pressure chamber and the aerospike nozzle, and a vehicle including the engine.


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    Title :

    A NON-AXISYMMETRIC HEAT SHIELD, A NOZZLE DEFINED AT LEAST PARTIALLY BY THE HEAT SHIELD, AN ENGINE INCLUDING THE NOZZLE, AND A VEHICLE INCLUDING THE ENGINE


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    Publication date :

    2023-10-26


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / F02K JET-PROPULSION PLANTS , Strahltriebwerke