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 :

    ANNULAR AEROSPIKE NOZZLE WITH WIDELY-SPACED THRUST CHAMBERS, ENGINE INCLUDING THE ANNULAR AEROSPIKE NOZZLE, AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE ENGINE


    Additional title:

    RINGFÖRMIGE LUFTDÜSENANORDNUNG MIT WEIT BEABSTANDETEN SCHUBKAMMERN, MOTOR MIT DER RINGFÖRMIGEN LUFTDÜSENANORDNUNG UND FAHRZEUG MIT DEM MOTOR
    TUYÈRE ANNULAIRE DE TYPE AEROSPIKE POURVUE DE CHAMBRES PROPULSIVES LARGEMENT ESPACÉES, MOTEUR COMPRENANT LA TUYÈRE ANNULAIRE DE TYPE AEROSPIKE, ET VÉHICULE COMPRENANT LEDIT MOTEUR


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    Publication date :

    2024-02-21


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

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



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