pressure-fed engine

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The pressure-fed engine is a class of rocket engine designs. A separate gas supply, usually helium, pressurizes the propellant tanks to force fuel and oxidizer to the combustion chamber. To maintain adequate flow, the tank pressures must exceed the combustion chamber pressure.

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pressure-fed cycle
rocket engine
AshkenazCalvinist Republic of GhentChinlandHavilahKingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoiKingdom of WolaitaPersiaSikh ConfederacyTarshishAestusCurieDong Fang Hong 2KDU-414rocket engineRepublic of HaitiTEPREL-B

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  • KDU-414
    Soviet spacecraft attitude and propulsion unit
  • Aestus
    European rocket engine
  • TEPREL-B
    pressure-fed kerolox rocket engine powering the Miura 1 rocket
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    classrocket engine1960KDU-414liquid propellant rocket engine, pressure-fed engineWikidata
    classrocket engine1997Aestuspressure-fed engineWikidata
    classrocket engine2023TEPREL-Bpressure-fed engine, liquid propellant rocket engineWikidata