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
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  • Aestus
    European rocket engine
  • KDU-414
    Soviet spacecraft attitude and propulsion unit
  • TEPREL-B
    pressure-fed kerolox rocket engine powering the Miura 1 rocket
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    classrocket engineAestuspressure-fed engine,Wikidata
    classrocket engineKDU-414liquid propellant rocket engine, pressure-fed engine,Wikidata
    classrocket engineTEPREL-Bliquid propellant rocket engine, pressure-fed engine,Wikidata