Monopropellant reaction motor having perforated wall propellant container

Claim 2

A PRESSURIZABLE GEL MONOPROPELLANT GAS GENERATOR FEED DEVICE COMPRISING: A PERIPHERALLY APERTURED MONOPROPELLANT CONTAINER OPENED AT ONE END, A CLOSURE MEANS MOUNTED AT THE OTHER END, AND SAID CLOSURE MEANS PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF EXTRUSION APERTURES COMMUNICATING WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID MONOPROPELLANT CONTAINER.

Claim 3

IN A GEL MONOPROPELLANT PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR TURBINE DRIVEN TORPEDOES INCLUDING THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: A COMBUSTION CHAMBER, A TORPEDO PROPELLER, A TURBINE CONNECTED TO DRIVE SAID TORPEDO PROPELLER, SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER HAVING A GAS DISCHARGE OUTLET FOR SUPPLYING GAS AGAINST THE BLADES OF THE TURBINE ADAPTED FOR DRIVING THE TORPEDO PROPELLER; MEANS FOR IGNITING MONOPROPELLANT IN SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: A PRESSURIZABLE CHAMBER; A PERIPHERALLY APERTURED CYLINDRICAL CONTAINER OPEN AT ONE END POSITIONED IN SAID PRESSURIZABLE CHAMBER; APERTURED MEANS FOR EXTRUSION OF MONOPROPELLANT FROM SAID CONTAINER INTO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER; MEANS FOR PRESSURIZING SAID PRESSURIZABLE CHAMBER WITH SEA WATER, WHEREBY PRESSURIZATION OF SAID PRESSURIZABLE CHAMBER CAUSES PRESSURE FORCES TO ACT ON MONOPROPELLANT IN SAID CONTAINER TO THEREBY SUPPLY SAID MONOPROPELLANT THROUGH SAID EXTRUSION MEANS INTO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER WHILE URGING SAID MONOPROPELLANT FROM CONTACT WITH THE WALLS OF SAID CONTAINER TO THEREBY PREVENT SUBSTANTIAL ADHESION OF THE MONOPROPELLANT TO SAID WALLS, AND MEANS FOR CONTROLLING PRESSURIZATION OF SAID PRESSURIZABLE CHAMBER INCLUDING A PAIR OF PRESSURE SENORS FOR SENSING TURBINE CHAMBER INLET AND BACK PRESSURES RESPECTIVELY, SAID PRESSURE SENSOR COMMUNICATING WITH A PRESSURE RESPONSIVE DEVICE OPERATIVELY RESPONSIVE TO SAID PRESSURES FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A BLEED VALVE ADAPTED TO BY-PASS SEA WATER FROM SAID PRESSURIZABLE CHAMBER.

Claim 4

IN A GEL MONOPROPELLANT PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR TURBINE DRIVEN TORPEDOES INCLUDING THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: A COMBUSTION CHAMBER, A TORPEDO PROPELLER, A TURBINE CONNECTED TO DRIVE SAID TORPEDO PROPELLER, SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER HAVING A GAS DISCHARGE OUTLET FOR SUPPLYING GAS AGAINST THE BLADES OF THE TURBINE ADAPTED FOR DRIVING THE TORPEDO PROPELLER; MEANS FOR IGNITING MONOPROPELLANT IN SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: A PRESSURIZABLE CHAMBER; A PERIPHERALLY APERTURED CYLINDRICAL CONTAINER OPEN AT ONE END POSITIONED IN SAID PRESSURIZABLE CHAMBER; APERTURED MEANS FOR EXTRUSION OF MONOPROPELLANT FROM SAID CONTAINER INTO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER; MEANS FOR PRESSURIZING SAID PRESSURIZABLE CHAMBER WITH SEA WATER, WHEREBY PRESSURIZATION OF SAID PRESSURIZABLE CHAMBER CAUSES PRESSURE FORCES TO ACT ON MONOPROPELLANT IN SAID CONTAINER TO THEREBY SUPPLY SAID MONOPROPELLANT THROUGH SAID EXTRUSION MEANS INTO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER WHILE URGING SAID MONOPROPELLANT FROM CONTACT WITH THE WALLS OF SAID CONTAINER TO THEREBY PREVENT SUBSTANTIAL ADHESION OF THE MONOPROPELLANT TO SAID WALLS, AND MEANS FOR CONTROLLING PRESSURIZATION OF SAID PRESSURIZABLE CHAMBER INCLUDING A PAIR OF PRESSURE SENORS FOR SENSING TURBINE CHAMBER INLET AND BACK PRESSURES RESPECTIVELY, SAID PRESSURE SENSOR COMMUNICATING WITH A PRESSURE RESPONSIVE DEVICE OPERATIVELY RESPONSIVE TO SAID PRESSURES FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A BLEED VALVE ADAPTED TO BY-PASS SEA WATER FROM SAID PRESSURIZABLE CHAMBER.