Powerhead (rocket engine)

Diagram showing the powerhead of the Space Shuttle Main Engine

A liquid rocket engine powerhead (or powerpack) is the collective term for the section of a rocket engine consisting of turbopumps, preburners / gas generators, and all the requisite equipment for a non-pressure-fed engine cycle, minus the combustion chamber and the expansion nozzle. ^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Integrated Powerhead Demonstrator

References

1. Pasquale M Sforza (27 September 2011). Theory of Aerospace Propulsion. Elsevier. p. 441. ISBN   978-0-12-384889-5. The combustion chamber with its associated equipment and structure is often called the powerhead...
2. Chowdhury A, et al. (2016). Conceptual design of a supercritical oxyfuel combustor based on LOX/methane rocket engine technologies. 14th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference. p. 4636.