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Detail of one thrust cell.

The white, insulated bulge at the center is the manifold where the hydrogen fuel enters the thrust cell, where it is circulated between the walls of the combustion chamber to provide renerative cooling.

The ring at the top of the thrust cell is where the liquid oxygen enters.

 
XRS-2200 Linear Aerospike Engine thrust cells at Marshall Space Flight Center Building 4205
Time picture taken Thu Jul 19 11:04:38 2012
Location picture taken Building 4205
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville, AL
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