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Detail of the propellant lines entering one of the thrust cells.

Picture 2 of 2.

The foil-clad tube is a fuel (hydrogen) supply line, entering the thrust cell to provide regenerative cooling to the combustion chamber walls (the nozzle ramp is also regeneratively-cooled by part of the fuel before being routed to the thrust cells).

The bare, silver line entering the top of the thrust cell is the LOX line.

 
Propellant lines to XRS-2200 Linear Aerospike Engine thrust cells at Marshall Space Flight Center Building 4205
Time picture taken Thu Jul 19 11:09:18 2012
Location picture taken Building 4205
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville, AL
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