Hybrid metallized organic fuels
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsMichael E. Wright, Kelvin T. Higa
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Abstract
A formulation and methods for making high energy organic fuels that incorporate suspended metal particles with metal particle sized ranging from 33 nm to 5 micron. The hybrid organic fuels contain superior density and/or energy content to conventional liquid organic fuels. These hybrid organic fuels used in combination with metal particle afford fuels with 5 to 80% more net heat of combustion (based on volume). These fuels should extend the distant range for jets, liquid rocket engines, SCRAM jet engines, and improve energy content in fuel-air explosive applications such as fuel-air explosives and in the Multi-Effects Weapons System (MEWS) where the fuel is used both for propulsion and explosive effects.
Claims4
A hybrid metallized organic fuel, comprising:
- at least one multifunctionalized acetylenic core having at least one to four arms,
- n is an integer from 1 to 21 and wherein each said arm is replaced with a hydrogen or suitable alkyl or aromatic group;
- X is selected from the group consisting of carbon, silicon, boron, or any combination thereof;
- R is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl (C1 to C8 methyl to octyl);
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- nanoaluminum present in an amount of about 50 wt % based on a total wt % of the hybrid metallized organic fuel.
A hybrid metallized organic fuel blend, comprising:
- at least one multifunctionalized acetylenic core having at least one to four arms,
- n is an integer from 1 to 21 and wherein each said arm is replaced with a hydrogen or suitable alkyl or aromatic group;
- X is selected from the group consisting of carbon, silicon, boron, or any combination thereof;
- R is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl (C1 to C8 methyl to octyl);
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- at least one of JP-5 and JP-10 fuel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.