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US 12,410,765 B2Granted
Catalytic decomposition reactors
AssigneeFirehawk Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsRonald D. Jones, Michael Joseph Baier, Justin Otto Karl
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Abstract
A catalyst bed includes a structure defining a plurality of channels configured to receive flow of fluid to be chemically catalyzed. The plurality of channels are oriented at least partially non-parallel to an overall flow direction of the flow from inputs of the plurality of channels to outputs of the plurality of channels. A catalyst is exposed at an exterior of the structure.
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A catalyzing reactor system comprising:
- an inlet valve configured to fluidically couple a tank for storing a decomposable fluid to a chamber;
- an injector arranged to receive the decomposable fluid from the inlet valve and inject a spray of the decomposable fluid through the chamber;
- a heating element disposed in the chamber and arranged to heat the spray of the decomposable fluid;
- a catalyst bed comprising a catalyst, the catalyst bed arranged such that heated spray of the decomposable fluid contacts the catalyst and the catalyst promotes decomposition of the heated spray of the decomposable fluid into two or more gaseous decomposition products;
- a solid fuel grain mass defining a port;
- a nozzle arranged to direct the two or more gaseous decomposition products into the port;
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- a flow path that fluidically couples the tank to the port and that bypasses the catalyst bed.
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A catalyzing reactor system comprising:
- an inlet valve configured to fluidically couple a tank for storing a decomposable fluid to a reaction chamber;
- a catalyst bed disposed in the reaction chamber and comprising a catalyst, the catalyst bed arranged such that spray of the decomposable fluid from the tank contacts the catalyst and the catalyst promotes decomposition of the spray of the decomposable fluid into two or more gaseous decomposition products;
- a tank coupling component configured to provide at least one of pressure or heat to bulk fluid in the tank using at least one of the two or more gaseous decomposition products;
- a solid fuel grain mass defining a port;
- a nozzle arranged to direct the two or more gaseous decomposition products into the port;
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- a flow path that fluidically couples the tank to the port and that bypasses the catalyst bed.
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A catalyzing reactor system comprising:
- an inlet valve configured to fluidically couple a tank for storing a decomposable fluid to a chamber;
- an injector arranged to receive the decomposable fluid from the inlet valve and inject a spray of the decomposable fluid through the chamber;
- a heating element disposed in the chamber and arranged to heat the spray of the decomposable fluid;
- a catalyst bed comprising a catalyst, the catalyst bed arranged such that heated spray of the decomposable fluid contacts the catalyst and the catalyst promotes decomposition of the heated spray of the decomposable fluid into two or more gaseous decomposition products;
- a coupling component configured to provide at least one of pressure or heat to a pressure system component using at least one of the two or more gaseous decomposition products, wherein the coupling component comprises a second injector arranged to inject the at least one of the two or more gaseous decomposition products into the pressure system component;
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- a gas separator configured to separate a first gaseous decomposition product of the two or more gaseous decomposition products from a second gaseous decomposition product of the two or more gaseous decomposition products and to direct the first gaseous decomposition product to the second injector.
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A catalyzing reactor system comprising:
- an inlet valve configured to fluidically couple a tank for storing a decomposable fluid to a chamber;
- an injector arranged to receive the decomposable fluid from the inlet valve and inject a spray of the decomposable fluid through the chamber;
- a heating element disposed in the chamber and arranged to heat the spray of the decomposable fluid;
- a secondary catalyst bed comprising a catalyst, the secondary catalyst bed arranged such that heated spray of the decomposable fluid contacts the catalyst and the catalyst promotes decomposition of the heated spray of the decomposable fluid into two or more gaseous decomposition products;
- a coupling component configured to provide at least one of pressure or heat to a pressure system component using at least one of the two or more gaseous decomposition products,
- wherein an output of the secondary catalyst bed directs the at least one of the two or more gaseous decomposition products into the coupling component;
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- a primary catalyst bed having a second output that directs at least one further gaseous decomposition product from the primary catalyst bed into another component distinct from the coupling component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.