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US 2016/0096604 A1Published application
Micro-scale vehicle having a propulsion device
AssigneeBrigham Young University
InventorsBrian D. IVERSON, Jonathan C. CLAUSSEN
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Abstract
In one general aspect, an apparatus can include a controller and a fuel container. The apparatus can include a propulsion device including a carbon nanotube structure including a parallel array of micro-channels configured to receive the fuel. Each of the micro-channels included in the array of micro-channels can have a length:width aspect ratio greater than 40:1 and can include a catalyst.
Claims16
An apparatus, comprising:
- a controller;
- a fuel container;
- and
- a propulsion device including a carbon nanotube structure including a parallel array of micro-channels configured to receive the fuel, each of the micro-channels included in the array of micro-channels having a length:width aspect ratio greater than 40:1 and including a catalyst.
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A method, comprising:
- defining a propulsion device including carbon nanotubes having a plurality of micro-channels included in an array of micro-channels having a length:width aspect ratio greater than 40:1;
- and
- depositing a catalyst in an interior portion of each of the micro-channels of the carbon nanotubes.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a controller;
- a fuel container;
- and
- a propulsion device including a first array of micro-channels of a carbon nanotube structure and a second array of micro-channels of a carbon nanotube structure, the micro-channels of the first array of micro-channels being axially aligned with the micro-channels of the second array of micro-channels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.