Cryogenically compatible rocket propellant
OwnerEarl Renaud, Gary Snyder +2inventors
InventorsEarl Renaud, Gary Snyder, Mark Caviezel, Pat Bahn
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Abstract
Propellants for rockets, space transportation vehicles, launch vehicles and systems, crew escape vehicles and systems, launch escape towers, and space vehicle systems are disclosed. Some embodiments provide a rocket propellant comprising a mixture of a small chain alkane from 1 to 4 carbons and a small chain alkene from 3 to 4 carbons. The mixture of the small chain alkane and small chain alkene is in a proportion that lowers the melting of the mixture below the melting point of both the small chain alkane and small chain alkene.
Claims7
A reduced-temperature propellant mixture for improving performance of a rocket stage, rockets, and the like, said reduced-temperature propellant mixture comprising:
- propane;
- and
- propylene, wherein said propylene and said propane are placed in thermal communication in a rocket stage for reduced cost and a smaller rocket stage.
A reduced-temperature propellant mixture for improving performance of a rocket stage, rockets, and the like, said reduced-temperature propellant mixture comprising:
- propane;
- propylene;
- and
- liquid oxidizer, wherein a mixture of said propane and said propylene is maintained in thermal communication with said liquid oxidizer for the purposes of improving a rocket stage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.