Self-contained heat generating system

A closed cycle, high energy density heat generating system comprising:

• a source of liquid hydrogen peroxide;
• a catalytic converter wherein said liquid hydrogen peroxide is converted into water vapor and oxygen;
• means for communicating said liquid hydrogen peroxide from said source into said catalytic converter;
• a first reaction heat transfer vessel wherein said oxygen from said catalytic converter combines with hydrogen in an exothermic reaction to produce water and heat;
• means for communicating said water vapor and oxygen from said catalytic converter into said first reaction heat transfer vessel;
• a second reaction heat transfer vessel containing lithium, wherein said lithium combines in an exothermic reaction with water from said first reaction heat transfer vessel to produce lithium hydroxide, hydrogen, and heat;
• means for communicating said water from said first reaction heat transfer vessel into said second reaction heat transfer vessel;
• and
• means for communicating said hydrogen from said second reaction heat transfer vessel to said first reaction heat transfer vessel.

A method for producing heat from hydrogen peroxide and an active metal in a closed cycle, high energy density generating process, said method comprising the steps of:

• dissociating said liquid hydrogen peroxide from a source thereof into water vapor and oxygen;
• communicating said water vapor and oxygen into a first reaction heat transfer vessel;
• combining said oxygen with hydrogen in an exothermic reaction to produce water and heat in said first reaction heat transfer vessel;
• communicating water from said first reaction heat transfer vessel into a second reaction heat transfer vessel;
• combining said water with said active metal in an exothermic reaction to produce heat, an hydroxide of said metal and hydrogen in said second reaction heat transfer vessel;
• and
• applying said hydrogen to said first reaction heat transfer vessel.

A closed cycle high energy density energy generating system comprising:

• a source of liquid hydrogen peroxide;
• means for receiving said liquid hydrogen peroxide for converting the received liquid hydrogen peroxide into H.sub.2 O and oxygen;
• a first reaction vessel wherein said oxygen is combined with hydrogen in an exothermic reaction to produce H.sub.2 O and energy;
• means for communicating said H.sub.2 O and oxygen from said converting means into said first reaction vessel;
• a second reaction vessel containing a reactant material wherein said reactant material combines in an exothermic reaction with said H.sub.2 O from said first reaction vessel to produce hydrogen and energy;
• means for communicating said H.sub.2 O from said first reaction vessel into said second reaction vessel;
• and
• means for communicating the hydrogen from said second reaction vessel to said first reaction vessel.

A method for producing energy from hydrogen peroxide and an active metal in a closed cycle, high energy density generating process, said method comprising the steps of:

• dissociating said liquid hydrogen peroxide from a source thereof into H.sub.2 O and oxygen;
• communicating said H.sub.2 O and oxygen into a first reaction vessel;
• combining said oxygen with hydrogen in an exothermic reaction to produce H.sub.2 O and energy in said first reaction vessel;
• communicating H.sub.2 O from said first reaction vessel into a second reaction vessel;
• combining said H.sub.2 O with said active metal in an exothermic reaction to produce energy, an hydroxide of said metal and hydrogen in said second reaction vessel;
• and
• applying said hydrogen to said first reaction vessel.