Amine-boranes as hydrogen generating propellants
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsWilliam M. Chew, James A. Murfree, Pasquale Martignoni, Henry A. Nappier, Orval E. Ayers
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Abstract
The use of a class or compounds known as amine-boranes and their derivati in solid propellants to produce or generate hydrogen or deuterium upon combustion.
Claims4
A solid propellant composition in the form of a compacted solid propellant pellet, said solid propellant producing hydrogen or deuterium from a self-sustaining reaction after said reaction is initiated by a heat source sufficient to initiate said reaction, said solid propellant composition comprising a predetermined molar ratio mixture of a first reactant composition and a second reactant composition, said first reactant being selected from the group consisting of amine-boranes and their derivatives, and said second reactant being selected from the group consisting of LiAlH.sub.4, NaBH.sub.4, Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 and mixtures thereof, said first reactant being present in a mole ratio varying from about 1 to about 25, and said second reactant being present in a mole ratio varying from about 1 to about 2.
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