Burning nitrous oxide and a fuel
OwnerJoseph Roger Herdy, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for burning a fuel and nitrous oxide. The apparatus has a combustor, a catalyst, a nitrous oxide supply passage for directing the nitrous oxide to a contact position with the catalyst, and a fuel supply passage for supplying the fuel to the combustor. The catalyst is for facilitating decomposition of the nitrous oxide, and the combustor is for burning the fuel, the decomposed nitrous oxide and/or further nitrous oxide decomposed in the reaction.
Claims62
An apparatus for burning a fuel and nitrous oxide, the apparatus comprising:
- a combustor;
- a catalyst;
- a nitrous oxide supply passage for directing the nitrous oxide to a contact position with the catalyst;
- and
- a fuel supply passage for supplying the fuel to the combustor,
- wherein the catalyst is facilitating decomposition of the nitrous oxide at about 122° F. to 662° F. and
- the combustor is for burning the fuel and the decomposed nitrous oxide.
A rocket engine, comprising:
- a nozzle;
- a combustor;
- and
- a propellant supply system having
- a catalyst;
- a nitrous oxide supply passage for directing nitrous oxide to a contact position with the catalyst;
- and
- a fuel supply passage for supplying a fuel to the combustor,
- wherein the catalyst is facilitating decomposition of the nitrous oxide at about 122° F. to 662° F. and
- the combustor is for burning the fuel and the decomposed nitrous oxide.
A method of burning nitrous oxide and a fuel, the method comprising:
- supplying the nitrous oxide to a catalyst;
- facilitating decomposition of the nitrous oxide by passing the nitrous oxide over the catalyst at about 122° F. to 662° F.;
- supplying the fuel to a combustion point;
- and
- supplying the decomposed nitrous oxide to the combustion point.
An apparatus for burning nitrous oxide, comprising:
- a nozzle;
- a combustor;
- and
- a propellant supply system having
- a catalyst;
- and a nitrous oxide supply passage for directing nitrous oxide to a contact position with the catalyst;
- wherein the catalyst is facilitating decomposition of the nitrous oxide at about 122° F. to 662° F., and
- combustor is for burning the decomposed nitrous oxide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.