Propellant system for solid fuel rocket
AssigneeCesaroni Technology Incorporated
InventorsAnthony J. Cesaroni, Michael J. Dennett, Jeroen Louwers
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Abstract
An oxidizer package for use in a solid fuel propellant system. The oxidizer package comprises a solid oxidizer in the form of discrete pellets of predetermined geometric shape. The pellets are arranged in an array with spaces amongst the pellets. A holder is provided for maintaining the pellets in the array for receipt of a binder introduced to spaces amongst the array of pellets. Preferred propellants include hydrazinium nitroformate and nitronium perchlorate. This arrangement for the pellets can achieve loadings as high as 85% by weight for the pellets.
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An oxidizer package for use in solid fuel propellant system, said oxidizer package comprising a solid oxidizer in the form of discrete pellets of a predetermined geometric shape, wherein said pellets are arranged in an away with spaces amongst said pellets and said spaces are filled with a binder, said pellets having a burn rate such that said pellets are not consumed substantially faster than said binder and conversely, said binder having a burn rate such that said binder is not consumed substantially faster than said pellets.
An oxidizer package for use in solid fuel propellant system, said oxidizer package comprising a solid oxidizer in the form of discrete pellets of a predetermined geometric shape, said pellets being arranged in an array with spaces amongst said pellets and said spaces are filled with a binder, and further comprising a holder for maintaining said pellets in said array for receipt of said binder, wherein said holder is a flexible open mesh having at least one adhesive surface for sticking to said pellets, said mesh being wrapped about said pellets to hold said pellets in said array until said binder is introduced to said spaces amongst said pellets through said open mesh.
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