High performance liquid rocket propellant
AssigneeJohann Haltermann Limited
InventorIndresh Mathur
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Abstract
Disclosed is a high performance hydrocarbon fuel characterized by a hydrogen content greater than 14.3% by weight, a hydrogen to carbon atomic ratio greater than 2.0 and/or a heat of combustion greater than 18.7 KBtu/lb. The disclosed fuels generally have a paraffin content that is at least 90% by mass and a C12-C20 isoparaffin content of at least 40% by mass.
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A hydrocarbon fuel having a range of components that provide a boiling point range of at least 100° F., and having a hydrogen content greater than 14.3% on a mass basis, an aromatics content of less than 5% by volume, a sulfur content of less than 30 ppm by mass, and wherein the hydrocarbon fuel is a blend of an isoparaffin and a kerosene.
A hydrocarbon fuel having a range of components that provide a boiling point range of at least 100° F., and having a hydrogen to carbon ratio greater than 2.0 on an atomic basis, an aromatics content of less than 5% by volume, a sulfur content of less than 30 ppm by mass, and wherein the hydrocarbon fuel is a blend of an isoparaffin and a kerosene.
A fuel composition comprising:
- a blend of an isoparaffin and a kerosene;
- the blend having a total paraffin content of at least 90% by mass, an aromatics content of less than 5% by volume, a sulfur content of less than 30 ppm by mass;
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- wherein the composition contains at least 40% by mass of isoparaffins having from 12 to 20 carbon atoms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.