SBIR/STTR Research Award
CRACKED AMMONIA FOR HYPERSONIC PROPULSION
Award amount
$62,834Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1987Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Energy Science Laboratories, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
CRACKED AMMONIA (NITROGEN + HYDROGEN, 3H(2)+N(2)) HAS MANY ADVANTAGES AS A HYPERSONIC PROPULSION FUEL. IT HAS GOOD HEAT SINK CAPACITY, AND A GOOD VOLUMETRIC HEATING VALUE COMPARED TO LIQUID HYDROGEN. IT ALSO HAS MANY OTHER CONVENIENT PROPERTIES COMPARED TO LIQUID HYDROGEN. WE PROPOSE TO STUDY THE SYSTEMS ADVANTAGES OF AMMONIA VS. HYDROGEN FUEL, THE HEAT TRANSFER AND (CATALYZED) CRACKING KINETICS APPLICABLE TO ITS USED AS A COOLANT, AND CERTAIN ASPECTS OF ITS BEHAVIOR AS A FUEL GAS FOR SUPERSONIC COMBUSTORS.
Technology keywords
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