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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7966805 | Hydroxyl amine based staged combustion hybrid rocket motor A new rocket motor assembly configuration is disclosed. Amine based oxidizer is decomposed in the presence of a metallic catalyst to generate an oxygen rich hot gas stream. The hot gas stream is used to trigger a Magnesium based solid fuel in the combustion chamber.... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7337612 | Method for the utilization of energy from cyclic thermochemical processes to produce mechanical energy and plant for this purpose There is described a method for operation of a traditional engine or turbine, where instead of a combustion reactor there are utilized cyclic thermochemical processes that drive the engine or turbine without the formation of waste gases that are harmful to the envir... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7305816 | Rocket augmentation for combined cycle turboaccelerator jet engine An engine for creating a propulsive force includes turbomachinery for generating a flow of hot exhaust gases and an initial thrust force, an augmentor positioned aft of the turbomachinery, and a system for injecting an oxidizer, which preferably undergoes thermal de... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7232532 | Catalytic partial oxidation process using a catalyst system having an upstream and a downstream part The invention relates to a process for the catalytic partial oxidation of a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock, wherein a feed mixture having the hydrocarbonaceous feedstock and a molecular-oxygen containing gas is contacted with a catalyst system having an upstream part a... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7169196 | Fuel or fuel additive containing doped cerium oxide nanoparticles A fuel or fuel additives is disclosed which includes particles of cerium oxide which have been doped with a divalent or trivalent metal or metalloid which is a rare earth metal, a transition metal or a metal of group IIA, IIIB, VB, or VIB of the Periodic Table. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6964154 | Axisymmetric, throttleable non-gimballed rocket engine A rocket engine assembly is provided for a vertically launched rocket vehicle. A rocket engine housing of the assembly includes two or more combustion chambers each including an outlet end defining a sonic throat area. A propellant supply for the combustion chambers... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6931832 | Monopropellant combustion system An apparatus and method are provided for decomposition of a propellant. The propellant includes an ionic salt and an additional fuel. Means are provided for decomposing a major portion of the ionic salt. Means are provided for combusting the additional fuel and deco... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921516 | Reactor system including auto ignition and carbon suppression foam A reactor system including a reactor housing having an inlet portion defined at one end of the housing and having a discharge opening formed in the housing at an opposite end. An air intake charge line is connected to the housing for charging air into the inlet port... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918243 | Bi-propellant injector with flame-holding zone igniter A bi-propellant injector (66) includes a first injector element (68) and a second injector element (70) injecting a first propellant (69) and a second propellant (71), respectively, into a combustion chamber (53). A flame-ho... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6919049 | System for neutralizing polluting gases by pyrolysis A system for neutralizing polluting gases from petrol and diesel internal combustion engines, or industrial smoke. The neutralizing system includes modules assembled together or integrated, chosen in accordance with the quantity of pollutant gases and their nature. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6834494 | Design and assembly of a catalyst bed gas generator for the catalytic decomposition of high concentration hydrogen peroxide propellants and the catalytic combustion of hydrocarbon/air mixtures A method for designing and assembling a high performance catalyst bed gas generator for use in decomposing propellants, particularly hydrogen peroxide propellants, for use in target, space, and on-orbit propulsion systems and low-emission terrestrial power and gas g... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6766638 | Hydrogen peroxide based propulsion system A micro air vehicle is propelled by a bipropellant micro engine supplied with hydrogen peroxide and a hydrocarbon fuel. The hydrogen peroxide is decomposed to produce steam and oxygen at high temperature and the hydrocarbon fuel is burnt within a combustion chamber ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6546714 | Reduced toxicity fuel satellite propulsion system including plasmatron A reduced toxicity fuel satellite propulsion system including a reduced toxicity propellant supply (10) for consumption in an axial class thruster (14) and an ACS class thruster (16). The system includes suitable valves and conduits (22) for supplying the... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6519928 | Process for the production of a transverse thrust in a flying object A process for the production of a transverse thrust in a flying object in which a defined quantity of a monergol propellent substance is introduced into a propulsion unit, which is arranged transversely relative to a longitudinal axis of the flying object... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6505463 | Pre-burner operating method for rocket turbopump A method is provided for using high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide to drive a turbine (20') in a turbopump fed rocket engine (12'). The method includes the steps of: (a) receiving fuel into a fuel rich pre-burner (50); (b) receiving high concentratio... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6378291 | Reduced toxicity fuel satellite propulsion system including catalytic decomposing element with hydrogen peroxide A reduced toxicity fuel satellite propulsion system including a reduced toxicity propellant supply (10) for consumption in an axial class thruster (14) and an ACS class thruster (16). The system includes suitable valves and conduits (22) for supplying the... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6314718 | Reduced toxicity fuel satellite propulsion system including fuel cell reformer with alcohols such as methanol A reduced toxicity fuel satellite propulsion system including a reduced toxicity propellant supply (10) for consumption in an axial class thruster (14) and an ACS class thruster (16). The system includes suitable valves and conduits (22) for supplying the... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6311477 | Reduced toxicity fuel satellite propulsion system including axial thruster and ACS thruster combination A reduced toxicity fuel satellite propulsion system including a reduced toxicity propellant supply (10) for consumption in an axial class thruster (14) and an ACS class thruster (16). The system includes suitable valves and conduits (22) for supplying the... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6272846 | Reduced toxicity fuel satellite propulsion system A reduced toxicity fuel satellite propulsion system including a reduced toxicity propellant supply (10) for consumption in an axial class thruster (14) and an ACS class thruster (16). The system includes suitable valves and conduits (22) for supplying the... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6178739 | Monopropellant assisted solid rocket engine A monopropellant assisted solid rocket engine of the present invention is comprised of a combination of a solid rocket engine with nitromethane monopropellant injected into the rocket motor. By controlling the rate at which the monopropellant is injected ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5727368 | Hybrid motor system with a consumable catalytic bed a composition of the catalytic bed and a method of using A method, device and composition for achieving ignition and sustained combustion using a solid consumable catalytic bed (CCB) is described. The CCB accomplishes this by decomposition of an injected fluid. Initially this reaction is catalytic or hypergolic... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5711146 | Hydrogen peroxide decomposition A method for decomposing hydrogen peroxide which comprises contacting the hydrogen peroxide with a catalyst having a surface consisting of a mixture of ruthenium with at least one metal of the group consisting of iridium and platinum in which the rutheniu... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5487267 | Suppression of infrared radiation emissions from jet engines A reduction in the emission of infrared radiation by the engine of a jet aircraft can be achieved by employing a low molecular weight monohydric alcohol, having a luminometer number of at least about 200 as at least a portion of the fuel. Additional reduc... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5485722 | Catalytic decomposition of hydroxylammonium nitrate-based monopropellants This invention relates to a process for the catalytic decomposition of HAN-based monopropellants using a platinum group or transition metal group catalyst that is preferably a supported metal catalyst and/or wire mesh/expanded metal mesh catalyst for the ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5223651 | Supersonic combustion engine and method of combustion initiation and distribution A supersonic combustion air breathing jet engine and method of igniting fuel. The engine has means for providing a spatially controlled combustion distribution of fuel with an ignitor that provides a volumetrically diffuse discharge of energy to initiate ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5202525 | Scramjet engine having improved fuel/air mixing An improved method of operating a scramjet engine for powering an aircraft at supersonic velocity is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing supersonic compressed airflow in a combustor, supplying fuel to the compressed airflow in the combus... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5117627 | Method and device to protect a propulsive catalytic bed from degrading passed through by a fuel The method consists, by briefly and periodically interrupting feeding of fuel with the aid of the electrovalve (1), of creating sudden pressure oscillations in the injection chamber (3), these oscillations expelling the impurities in a pasty or possible s... | 06/02/1992 |
| 4759179 | Method for generating electronically excited NF for use in a laser Electronically excited nitrogen fluoride, NF*, is generated by dissociating fluoride azide, FN3. In a preferred embodiment, the FN3 is reacted with vibrationally excited molecules such as hydrogen halide, deuterium halide, carbon dio... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4698965 | Hot gas source and fuel therefor A method, apparatus and the fuel therefor for creating a hot gas jet hydrogen peroxide in a maximum aqueous solution of 55% to which is added a burnable substance. The mixture is passed through a permeable mass of catalytic material such as manganese diox... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4635885 | Space maneuvering vehicle control thruster Disclosed is a single control thruster having the expanded capability of operating at various thrust levels and more than one propellant fluid so that the number of control thrusters for a maneuvering vehicle can be reduced to one third from that now requ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4620415 | Method for initiating decomposition of hydrazine fuels A method for initiating the decomposition of hydrazine fuels by bringing the fuel into contact with an initiator selected from the group consisting of iodates and periodates of metals from groups IIIB, IVB, VIB, VIIB, VIII, IB, IIB and IVA of the periodic... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4517798 | Porous catalytic metal plate degeneration bed in a gas generator A gas generator for passing pressurized liquid monopropellants therethrough or causing exothermic decomposition of the monopropellants. A porous catalytic metal plate is used as the degeneration bed. The monopropellant decomposes exothermically upon contac... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4490972 | Hydrazine thruster Hydrazine thruster 10 is mounted on support flange 14 with thermal mass 12 therebetween. The thermal mass 12 extracts sufficient heat so that the incoming hydrazine in inlet line 20, as well as that portion of the decomposition catalyst contained within t... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4324096 | Hydrazine thruster Hydrazine thruster 30 minimizes impulse bit degradation by making the hydrazine more reactive with the catalyst 66 by using higher temperature hydrazine and smaller catalyst grain, and also concentrates the injected hydrazine in smaller catalyst volume 66... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4193261 | Method of oxidation of fuels with tetrafluorammonium bifluoride A liquid mixture of tetrafluorammonium bifluoride in anhydrous liquid hydrogen fluoride in the liquid and/or gaseous decomposed state serves as an oxidizer for fuels. Tetrafluorammonium bifluoride is present in the liquid in an amount up to about 50 mole ... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4161104 | Ignition of hydrazine-type monopropellants In a gas generator system, a process for producing gases from hydrazine type monopropellants by the ignition of said propellants by silver nitrate or a mixture of silver nitrate with copper chromite for the decomposition of said propellants to their gaseo... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4157270 | Hydrogen gas generator from hydrazine/ammonia A catalyst bed containing alumina pellets on which an active catalyst metal selected from iridium, nickel, niobium, and molybdenium has been deposited is employed to decompose a compound selected from deuterohydrazine, deuteroammonia, hydrazine, and ammon... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4124538 | Catalyst comprising Ir or Ir and Ru for hydrazine decomposition 1. A catalyst for hydrazine decomposition consisting essentially of a carrier having a pore volume of at least 0.1 cubic centimeters per gram and a specific surface area, measured in square meters per gram, equal to 195 (Cp + 0.013 + 0.736 V | 11/07/1978 |
| 4122671 | Hydrazine decomposition and other reactions This invention relates to the catalytic decomposition of hydrazine, catalysts useful for this decomposition and other reactions, and to reactions in hydrogen atmospheres generally using carbon-containing catalysts.... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4027476 | Composite catalyst bed and method for making the same A composite catalyst bed comprising a foam metal matrix packed with a plurality of catalyst particles. The foam metal matrix is a three dimensional, structurally rigid network of interconnected ligaments which define a plurality of interconnected pores fi... | 06/07/1977 |
