Feasibility Study and Demonstration of an Aluminum and Ice Solid Propellant

Aluminum-water reactions have been proposed and studied for several decades for underwater propulsion systems and applications requiring hydrogen generation. Aluminum and water have also been proposed as a frozen propellant, and there have been proposals for other refrigerated propellants that could...

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Main Authors: Timothee L. Pourpoint, Tyler D. Wood, Mark A. Pfeil, John Tsohas, Steven F. Son
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/874076