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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joerg Hartmanns, Oldenburg, DE;
Assignee:
ERNO Raumfahrttechnik GmbH, Bremen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C06B / ; D03D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1491096 ; 149-6 ; 149 87 ;
Abstract
A fuel for use independently of atmospheric air by reaction with an oxidizer, has a metal hydride as a solid fuel component mixed into an inert liquid fuel component and 1.5 to 5.0 weight percent of a stearate as part of the solid fuel component. The liquid fuel component is preferably an easy flowing paraffin into which the stearate and the solid fuel component are mixed to form a liquified fuel that will react with a liquid oxidizer. The mixing is preferably performed at a temperature above 100.degree. C. and at a reduced pressure less than 10.sup.5 Pa.