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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
William B. Watkins, Tequesta, FL (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/42 ;
Abstract
A hypergolic fuel system comprises hydrogen peroxide, silane and a liquid fuel. The hypergolic fuel system is employed in a method for producing thrust, for example in a rocket, by contacting hydrogen peroxide with silane to obtain initial ignition and thereafter feeding a liquid fuel for combustion.