Studies of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Hydrazine Decomposition for Monopropellant Propulsion Systems

Abstract

The properties of alumina-supported Ir-Ni alloy catalysts for the decomposition of hydrazine have been examined over a range of mixed-metal compositions. The results demonstrate that the addition of Ni to Ir increases the specific catalytic activity, with a maximum at 35 atomic percent Ni, and at the same time reduces the decay in activity caused by the accumulation of reaction products over a range of Ni-Ir alloy compositions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1977
Accession Number
ADA049340

Entities

People

  • A. C. Baldwin
  • D. M. Golden
  • H. Wise
  • K. E. Lewis
  • R. T. Rewick

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adsorption
  • Air Force
  • Catalysts
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Decomposition
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Diffraction
  • Heat Of Activation
  • Hydrazines
  • Liquids
  • Measurement
  • Physical Properties
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Scientific Research
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.