An Assessment of Hydrazine, Hydrazine Hydrate and Liquid Ammonia as Fuels for Rocket Propulsion

Abstract

The use of the fuels liquid ammonia, hydrazine hydrate and anhydrous hydrazine in the field of rocket propulsion has been assessed. It is concluded that liquid ammonia is not promising except possibly in small motors where its high vapor pressure may not be too severe a disadvantage. More data on the system Hydrazine/water, in which the concentration of water is less than in hydrazine hydrate, are desirable, and other methods of lowering the freezing point of anhydrous hydrazine should be investigated. If chlorine trifluoride is developed as an oxidant it will probably be essential to have hydrazine or hydrazine/water as the fuel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1949
Accession Number
ADA474005

Entities

People

  • K. A. Cooper
  • L. A. Wiseman

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Cyanides
  • Decomposition
  • Heat Energy
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Methanols
  • Nitrogen Compounds
  • Physical Properties
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Sodium Compounds

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  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design