Green Bipropellants: Ionic Liquids that are Hypergolic with Hydrogen Peroxide

Abstract

This presentation covered an overview of AFRL's rocket propulsion laboratory and discussed hydrazine as a state-of-the-art rocket fuel, objectives for ionic liquids as bipropellant fuels, anion control of hypergolic activity, work on shorter ID times with a "green(er)" mindset, the reliability of ignition delay times, how test procedures affect ignition delay, "the green flame," first approaches to "green(er)" hypergols, requirements for a "green(er)" oxidizer, what else is out there, and the challenge of borohydride anions in ionic liquids.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 25, 2012
Accession Number
ADA571738

Entities

People

  • J. D. Mills
  • S. F. Deplazes
  • S. Schneider
  • T. W. Hawkins

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Bipropellants
  • Borohydrides
  • Fuels
  • Hydrazines
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Lag
  • Ionic Liquids
  • Liquids
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Physical Properties
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Fuels
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • X Rays

Readers

  • Rocket Propulsion.