Cooling/fuel system for hypersonic flight

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1992-01-30

1993-08-17

Barefoot, Galen

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft structure

244135R, 431 2, 60206, B64D 3734

Patent

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052361527

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides for the integration of structural cooling and fuel treatment within hypersonic vehicles. This is achieved by channeling a hydrocarbon fuel to a portion of the aircraft structure and imparting via the heat sink effect sufficient heat to cause a pyrolysis of the hydrocarbon fuel. After pyrolysis, the resulting fractions are then utilized as a fuel by the vehicle.

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