Power plants – Combustion products used as motive fluid – Using special fuel or oxidizer
Patent
1983-12-02
1986-04-22
Casaregola, J.
Power plants
Combustion products used as motive fluid
Using special fuel or oxidizer
60 39822, 165 47, F02C 320, F02C 726, F24H 300
Patent
active
045833613
ABSTRACT:
A thruster (10) including a heater (65) remote from the location of propellant decomposition, includes a means such as a thermal diode heat pipe for conducting heat unidirectionally, from the heater to the decomposition location, extending the useful life of the thruster.
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Casaregola J.
Swiatocha John
Thorpe Timothy S.
United Technologies Corporation
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