Could a small amount of carbon dioxide be blended into a nitrous monopropellant
to provide a degree of stabilization? Sure, Isp will rapidly drop off, but
maybe there is a sweet spot that lowers detonation velocity sufficient to allow
a reasonable injector design while preserving most of the performance.
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On Sun, 4/22/18, Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Subject: [AR] mixed monoprops (was Re: DARPA responsive launch challenge)
To: "Arocket List" <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, April 22, 2018, 12:51 PM
On Sun, 22 Apr 2018, Henry
Vanderbilt wrote:
Never say never, butthe history of such things seems to be full of
liquid monprops that could be babied intobehaving right up until that
essentialfinal step of firing it in an engine. I am inclined to
consider any hot new monoprop candidatecoming along as a long shot
(possiblya worthwhile one, but nevertheless) until proven