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Reduced Toxicity Fuel Satellite Propulsion System Including Fuel Cell Reformer with Alcohols Such as MethanolA reduced toxicity fuel satellite propulsion system including a reduced toxicity propellant supply for consumption in an axial class thruster and an ACS class thruster. The system includes suitable valves and conduits for supplying the reduced toxicity propellant to the ACS decomposing element of an ACS thruster. The ACS decomposing element is operative to decompose the reduced toxicity propellant into hot propulsive gases. In addition the system includes suitable valves and conduits for supplying the reduced toxicity propellant to an axial decomposing element of the axial thruster. The axial decomposing element is operative to decompose the reduced toxicity propellant into hot gases. The system further includes suitable valves and conduits for supplying a second propellant to a combustion chamber of the axial thruster, whereby the hot gases and the second propellant auto-ignite and begin the combustion process for producing thrust.
Document ID
20020005130
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Other - Patent
External Source(s)
LEW-16636-3
Authors
Steven J Schneider
(Glenn Research Center Cleveland, United States)
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
November 13, 2001
Publication Information
Publisher: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-6,314,718
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-291883|US-Patent- Appl-SN-837819
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