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Catalytic Injectors for an Isochoric Hybrid Rocket Motor

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The EU H2020 HYPROGEO Project, coordinated by Airbus Defence and Space (Toulouse), called for the design and manufacture of two sets of catalytic injectors for a novel, isochoric hybrid rocket motor. The hybrid motor forms the basis of a propulsion system for future GEO/apogee-kick applications. The motor burns its fuel axially rather than radially and relies on a constant, vortical flow of hot oxygen for ignition and sustained combustion. The hot oxygen is provided by the rapid decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. Two aqueous concentrations were used: 87.5% for an intermediate motor, and 98% for the final breadboard design. Critical to success is the catalyst, referred to as PX1. This comprises a ceramic substrate and an active (catalytic) surface. On contact with hydrogen peroxide, oxygen and steam are liberated exothermically. The efficacy of PX1, used in combination with 98% concentration peroxide, was demonstrated in 2016.
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hal-02003092 , version 1 (01-02-2019)

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Antony J. Musker, Jean-Yves Lestrade, Jérôme Anthoine, Anthony Lécossais. Catalytic Injectors for an Isochoric Hybrid Rocket Motor. Space Propulsion 2018, May 2018, SEVILLE, Spain. ⟨hal-02003092⟩

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