Russia Develops Revolutionary Ammonia Rocket Engine

In article c94c7822-74d3-4531-aa70-25d98ebcba65
@p21g2000vby.googlegroups.com, says...

"Power engineering manufacturer Energomash has
started development of a new rocket engine which
could vastly reduce the cost of rocket launches and
avoid the need to produce hydrogen for fuel, the
makers say.

The new rocket, which will be around 30 percent
more efficient than exising designs, works on a
completely novel fuel mixture of acetylene and
ammonia (atsetam)."

See:

http://www.space-travel.com/reports/...in e_999.html

The Russians are always developing something crazy. Acetylene? Are
they nuts? I'm going to have to watch ARocket for a discussion of the
acetylene and ammonia fuel mixture...

Jeff
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In article ,
Jeff Findley wrote:

In article c94c7822-74d3-4531-aa70-25d98ebcba65
@p21g2000vby.googlegroups.com, says...

"Power engineering manufacturer Energomash has
started development of a new rocket engine which
could vastly reduce the cost of rocket launches and
avoid the need to produce hydrogen for fuel, the
makers say.

The new rocket, which will be around 30 percent
more efficient than exising designs, works on a
completely novel fuel mixture of acetylene and
ammonia (atsetam)."

See:

http://www.space-travel.com/reports/...ary_Ammonia_Ro
cket_Engine_999.html

The Russians are always developing something crazy. Acetylene? Are
they nuts? I'm going to have to watch ARocket for a discussion of the
acetylene and ammonia fuel mixture...

Jeff

I can't see much performance advantage to a NH4/C2H2 combination -- too
many heavier elements.

In sci.space.policy message orfairbairn-271C39.10234215052012@70-3-168-
216.pools.spcsdns.net, Tue, 15 May 2012 10:23:42, Orval Fairbairn
posted:


I can't see much performance advantage to a NH4/C2H2 combination -- too
many heavier elements.

Ammonia is NH3. NH4 would be un-ionised ammonium, and should at best be
reluctant to exist.

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