Makes no sense. Isp it just exhaust velocity which depends on the
energy release per molecule of the combustion products. The energy per
H2O molecule isn't going to be any different when the H came from
metallic instead of liquid hydrogen. Having metallic hydrogen might
make the rocket structurally more compact and lighter, but don't see how
it can raise the combustion temperature of the Isp.
Brent
On 1/26/2017 4:24 PM, Hans Moravec wrote:
Something like antimatter propulsion, but much easier?
Metallic hydrogen: The most powerful rocket fuel
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012194/meta
Hydrogen Squeezed Into a Metal, Possibly Solid, Harvard Physicists Say
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/science/solid-metallic-hydrogen-harvard-physicists.html
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