On Wed, 30 Oct 2002 17:48:20 -0500, Alex Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> And what if you add hydrogen at this point (of catalyzation) and at chamber >pressure and temperature? Would the hydroxyl (OH) groups combine with the extra >hydrogen exothermicly, that is OH + OH + H2 = 2 H20? Or still produce H2O + O2 >first and then the extra hydrogen and oxygen produce another water molecule >exothermicaly? Two steps instead of one. > If the two hydroxyl (OH) groups combine do they go straight to H2O + O2 or do >the spare O's combine later in an endothermic way? Adding hydrogen to the peroxide >catalyzation would not really be a biprop, but a kind of catalyst extender. The >exhaust would be just water as steam. We will not be adding hydrogen to a monoprop peroxide engine. When we go biprop we will use a hydrocarbon, probably kerosene. -R -- "...And the last thing I remember is asking, 'What could go wrong?'" _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
