High Performance Propellant Development-Overview of Development Activities Regarding Premixed, Green N2O/C2H6 Monopropellants

M Negri, L Werling, F Lauck, E Goos, J Wischek… - 8th Space Propulsion …, 2022 - elib.dlr.de
The global search for green alternatives to the highly toxic monopropellant hydrazine
(N2H4) is still ongoing. Different alternatives for hydrazine with different degrees of maturity …

Experimental analysis of the heat fluxes during combustion of a N2O/C2H4 premixed green propellant in a research rocket combustor

L Werling, T Hörger - Acta Astronautica, 2021 - Elsevier
Across the globe, several green propellants as substitute for the highly toxic hydrazine are
under investigation. A possible alternative are so called nitrous oxide fuel blends. This paper …

Nitrous oxide: oxidizer and promoter of hydrogen and hydrocarbon combustion

D Razus - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
This Review examines the gas-phase oxidations of hydrogen and other fuels (ammonia,
hydrazine, hydrocarbons) with nitrous oxide, running as self-ignitions, deflagrations, or …

Combustion Chemistry of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons Mixed with NOx: A Review with a Focus on Their Interactions

R Tang, S Cheng - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Unsaturated hydrocarbons are major components of transportation fuels, combustion
intermediates, and unburnt exhaust emissions. Conversely, NOx species are minor species …

Parameters influencing the characteristic exhaust velocity of a nitrous oxide/ethene green propellant

L Werling, P Bätz - Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
Currently, several green propellants are under investigation to replace the toxic and
carcinogenic monopropellant hydrazine (N 2 H 4). Beside alternatives as ammonium …

Nitrous oxide fuels blends: research on premixed monopropellants at the german aerospace center (DLR) since 2014

LK Werling, T Hörger, K Manassis… - AIAA Propulsion and …, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
In 2014 DLR started research activities focused on premixed monopropellants consisting of
nitrous oxide and hydrocarbons. Those propellants offer promising characteristics as they …

“Green propellants” as a hydrazine substitute: experimental investigations of ethane/ethene-nitrous oxide mixtures and validation of detailed reaction mechanism

C Janzer, S Richter, C Naumann, T Methling - CEAS Space Journal, 2022 - Springer
Mixtures of hydrocarbons and nitrous oxide are known as green propellants and could
replace the highly toxic hydrazine and hydrazine derivatives as rocket fuel, since they are …

[PDF][PDF] Ethane/nitrous oxide mixtures as a green propellant to substitute hydrazine: validation of reaction mechanism

C Naumann, C Janzer, U Riedel - Proceedings, 2019 - elib.dlr.de
The combustion properties of propellants like ethane/nitrous oxide mixtures that have the
potential to substitute hydrazine or hydrazine/dinitrogen tetroxide in chemical propulsion …

[HTML][HTML] Flame propagation characteristics and gas-phase oxidation of nitrous oxide and propane

Y Li, S Xu, Y Liu, J Cui, F Xu - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Nitrous oxide and fuel blends propellant as one of the substitutes for highly toxic hydrazine
are under investigation. This study investigated the flame structure and dynamics of …

Research and Test Activities on Advanced Rocket Propellants at DLR's Institute of Space Propulsion in Lampoldshausen

L Werling, D Freudenmann, SC Ricker, M Wilhelm… - 2022 - elib.dlr.de
The present paper gives a comprehensive overview and summary of research and test
activities conducted at the test facility M11 and the physical-chemical lab at DLR in …