Nitrous Oxide Decomposition Using Inductively Heated Heat Exchangers

What is it about?

Hydrazine, the most common monopropellant used today, is very toxic, costly to handle and requires the use of catalysts that have limited lifetimes at high decomposition temperatures. We tested various heat exchangers as an alternative to catalysts that can decompose nitrous oxide, a green monopropellant with similar performance characteristics to that of hydrazine.

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