Hydrogen Peroxide - Propulsion & Power History
US - General Kinetics (1997 - 2012)
General Kinetics Inc ceased operations Q1, 2012.
Intellectual Property of GK is still available via license or purchase.
Please contact: hydrogen-peroxide@whiskey-yankee.com
General Information:
General Kinetics Inc is the most recent US company involved with the application of hydrogen peroxide in propulsion and power applications. Devices have been demonstrated with flow rates between 120 and 0.01 lbm/s using hydrogen peroxide concentrations between 30 and 99%. General Kinetics was the first and only company to field devices operating on 70% hydrogen peroxide. General Kinetics Inc holds the following public records for hydrogen peroxide use: largest 98% gas generator, lowest temperature start for hardware and fluid, highest max flux with 70%, 90% & 98% hydrogen peroxide, fastest hydrogen peroxide-JP start transient. In addition General Kinetics performed the propellant dispersion testing which led to the impurity and stabilizer limits presently used in MIL-PRF-16005 Rev F. Programs in which General Kinetics has participated: Advanced Reusable Rocket Engine, Airborne Laser (ABL), Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL), NASA Space Launch Initiative, Livermore KEW.
Customers: Aerojet, Aerospace Corporation, ARC, ATK, Barbar-Nichols, Boeing, DARPA, ERC, Honeywell, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Marotta, Microcosm, Moog, NASA (Dryden, KSC, MSFC, SSC), TRW (became Northrop Grumman), Purdue, PSI, Rocketdyne, SAIC, Sandia Natl Labs, SARA, Schafer, Space Launch Corp., UTC/P & W, United Paradyne, UC Berkeley, USAF
Photos:
Videos:
ABL - MDA Video MARTI Engagement - Jan 10, 2010
ABL - MDA Video Target Ballistic Missile Engagement - Feb 11, 2010
Literature:
ABL - MDA Fact Sheet - Mar 2010
ABL - MDA Press Release - Feb 11, 2010 - ABL Successful Lethal Intercept Experiment
AIAA-1999-2739_A_Brief_History_of_Concentrated_Hydrogen_Peroxide_Uses-pitch
AIAA-1999-2880_The_Use_of_Hydrogen_Peroxide_for_Propulsion_and_Power-pitch
AIAA-2000-3545_Performance_of_a_2500_lbf_H2O2_Polyethylene_Hybrid _Rocket_Motor-pitch
AIAA-2000-3555_Capabilities_of_Hydrogen_Peroxide_Catalyst_Beds-pitch
AIAA-2000-3556_Commercial_Production_and_use_of_Hydrogen_Peroxide-pitch
AIAA-2001-3250_Advancements_in_High_Concentration_Hydrogen_Peroxide_Catalyst_Beds-pitch
AIAA-2001-3251_Review_of_Hydrogen_Peroxide_Specification_MIL-P-16005-pitch
AIAA-2001-3838_History_of_RMI_Super_Performance_90_Percent_H2O2-Kerosene_LR-40_RE-pitch
AIAA-2002-3850_Review_of_Hydrogen_Peroxide_Material_Safety_Data_Sheets-pitch
AIAA-2002-3852_Catalyst_Bed_Testing_for_Development_of_a_98_Percent_H2O2_Specification-pitch
AIAA-2004-4146_Field_Handling_of_hydrogen_peroxide
AIAA-2004-4147_State_of_the_Art_High_Performance_Hydrogen_Peroxide_Catalyst_Beds
AIAA-2004-4148_Development_of_a_250-lbv_Kerosene_90_Percent_H2O2_Thruster
AIAA-2005-4455_Hydrogen_Peroxide_Catalyst_Beds_are_Ligher_than_Liquid_Injectors
AIAA-2005-4551_Long_Term_Storability_of_Hydrogen_Peroxide
AIAA-2006-4547_hydrogen_peroxide_gas_generators
AIAA-2006-4782_lowest_cost_rocket_propulsion
AIAA-2006-5235_hydrogen_peroxide_for_small_scale
AIAA-2006-5236_hydrogen_peroxide_versus_hydrazine
AIAA-2007-5468_Hydrogen_Peroxide_Myths
AIAA-2007-5537_Hydrogen_Peroxide-Optimal_for_Turbomachinery_and_Power_Applications
AIAA-2007-5648_Review_of_US_Historical_Rocket_Propellants-Accidents_Mishaps_and_Fatalities
AIAA-2007-5839_Rocket_Starflyer-Modified_NF-104_for_Space_Tourism
AIAA-2009-4617-Low_Temp_Operation_Hydrogen_Peroxide_Gas_Generators-Possible_Apps
AWARD-DARPA_SPO_Office_Wide_BAA _ 20-May-06-FBO-No1636
Berkeley-Monopropellant_Driven_Free_Piston_Hydraulic_Pump-2003
H2O2_Conf_1998-High_Test_Peroxide_Hybrid_Rocket_Research
H2O2_Conf_1999-Past_Present_Uses_of_Rocket_Grade_Hydrogen_Peroxide
LLNL-Hydrogen_Peroxide_Gas_Generator_Cycle_with_Reciprocating_Pump-2002
LLNL-Performance_of_New_Lightweight_Reciprocating_Pump-2005
LLNL-Progress_Toward_Hydrogen_Peroxide_Micropropulsion-1999
LLNL-Recent_Developement_in_Hydrogen_Peroxide_Pumped_Propulsion-2004
LLNL-Reciprocating_Pump_Sys_Space_Propulsion-2004
LLNL-Self_Pressurizing_HTP_Feed_Systems-1999
Marshall-Press_Release_GK_Completes_Catalyst_Sensitivity_with_Hydrogen_Peroxide-2002
SP-2008-Low_Temperature_82percent_H2O2_Gas_Generator
USFE-Upper_Stage_Flight_Experiment_Hydrogen_Peroxide_Kerosene_Rocket_Engine
Literature - Old Catalogs:
Rocket_Engine_Catalog_bi-prop-2004
Rocket_Engine_Catalog_mono-prop-2004
300-lbfv-90_percent_H2O2_Kerosene_Bi-Prop_Thruster
150-lbfv-90_percent_H2O2_Monoprop_Thruster
References: None
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