Progress toward hydrogen peroxide micropulsion

Conference · Thu Jul 08 00:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:14593

Whitehead, J C; Dittman, M D; Ledebuhr, A G

A new self-pressurizing propulsion system has liquid thrusters and gas jet attitude control without heavy gas storage vessels. A pump boosts the pressure of a small fraction of the hydrogen peroxide, so that reacted propellant can controllably pressurize its own source tank. The warm decomposition gas also powers the pump and is supplied to the attitude control jets. The system has been incorporated into a prototype microsatellite for terrestrial maneuvering tests. Additional progress includes preliminary testing of a bipropellant thruster, and storage of unstabilized hydrogen peroxide in small sealed tanks.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Defense Programs (DP) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 14593
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-135319; TRN: AH200129%%275
• Resource Relation: Conference: 13th Annual American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)/Utah State University Conference on Small Satellites, Logan, UT (US), 08/23/1999--08/26/1999; Other Information: PBD: 8 Jul 1999
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
PRESSURIZATION
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
PROPULSION SYSTEMS
SATELLITES
PERFORMANCE TESTING
THRUSTERS
DESIGN