C06B47/12

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING ROCKET PROPELLANTS WITH ENHANCED CRYOGENIC COOLING, THERMAL STABILITY, AND THRUST EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE

The present disclosure relates to a rocket propellant composition comprising (a) a liquid oxygen; and (b) a hydrocarbon mixture comprising: (i) a hydrogen content from about 14.0 mass % to about 16.0 mass %, by mass of the hydrocarbon mixture; (ii) a kinematic viscosity of from about 5 mm.sup.2/s to about 8 mm.sup.2/s at a temperature ranging from about −35° C. to about −33° C.; and (iii) a sulfur content of from about 0 ppm to about 0.1 ppm, by mass of 0 the hydrocarbon mixture.

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING ROCKET PROPELLANTS WITH ENHANCED CRYOGENIC COOLING, THERMAL STABILITY, AND THRUST EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE

The present disclosure relates to a rocket propellant composition comprising (a) a liquid oxygen; and (b) a hydrocarbon mixture comprising: (i) a hydrogen content from about 14.0 mass % to about 16.0 mass %, by mass of the hydrocarbon mixture; (ii) a kinematic viscosity of from about 5 mm.sup.2/s to about 8 mm.sup.2/s at a temperature ranging from about −35° C. to about −33° C.; and (iii) a sulfur content of from about 0 ppm to about 0.1 ppm, by mass of 0 the hydrocarbon mixture.