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A New Approach for Single Stage Ascent to Orbit Silane Fuel in a New Vehicle Design
Technical Paper
2005-01-3413
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Spacecraft designs incorporating a propulsion system powered by a more efficient fuel would greatly reduce the oxidizer to payload ratio. This could be accomplished with a single-stage vehicle that uses air while in the atmosphere and switches to onboard oxidizer only after reaching the upper limit of the atmosphere. In this presentation, a revolutionary new vehicle is proposed that incorporates silane-based fuels into an air-breathing spacecraft design that achieves orbit via low ascent angles, where it then switches to onboard oxidizer. A ceramic and alloy propulsion system takes advantage of the properties of silane, utilizing both the oxygen and the 80% nitrogen of the atmosphere for combustion.
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Padanyi-Gulyas, D. and Bodo, A., "A New Approach for Single Stage Ascent to Orbit Silane Fuel in a New Vehicle Design," SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-3413, 2005, https://doi.org/10.4271/2005-01-3413.Also In
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- Benzin Aus Sand / Die Silan-Revolution (Fuel, made of Sand / The Silane-Revolution) by Plichta Peter, Langen-Müller Press, 2001
- NET-Journal (Switzerland) Vol. 7/2002, pg 4ff
- Raum&Zeit (Germany) Vol. 115/2002, pg.74ff