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Liquid Oxygen/Liquid Methane Rocket Engine Development
Technical Paper
2007-01-3876
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Because of low toxicity and low reactivity, methane and oxygen are identified as “green propellants”, and have the highest performance (as measured in ISP) of any practical rocket propellants, except oxygen/hydrogen. Investigation into green propellant rocket engines identified liquid oxygen (LOX)/methane (CH4) as an excellent candidate for upper stage applications. This paper discusses work in LOX/CH4 engine development carried out by XCOR Aerospace, Inc.
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DeLong, D., Greason, J., and McKee, K., "Liquid Oxygen/Liquid Methane Rocket Engine Development," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-3876, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-3876.Also In
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