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A long time ago I found this series and LOL'ed and then had to email him a link I found to an experiment in using fluorine instead of oxygen in a rocket as an o
by api 7y ago
A long time ago I found this series and LOL'ed and then had to email him a link I found to an experiment in using fluorine instead of oxygen in a rocket as an oxidizer. It resulted in the highest specific impulse ever recorded for a chemical fuel and would be awesome were it not for the exhaust being pure hydrofluoric acid.
- prox 7y agoYou mean “launch the rocket,everyone dies” awesome?
- pfdietz 7y agoI believe the highest Isp with fluorine is Li/H2/F2 tripropellant, in which the exhaust is mostly hydrogen and lithium fluoride.
- api 7y agoWell I guess if you need a flame thrower in hell...
- carapace 7y agoDr. Peter Plichta figured out how to make silane fuel, basically replacing carbon with silicon. > Before the 1970s, silanes were considered unsuitable for use as fuels, because they instantaneously self-combust at room temperature. Not satisfied to leave it at that however, Plichta went to work and succeeded in producing longer-chained silanes that appeared as clear, oily liquids and were stable at room temperature. ~ https://www.offgridquest.com/energy/turning-sand-into-fuel-silicon-oil-as-an https://www.offgridquest.com/energy/turning-sand-into-fuel-s... It burns nitrogen and the reaction is so energetic the flames are lighting. https://www.plichta.de/plichta/ https://www.plichta.de/plichta/ http://www.rexresearch.com/plichtasilane/plichta.html http://www.rexresearch.com/plichtasilane/plichta.html