公开(公告)号：EP2676024A2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-25

申请号：EP12864966.2

申请日：2012-02-15

申请人： Firestar Engineering, LLC

发明人： FISHER, David ,  MUNGAS, Gregory

IPC分类号： F02K9/00 ,  F02K9/30 ,  F02K9/26 ,  F02K9/42

CPC分类号： F02K9/00 ,  F02K9/58 ,  F02K9/82 ,  F02K9/88 ,  F05D2240/40 ,  F05D2250/314

摘要： A clustered, fixed cant, throttleable rocket assembly (102) is used to propel and a steer a vessel (100) in terrestrial or extraterrestrial applications. The fixed cant of each of at least three individual rocket engines (104, 106, 108) in the cluster provides the steering input to the overall assembly (102). More specifically, by changing the propellant flow rate to the individual rocket engines (104, 106, 108) relative to one another, the overall thrust vector of the rocket assembly (102) may be selected to provide a desired steering input to the vessel (100). A measured vessel orientation may be compared with a desired vessel orientation to determine what steering input is required to achieve the desired vessel orientation.

公开(公告)号：EP2209876A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-28

申请号：EP08848086.8

申请日：2008-11-10

申请人： Firestar Engineering, LLC

发明人： MUNGAS, Greg ,  FISHER, David ,  MUNGAS, Chris ,  CARRYER, Benjamin

IPC分类号： C10L1/23

CPC分类号： C06B47/04 ,  C06D5/08 ,  C10L3/02

摘要： Compositions and methods herein provide monopropellants comprising nitrous oxide mixed with organic fuels in particular proportions creating stable, storable, monopropellants which demonstrate high ISP performance. Due to physical properties of the nitrous molecule, fuel/nitrous blends demonstrate high degrees of miscibility as well as excellent chemical stability. While the monopropellants are particularly well suited for use as propulsion propellants, they also lend themselves well to power generation in demanding situations where some specific cycle creates useable work and for providing gas pressure and/or heat for inflating deployable materials.