Abstract:
1. IN LIQUID ROCKET ENGINES UTILIZING AS A PROPELLANT COMPONENT A DIFLUOROAMINO DERIVATIVE OF THE FORMULA
F2N-C(-A)(-Z)-C(-X)(-Y)-NF2
WHEREIN A, Z, X, AND Y ARE EACH A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN AND LOWER ALKYL GROUPS OF UP TO FOUR CARBON ATOMS, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS IN A, Z, X, AND Y NOT TO EXCEED SIX, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES INCORPORATING IN SAID DIFLUOROAMINO DERIVATIVES AS A BURNING RATE MODIFIER A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF FERRIC CHLORIDE, ZINC CHLORIDE, AND STANNOUS CHLORIDE TO FORM A SATURATED SOLUTION THEREOF.