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H2O2/Hydrazine

Propellant

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H2O2/Hydrazine propellant. Hydrogen peroxide and hydrazine would have represented a storable propellant combination with higher density than the usual nitric acid or N2O4 and hydrazine. However no engines were ever developed using this combination.

Propellant Formulation: H2O2-98%/Hydrazine. Optimum Oxidizer to Fuel Ratio: 2.01. Temperature of Combustion: 2,910 deg K. Ratio of Specific Heats: 1.22. Density: 1.26 g/cc. Characteristic velocity c: 1,750 m/s (5,740 ft/sec). Isp Shifting: 285 sec. Isp Frozen: 280 sec. Mol: 19.00 M (62.00 ft).

Propellant Formulation: H2O2-95%/Hydrazine. Optimum Oxidizer to Fuel Ratio: 2.17. Temperature of Combustion: 2,850 deg K. Density: 1.26 g/cc.

Oxidizer Density: 1.440 g/cc. Oxidizer Freezing Point: -1 deg C. Oxidizer Boiling Point: 150 deg C. Fuel Density: 1.008 g/cc. Fuel Freezing Point: 2.00 deg C. Fuel Boiling Point: 113 deg C.