Re: Liquox
Michael Wallis <[email protected]>
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On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 02:58:59PM -0500, John Carmack wrote:
> Dan sent me a reference to "Liquox", a 40% solution of sodium permanganate
> that is commercially available, which sounds like a heck of a lot better
> deal than mixing 5% solutions of potassium permanganate ourselves for
> liquid catalyst experiments.
>
> We just got a price quote, and it is $3.14 / lb in five gallon (57 lbs)
> quantities, with prices obviously dropping at drum quantities.
>
> Since you only need 1% or so in catalyst, this is quite inexpensive. If we
> decide to make a big liquid catalyst motor, we could use stabilized
> peroxide at half the cost of the ultra-pure we currently use.
>
> John Carmack
I'm reminded of the quote from Jeff Greason about liquid catalyst work
they did for Roton's HTP monoprop engine:
"All the complexity of bi-prop and none of the benefits."
Think of an HTP/Kero liquid catalyst engine as a tri-propellant -
because that's actually what it is.
Michael
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