In a message dated 00-03-02 12:54:10 EST, you write:
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The hybrid rocket fuels are mostly plastic based such as
plexiglasor rubber.I am particularly intrested whether it would be
possible to manufacture them by RP methods using polymers such as
POLYBUTADINE
POLYETHYLENE
POLYMETHIL
METHACRYLATE
HYDROXIL TERMNATED POLYBUTADIENE (HTPB)
which are commonly used rocket fuels
I would appriciate if anyone could recommend, any friends,
associates business or literature, who may have suitable information
or experiance in RP technology.
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Dear Mr. Uvalic:
There could be more than one method of RP which is applicable to the problem.
Can you tell us a little more about the application? Most of us are probably
pretty unfamiliar with these specific materials. For example:
How big does the final fuel mass have to be?
Are these materials thermoplastic in the usual sense? What kind of temps do
they melt at, etc.?
What forms do the materials present themselves in? Powders? Liquids?
What are the potential hazards of building rocket fuels? (I was in Las Vegas
when the Morton Thiokol Space Shuttle fuel plant blew up many years ago and
it knocked the doors off the room I was in 10 miles away.)
What advantage do you see for RP in the application?
Regards,
Ed
Ed Grenda
Castle Island Co.
19 Pondview Road
Arlington, MA 02474 USA
781-646-6280 (voice or fax)
EdGrenda@aol.com (email)
http://home.att.net/~castleisland/
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