Patent ID: 6652682
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: B82Y,C06B,Y10S

Abstract:
A gelled bipropellant composition, comprising:a liquid fuel selected from the group of ethyl ammonium nitrate (EAN), triethyl ammonium nitrate (TEAN), cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX), trinitrotoluene (TNT), jet fuel formula (JP-10), kerosene, RJ-4, or other hydrocarbon based fuels; an oxidizing agent selected from the group of nitrogen tetroxide, oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl ammonium perchlorate (HAP), hydroxyl ammonium nitrate (HAN), ammonium perchlorate, ammonium nitrate, ammonium dinitramide (ADN), hydrazinium mononitrate, water, or a combination thereof; and, from about 2 percent to about 46 percent, by weight, boron particles having a diameter of less than about 100 nanometers wherein the boron particles act as a gelling agent when mixed with the liquid fuel.