Polyoxymethylene as structural support member and propellant

A vehicle includes at least one polyoxymethylene structural support member. The polyoxymethylene structural support member includes a polyoxymethylene component that is a propellant that provides thrust to the vehicle upon pyrolysis or combustion of the polyoxymethylene component of the product of p...

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Main Authors Joshi, Prakash B, Upschulte, Bernard L, Gelb, Alan H, Green, B. David, Lester, Dean M, Starrett, W. David, Wallace, Ingvar A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.01.2010
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Summary:A vehicle includes at least one polyoxymethylene structural support member. The polyoxymethylene structural support member includes a polyoxymethylene component that is a propellant that provides thrust to the vehicle upon pyrolysis or combustion of the polyoxymethylene component of the product of pyrolysis of the polyoxymethylene component. The vehicle can be a satellite or other type of spacecraft.