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Post by omnipotentvoid on Feb 13, 2017 21:59:52 GMT
I was doing some research on explosives and noticed some explosive (specifically polynitrocubanes) can remain relatively stable in solid or gaseous state. This lead to the idea of using explosives as fuels for missiles or dumb fire rockets. This would (as far as my limited to no knowledge of rocket engines tells me) have following benefits: - High thrust
- Unburned fuel would detonate on impact
- Can function as both explosive ordnance and KKVs depending on deployment range
- High energy/fuel density (?)
The major drawbacks being low efficiency and someone detonating the missiles as they leave the hull (with, say, a laser).
The use, that I envisioned for these rockets, would be drone carried micro missiles or gun launched missiles, where the fuel acts as a warhead. These would be used for drone on drone or anti missile/drone weapons and maybe for aggressively dismantling unarmored ships.
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Post by apophys on Feb 14, 2017 1:20:15 GMT
I recommend N-amino azidotetrazole. /s On a more serious note, the use that comes to mind is a non-nuclear Orion... but solid fuel rockets sound nice too. |
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Post by n2maniac on Feb 14, 2017 7:51:58 GMT
Explosives generally have much lower energy density than decent bipropellant rocket fuels. Also, rocket thrust is typically pressure vessel and/or fuel pump limited rather than fuel flammability / reaction rate.
Nitromethane fuel ingame should kinda do this, but its performance is mostly disappointing.
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Post by omnipotentvoid on Feb 14, 2017 10:37:24 GMT
To bad, it seemed like such a promising idea.
Guess its time to think of some other use for liquid/gaseous explosives thats at least marginally practical.
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Post by Enderminion on Feb 14, 2017 19:52:40 GMT
To bad, it seemed like such a promising idea. Guess its time to think of some other use for liquid/gaseous explosives thats at least marginally practical. Liquid? like Nitroglycerin/ |
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Post by omnipotentvoid on Feb 14, 2017 20:01:44 GMT
To bad, it seemed like such a promising idea. Guess its time to think of some other use for liquid/gaseous explosives thats at least marginally practical. Liquid? like Nitroglycerin/ Yes. Heptanitrocubane and octanitrocubane also sublimate above 200°C, allowing for gaseous explosives. I wonder how effective it would be to use them to make what is effectively HESH by letting them spread across the armor before detonating. Further more, I wonder what igniting a mixture of fuel and oxidizer (such as a cloud of dicyanoacetylene and oxygen) that has been allowed to disperse around the hull a bit (say a few seconds) would do. |
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Post by theholyinquisition on Feb 16, 2017 17:35:19 GMT
I was doing some research on explosives and noticed some explosive (specifically polynitrocubanes) can remain relatively stable in solid or gaseous state. This lead to the idea of using explosives as fuels for missiles or dumb fire rockets. This would (as far as my limited to no knowledge of rocket engines tells me) have following benefits: - High thrust
- Unburned fuel would detonate on impact
- Can function as both explosive ordnance and KKVs depending on deployment range
- High energy/fuel density (?)
The major drawbacks being low efficiency and someone detonating the missiles as they leave the hull (with, say, a laser).
The use, that I envisioned for these rockets, would be drone carried micro missiles or gun launched missiles, where the fuel acts as a warhead. These would be used for drone on drone or anti missile/drone weapons and maybe for aggressively dismantling unarmored ships.
I mean, Flourine-Hydrogen or Flourine-Lithium Hydride engines are the most common engines on the forum, and flourine should be nasty enough for ANYONE'S purposes. |
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Post by Rocket Witch on Feb 25, 2017 12:44:54 GMT
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