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Review

Development of Green Storable Hybrid Rocket Propulsion Technology Using 98% Hydrogen Peroxide as Oxidizer

by
Adam Okninski
*,
Pawel Surmacz
,
Bartosz Bartkowiak
,
Tobiasz Mayer
,
Kamil Sobczak
,
Michal Pakosz
,
Damian Kaniewski
,
Jan Matyszewski
,
Grzegorz Rarata
and
Piotr Wolanski
Lukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Aviation, Al. Krakowska 110/114, 02-256 Warsaw, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Aerospace 2021, 8(9), 234; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace8090234
Submission received: 20 June 2021 / Revised: 9 August 2021 / Accepted: 10 August 2021 / Published: 24 August 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Hybrid Rocket(Volume II))
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This paper presents the development of indigenous hybrid rocket technology, using 98% hydrogen peroxide as an oxidizer. Consecutive steps are presented, which started with interest in hydrogen peroxide and the development of technology to obtain High Test Peroxide, finally allowing concentrations of up to 99.99% to be obtained in-house. Hydrogen peroxide of 98% concentration (mass-wise) was selected as the workhorse for further space propulsion and space transportation developments. Over the course nearly 10 years of the technology’s evolution, the Lukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Aviation completed hundreds of subscale hybrid rocket motor and component tests. In 2017, the Institute presented the first vehicle in the world to have demonstrated in-flight utilization for 98% hydrogen peroxide. This was achieved by the ILR-33 AMBER suborbital rocket, which utilizes a hybrid rocket propulsion as the main stage. Since then, three successful consecutive flights of the vehicle have been performed, and flights to the Von Karman Line are planned. The hybrid rocket technology developments are described. Advances in hybrid fuel technology are shown, including the testing of fuel grains. Theoretical studies and sizing of hybrid propulsion systems for spacecraft, sounding rockets and small launch vehicles have been performed, and planned further developments are discussed.
Keywords: hybrid rocket propulsion; hybrid rocket motor; hydrogen peroxide; High Test Peroxide (HTP); hybrid rocket fuel; additive manufacturing; regression rate; sounding rocket; suborbital flight; space transportation hybrid rocket propulsion; hybrid rocket motor; hydrogen peroxide; High Test Peroxide (HTP); hybrid rocket fuel; additive manufacturing; regression rate; sounding rocket; suborbital flight; space transportation

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Okninski, A.; Surmacz, P.; Bartkowiak, B.; Mayer, T.; Sobczak, K.; Pakosz, M.; Kaniewski, D.; Matyszewski, J.; Rarata, G.; Wolanski, P. Development of Green Storable Hybrid Rocket Propulsion Technology Using 98% Hydrogen Peroxide as Oxidizer. Aerospace 2021, 8, 234. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace8090234

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Okninski A, Surmacz P, Bartkowiak B, Mayer T, Sobczak K, Pakosz M, Kaniewski D, Matyszewski J, Rarata G, Wolanski P. Development of Green Storable Hybrid Rocket Propulsion Technology Using 98% Hydrogen Peroxide as Oxidizer. Aerospace. 2021; 8(9):234. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace8090234

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Okninski, Adam, Pawel Surmacz, Bartosz Bartkowiak, Tobiasz Mayer, Kamil Sobczak, Michal Pakosz, Damian Kaniewski, Jan Matyszewski, Grzegorz Rarata, and Piotr Wolanski. 2021. "Development of Green Storable Hybrid Rocket Propulsion Technology Using 98% Hydrogen Peroxide as Oxidizer" Aerospace 8, no. 9: 234. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace8090234

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Okninski, A., Surmacz, P., Bartkowiak, B., Mayer, T., Sobczak, K., Pakosz, M., Kaniewski, D., Matyszewski, J., Rarata, G., & Wolanski, P. (2021). Development of Green Storable Hybrid Rocket Propulsion Technology Using 98% Hydrogen Peroxide as Oxidizer. Aerospace, 8(9), 234. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace8090234

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