Claims
- 1. A method of forming vibrationally excited HF or DF molecules which produces lasing, said method comprising:
- (i) providing a predetermined molar quantity of a cyano compound fuel selected from the group consisting of dicyanoacetylene, tetracyanoethylene, and tetracyanoethylene oxide and a predetermined molar quantity of an oxidizer compound dispersed in a predetermined molar quantity of a diluent gas selected from the group consisting of helium and nitrogen, said oxidizer selected from the group consisting of fluorine, nitrogen trifluoride, chlorine trifluoride, chlorine pentafluoride, and tetrafluorohydrazine;
- (ii) reacting under a predetermined pressure in the range of several atmospheres said cyano compound fuel with said oxidizer in a combustor wherein the oxidizer to fuel ratio is maintained from about 6 to 1 about 14 to 1 by adjusting said predetermined molar ratio of said oxidizer, said fuel, and said diluent gas to produce F.sup.. atoms, and reacting the F.sup.. atoms with hydrogen or deuterium to form vibrationally excited HF or DF molecules which produces lasing.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said cyano compound fuel selected is dicyanoacetylene, said oxidizer compound selected is chlorine pentafluoride, said diluent gas selected is helium, and wherein said reacting is accomplished under a predetermined pressure of about 10 atmospheres, said predetermined molar quantity of said dicyanoacetylene is about 1, said predetermined molar quantity of said diluent gas helium is about 40, and said predetermined molar quantity of said chlorine pentafluoride is about 6.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein said cyano compound fuel selected is tetracyanoethylene, said oxidizer compound selected is chlorine pentafluoride, said diluent gas selected is helium, and wherein said reacting is accomplished under a predetermined pressure of about 10 atmospheres, said predetermined molar quantity of said tetracyanoethylene is about 1, said predetermined molar quantity of said diluent gas helium is about 50, and said predetermined molar quantity of said chlorine pentafluoride is about 8.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein said cyano compound fuel selected is tetracyanoethylene oxide, said oxidizer compound selected is chlorine pentafluoride, said diluent gas selected is helium and herein said reacting is accomplished under a predetermined pressure of about 10 atmospheres, said predetermined molar quantity of said tetracyanoethylene oxide is about 1, said predetermined molar quantity of said diluent gas helium is about 50, and said predetermined molar quantity of said chlorine pentafluoride is about 8.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein said cyano compound fuel selected is tetracyanoethylene oxide, said oxidizer compound selected is chlorine pentafluoride, said diluent gas selected is helium, and wherein said reacting is accomplished under a predetermined pressure of about 10 atmospheres, said predetermined molar quantity of said tetracyanoethylene oxide is about 1, said predetermined molar quantity of said diluent gas helium is about 60, and said predetermined molar quantity of said pentafluoride is about 7.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein said cyano compound fuel selected is tetracyanoethylene, said oxidizer compound selected is nitrogen trifluoride, said diluent gas selected is helium, and wherein said reacting is accomplished under a predetermined pressure of about 10 atmospheres, said predetermined molar quantity of said tetracyanoethylene is about 1, said predetermined molar quantity of said diluent gas helium is about 30, and said predetermined molar quantity of said nitrogen trifluoride is about 14.
DEDICATORY CLAUSE
The invention described herein may be manufactured, used, and licensed by or for the Government for governmental purposes without the payment to us of any royalties thereon.
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2981602 |
Olah et al. |
Apr 1961 |
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Technical Report RK-76-11, "Solid Propellants for Generating Hydrogen" by . O. E. Ayers et al., Apr. 20, 1976, p. 13, U.S.A. Missile Command, Ala. |