The gas is then injected into the combustion chamber with the oxygen provided by the hydrogen peroxide. The oxidizer flow is established first, then LNG enters a heat exchanger where it vaporizes and is brought to combustion temperature. In operation, it permits natural gas use as a liquid, gas, or both with a two-stage combustion start. It can operate on either a single- or dual-propellant basis. īlue Flame 's engine is a regeneratively cooled variable thrust liquid-propellent engine.
The engine was designed by Reaction Dynamics and some of the components were manufactured by Galaxy Manufacturing of Tonawanda, New York. The effort was sponsored by the American Gas Association, with technical assistance from the Institute of Gas Technology of Des Plaines, IL. The car used a combination of high-test peroxide and liquified natural gas (LNG), pressurized by helium gas. Blue Flame's world records have since been broken.īlue Flame was constructed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Reaction Dynamics, a company formed by Pete Farnsworth, Ray Dausman and Dick Keller, who had developed the first hydrogen peroxide rocket dragster, called the X-1 and driven by Chuck Suba. The vehicle set the FIA world record for the flying mile at 622.407 mph (1,001.667 km/h) and the flying kilometer at 630.388 mph (1,014.511 km/h). Blue Flame at Goodwood Blue Flame on display in Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum, Germanyīlue Flame is a rocket-powered land speed racing vehicle that was driven by Gary Gabelich and achieved a world land speed record on Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on October 23, 1970. For other uses, see Blue Flame (disambiguation).
0 kommentar(er)
