Methane and Methalox

  • Eggblight
    21st Dec 2023 Member 0 Permalink

    Methane would be made by combing hydrogen and CO2 together by heating it up and pressuring slightly and in the presence of platinum. It would combust with lots of pressure, smoke and a small amount of fire. Methalox would be made by pressuring methane and oxygen. It would act like rocket fuel and burn slowly with lots of fire and pressure. Also it can be turned liquid by pressure. Methane can become liquid Methane through cold. Abbreviations would be Mthe and Mlox

    Edited once by Eggblight. Last: 21st Dec 2023
  • ArolaunTech
    21st Dec 2023 Member 0 Permalink

    Here are my ideas:

     

    1) Methalox is just liquid methane + liquid oxygen, it shouldn't be a separate element.

    2) We already have high performance rocket fuels like stacked OIL, FIRW, COAL, etc. I think that methane should give even higher pressures (similar to C-5), high temps, and more reactions.

    3) About reactions, how about (these probably aren't very realistic, just some ideas):

    MTHE + really high temp + low pressure -> BCOL/HYGN

    MTHE + SPRK -> FIRE + lots of heat and pressure

    MTHE + PTNM + HEAT -> OIL/DESL + HYGN

    MTHE + OIL + HEAT - (low chance) -> MWAX

    and of course MTHE would release lots of heat while burning.

  • Eggblight
    21st Dec 2023 Member 0 Permalink

    Thanks! But I found out that there is someone else with similar ideas to me. https://powdertoy.co.uk/Discussions/Thread/View.html?Thread=26824&PageNum=0#Message=325704

    Edited once by Eggblight. Last: 21st Dec 2023
  • NotAChair
    22nd Dec 2023 Member 0 Permalink

    I'd say that the best way to implement methane would be combining these ideas but of course the devs are the ones who'll actually be doing it so ¯\_(:/)_/¯. 

     

    Edited 2 times by NotAChair. Last: 22nd Dec 2023
  • Eggblight
    22nd Dec 2023 Member 0 Permalink

    The problem with the current rocket fuel that it doesn't propell the fire fast enough so it explodes. Of course there are ways around this but it is very hard to make a continuous fire.

  • username90000
    23rd Dec 2023 Member 0 Permalink

    GAS exists

  • Eggblight
    23rd Dec 2023 Member 0 Permalink

    I have prototyped a gas engine but it is very prone to exploding 

  • ArolaunTech
    28th Dec 2023 Member 0 Permalink

    IRL rocket fuels do not propel the exhaust gases in one direction on their own, that's the nozzle's job.