Inventors:
Jonathan Polaha - Seattle WA, US
Assignee:
Aerojet-General Corporation, a corporation of the state of Ohio - Sacramento CA
International Classification:
B01J 19/08
Abstract:
Catalyst beds for monopropellant propulsion systems are heated by resistance heating through a conductive material that is incorporated in the catalyst bed and a pair of electrodes on opposite sides of the bed. Imposition of a voltage across the electrodes to heat the bed is performed at will without consumption of any heating components, and heating of the bed is achieved rapidly and uniformly across the entire bed.