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Leathal Fuel Called Hydrazine.....


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On 14/01/2019 at 11:57, Tony said:

I've never heard of this fuel and after reading this article i'm not surprised it was hidden away> https://www.dragzine.com/news/flashback-friday-the-story-of-the-leathal-fuel-called-hydrazine/

Could it really turn 90hp into 300hp :o

Nitromethane , the current fuel for drag racing can pretty much turn 90hp into 300hp and thats pretty nasty stuff also but there are good reasons hydrazine was banned 

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hydrazine is H2NNH2 - the nitrogen atoms are bonded together with a couple of hydrogen atoms on each "end".

The pure compound is dangerously unstable - it will self decompose readily, and it liberates lots of heat (the Nitrogen to nitrogen bond has a lot of energy stored in it).

Even in solution, the presence of some metal particles will cause the self-decomposition.

 

IIRC, the Luftwaffe Me 163 (rocket plane) used this as one of the fuels. There are reports of the hydrazine fuel eating through the fuel tanks, and then into the cockpit, then dissolving the pilot...

Nitromethane, on the other hand, will burn (rapidly) but your breaking the Nitrogen to Oxygen bond which has less energy stored - nor does it spontaneously decompose...

Colin

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