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Orbital ATK and ECAPS partner on high performance green propulsion system; bringing LMP-103S to market

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The test was part of a series at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and included both a 5N thruster and, for the first time in the United States, a 22N thruster, both of which performed well across all test parameters. Founded in 2000, ECAPS focuses on green propulsion-based products for space applications.

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ORNL Research Project Seeks to Boost Combustion Engine Efficiency To 50-60% By Reducing Combustion Irreversibility; RAPTR

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Today’s engines can deliver a fuel efficiency of 40-42%, with corresponding loss of initially available fuel energy of 58-60%. One of the issues concerning the potential use of ethanol as a fuel is the energy required to remove the water (i.e., Really we’re trying to push the boundaries in our thinking.at

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