Tonka (rocket fuel)
Tonka is the name of several rocket fuels originally developed in Germany during the National Socialist era . In North Korea and the former Soviet Union , the designation TG-02 is also used.
The name of the fuel is derived from the tonka bean .
Variants and composition
- Tonka-250: 50% triethylamine and 50% xylidine
- Tonka-500: 35% isomeric octanes , 20% benzene including xylenes , 12% xylidines , 10% aniline , 10% methyl vinyl ether , 8% ethylamine , 5% methylamine
- R-substance: 57% xylidine ( 2,4-xylidine ) and 43% triethylamine
application
Tonka was used in the rockets:
The most commonly used mixture, Tonka-250, is used together with nitric acid as a hypergolic oxidizer . Because of its hypergolic behavior, it is also used as a detonator for rocket engines (such as the Kosmos 2 rocket and the Scud B ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ John D. Clark: Ignition! An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants . Rutgers University Press, 1972, ISBN 0813507251 , p. 14.
- ↑ a b c Schmidt, EW & Wucherer, EJ: Hydrazine (s) vs. Nontoxic Propellants - Where Do We Stand Now?
- ↑ List of older rocket fuels
- ↑ Tonka is mentioned by Bernd Leitenberger
- ↑ Kosmos 2 in the space calendar
- ↑ North Korea Missile Capabilities - Report on the North Korean variant of the Scud B of the NTI