2003-09-22T07:14:55ZFluxBBhttp://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=2568Another combo on Mars could be Silane/CO2 or (similar) Diborane/CO2.]]>http://newmars.com/forums/profile.php?id=3752003-09-22T07:14:55Zhttp://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=19618#p19618When leaving mars, one could use an aluminum/Co2 Engine, but Ozone is impractical and dangerous]]>http://newmars.com/forums/profile.php?id=1122003-09-09T05:23:14Zhttp://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=19071#p19071NASA tried ths in the early engines and discovered that the vibrations caused the ozone to decompose and release enough heat to cause the tank to rupture. Evven a few percent of ozone was found to pose an unacceptable risk.]]>http://newmars.com/forums/profile.php?id=1322003-06-29T15:57:40Zhttp://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=16939#p16939Hey,
Would it be possible to add some ozone to the oxygen tanks to improve the hydrogen/oxygen reaction? I assume it would be unfeasable to use completely O3 as its corrosive and expensive, but would it effective to mix some in with the oxygen?