Reaction Engines Ltd

[hidetheelephants]

A fairly lowkey announcement of a partnership between RR and Reaction Engines; it was in August, presumably the "Great British Worldbeater!" headlines RE normally get were pushed off the frontpage by ZOMGPLAGUE! RR are presumably after RE's whizzbang heat exchanger tech for making jet engines more efficient.

[Zad]

It is a good technology for future military use too. RR are in a good place to take advantage of that.

[prand]

Some news from Reaction Engines LTD with a government backed joint venture using their heat exchanger technology.

Sabre engine development seems to be progressing, but while they inch along with that, presumably this project with the STFC will help make air source heat pumps with better heat output when they become compulsory in 10 years time!

https://www.reactionengines.co.uk/news/news/press-...

[hidetheelephants]

prand said:

Some news from Reaction Engines LTD with a government backed joint venture using their heat exchanger technology.

Sabre engine development seems to be progressing, but while they inch along with that, presumably this project with the STFC will help make air source heat pumps with better heat output when they become compulsory in 10 years time!

https://www.reactionengines.co.uk/news/news/press-...

I'm a little perplexed by the schpiel ; ammonia is an easy to combust fuel, there's no particular need to waste money or energy converting it to something else.

[prand]

hidetheelephants said:

I'm a little perplexed by the schpiel ; ammonia is an easy to combust fuel, there's no particular need to waste money or energy converting it to something else.

I think using Ammonia is relatively easily stored and transported, and can be used as an energy store and used either as fuel by itself for combustion or use in fuel cells, or as a relatively safe store for Hydrogen that can be then extracted (the "cracking" part which seems like too many steps to make it worthwhile).