Henry wrote;
"Early ones did..., I believe it's still considered preferable to have
hydrazine catalysts at least warm at startup time, because it gives faster
and more consistent starts".
It also has a lot to do with mitigating thermal shock and fracturing of the
substrate used in the catalyst bed.
Properly designed and constructed, silver based HTP beds will run many
minutes using ~90% HTP without stripping.
Best.
Anthony J. Cesaroni
President/CEO
Cesaroni Technology/Cesaroni Aerospace
http://www.cesaronitech.com/
(941) 360-3100 x101 Sarasota
(905) 887-2370 x222 Toronto