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Optimal Design of Electrically Fed Hybrid Mars Ascent Vehicle

Aerospace, 2021
The optimal design of the propulsion system for a potential Mars Ascent Vehicle is analyzed, in the context of the Mars Sample Return Mission. The Mars Ascent Vehicle has to perform an initial ascent phase from the surface and then circularize into a 170
Lorenzo Casalino, Filippo Masseni, Dario Pastrone   +2 more
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Micro/Nanorobot for Drug Delivery—A Review of Material Selections

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
This review explores material strategies for biomedical micro/nanorobots, emphasizing their roles in propulsion, navigation, drug delivery, and biodegradability. It highlights advancements in metallic, polymeric, and hybrid materials, while addressing clinical translation challenges such as toxicity, immune response, and manufacturability.
Xiaozhuo Wu, Bingyun Li, Malcolm Xing
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Experimental Research into an Innovative Green Propellant Based on Paraffin–Stearic Acid and Coal for Hybrid Rocket Engines

Inventions
This study focuses on an innovative green propellant based on paraffin, stearic acid, and coal, used in hybrid rocket engines. Additionally, lab-scale firing tests were conducted using a hybrid rocket motor with gaseous oxygen as the oxidizer, utilizing ...
Grigore Cican, Alexandru Paraschiv, Adrian Nicolae Buturache, Andrei Iaroslav Hapenciuc, Alexandru Mitrache, Tiberius-Florian Frigioescu   +5 more
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Thrust Control of Lab-Scale Hybrid Rocket Motor with Wax-Aluminum Fuel and Air as Oxidizer

Aerospace, 2022
This article explores the throttling aspect of the hybrid rocket motor through experiments using a lab-scale motor. The lab-scale motor utilizes a wax-Al based fuel and compressed air as the oxidizer.
Anandu Bhadran, Joel George Manathara, P. A. Ramakrishna   +2 more
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Arrhenius Activation Energy on Viscous and Radiative Heating of Hybridized Chemical Reactive Magnetized‐Casson Nanofluid Flow in Saturated Porous Media With Varied Heat Source/Sink

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyzes the influence of Arrhenius activation energy on the chemically reactive, magnetohydrodynamic Casson hybrid nanofluid flow past an exponentially stretching surface embedded in a Darcy–Forchheimer porous medium with a non‐uniform heat source/sink.
Md. Sailanebaba, MD. Shamshuddin, S. O. Salawu   +2 more
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Effect of Varying Design Options on the Transient Behavior of a Hybrid Rocket Motor

Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, 2014
Hybrid rockets provide compelling features for use in atmospheric and space rocket propulsion. One of the prominent applications of hybrid rockets which foster on its characteristics is the propulsion of micro air launch vehicles. In this paper, a set of
Raed Kafafy, Muhammad Hanafi Azami, Moumen Idres   +2 more
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Propulsion tests on ultra-high-temperature ceramic matrix composites for reusable rocket nozzles

Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2023
Ultra-high-temperature ceramic matrix composites (UHTCMCs) based on a ZrB2/SiC matrix have been investigated for the fabrication of reusable nozzles for propulsion.
Diletta Sciti, Antonio Vinci, Luca Zoli, Pietro Galizia, Simone Failla, Stefano Mungiguerra, Giuseppe D. Di Martino, Anselmo Cecere, Raffaele Savino   +8 more
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Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Christia Meidiana, Abdelkader Anouzla, Faissal Aziz, Imran Ali, Joan Cecilia C. Casila, M. Imran Khan, Dongdong Zhang, Meihui Jiang, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Md Munir Hayet Khan, Kasun Kumara Dissanayake   +12 more
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Dynamic Numerical Simulation of Hybrid Rocket Motor with HTPB-Based Fuel with 58% Aluminum Additives

Aerospace, 2022
The addition of aluminum (Al) to the fuel is an effective way to increase the regression rate of hybrid rocket motors (HRMs). Due to its high regression rate, the impact of the regression of combustion surface on the performance of HRMs cannot be ignored.
Hui Tian, Xiangyu Meng, Hao Zhu, Chengen Li, Lingfei He, Guobiao Cai   +5 more
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Interface Engineering in Solid‐State Sodium Batteries: Advances in Materials Design, Interfacial Strategies, and Multiscale Characterization

Interdisciplinary Materials, EarlyView.
Since solid‐state sodium batteries (SSSBs) are a promising solution for advancing sodium‐based energy storage, it is necessary to systematically summarize the development process of SSSBs. It focuses on the role of interface engineering in addressing challenges such as materials design, interfacial strategies, and multiscale characterization.
Yonghuan Fu, Guosheng Shao, Yong Lei
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