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Liquid Fuels Derived from Microalgae: Physicochemical Analysis
Journal of Engineering, 2022 In the analysis of the fuel like the liquid fuels obtained from the transesterification process of Spirulina microalgae biomass, the physicochemical characteristics correspond to fractions of gasoline, paraffin, and diesel, and to determine the ...
Surakasi Raviteja +1 more
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Aerospace, 2019 The computational fluid dynamics of hybrid rocket internal ballistics is becoming a key tool for reducing the engine operation uncertainties and development cost as well as for improving experimental data analysis.
Giuseppe Daniele Di Martino +3 more
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Innovative Methods to Enhance the Combustion Properties of Solid Fuels for Hybrid Rocket Propulsion
Aerospace, 2019 The low regression rates for hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB)-based solid fuels and poor mechanical properties for the alternative paraffin-based liquefying fuels make today hybrid rocket engines far from the outstanding accomplishments of solid ...
Suhang Chen +6 more
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Aerospace, 2023 Hybrid rockets are safe and inexpensive; however, boundary-layer combustion poses a problem in achieving a fuel regression rate equivalent to that of solid propellants.
Tsuyoshi Oishi +2 more
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Formulation and Testing of Paraffin-Based Solid Fuels Containing Energetic Additives for Hybrid Rockets [PDF]
, 2012 Many approaches have been considered in an effort to improve the regression rate of solid fuels for hybrid rocket applications. One promising method is to use a fuel with a fast burning rate such as paraffin wax; however, additional performance increases
Boyer, Eric +4 more
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An Optical Characterization of the Effect of High-Pressure Hydrodynamic Cavitation on Diesel [PDF]
, 2016 Most modern high-pressure common rail diesel fuel injection systems employ an internal pressure equalization system in order to provide the force necessary to support needle lift, enabling precise control of the injected fuel mass.
Fatmi, Z. +3 more
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Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 2022 The mechanical and combustion properties of metal-nested composite hybrid rocket fuel grains composed of spiral aluminium (Al) frameworks fabricated using three-dimensional (3D) printing with an embedded paraffin-based fuel were investigated.
Xin Lin +9 more
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Mechanical and Combustion Performance of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as an Additive to Paraffin-Based Solid Fuels for Hybrid Rockets [PDF]
, 2012 Paraffin-based solid fuels for hybrid rocket motor applications are recognized as a fastburning alternative to other fuel binders such as HTPB, but efforts to further improve the burning rate and mechanical properties of paraffin are still necessary. One
Boyer, Eric +5 more
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Formulation, Casting, and Evaluation of Paraffin-Based Solid Fuels Containing Energetic and Novel Additives for Hybrid Rockets [PDF]
, 2012 This investigation studied the inclusion of various additives to paraffin wax for use in a hybrid rocket motor. Some of the paraffin-based fuels were doped with various percentages of LiAlH4 (up to 10%).
Borduin, Russell +9 more
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Clustering of paraffin-based hybrid rocket fuels combustion data [PDF]
Experiments in Fluids, 2019 Clustering was applied to image data of hybrid rocket combustion tests for a better understanding of the complex flow phenomena. Novel techniques such as hybrid rockets that allow for cost reductions of space transport vehicles are of high importance in space flight.
Rüttgers, Alexander +2 more
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