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Hybrid Propulsion Technology Program [PDF]

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Future launch systems of the United States will require improvements in booster safety, reliability, and cost. In order to increase payload capabilities, performance improvements are also desirable.
Holzman, A. L., Jensen, G. E.
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Effect of Varying Design Options on the Transient Behavior of a Hybrid Rocket Motor

open access: yesJournal 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   +2 more
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Performance of unconventional propellants [PDF]

open access: yes
This research involves the theoretical calculations of rocket performance for exotic propellants at various operating conditions, such as chamber pressure, pressure ratios, and oxidizer-to-fuel ratios.
Rascon, Mario
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Utilization of parallel processing in solving the inviscid form of the average-passage equation system for multistage turbomachinery [PDF]

open access: yes
A procedure is outlined which utilizes parallel processing to solve the inviscid form of the average-passage equation system for multistage turbomachinery along with a description of its implementation in a FORTRAN computer code, MSTAGE.
Adamczyk, John J.   +4 more
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Assessing the Metrological Reliability of Static Firing Tests of Rocket Motors Through the Evaluation of Thrust and Total Impulse Measurement Uncertainty

open access: yesApplied Sciences
A solid propellant rocket motor is a propulsion system used in missiles and rockets that burns a propellant, typically composed of a mixture of fuel and an oxidizer, to generate the thrust necessary to propel the vehicle.
Fernando de Paula Leite Castor   +2 more
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Chemochromic Hydrogen Sensors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
As fossil fuel supplies decline, hydrogen is quickly becoming an increasingly important fuel source. Currently hydrogen is the prime fuel of today's space vehicles (e.g., Space Shuttle) and featured as a fuel for some prototype vehicles such as the BMW ...
Wiggins, Bryan C.
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