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Propellants for space launch vehicles

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Title Propellants for space launch vehicles
 
Creator Shanker, Kali
 
Description 109-115
Propellants are chemical mixtures which are burned inside the rockets for producing thrust and this mixture consists
of a fuel and an oxidizer. Fuel is that substance which, if combined with an oxygen producing gas (for propulsion)
starts burning. Oxydiser is an agent that releases oxygen for combination with a fuel. The ratio of the oxidizer and the
fuel is called mixture ratio. Propellants are classified according their states, namely liquid, solid or hybrid. The
parameter by which the efficiency of a rocket is judged is called specific impulse. The specific impulse represents as
to how many pounds (or kilograms) of thrust is generated by burning one pound (or one kilogram) propellant in one
second. Specific impulse is the property of various propellants but its actual value, to some extent, goes on changing
depending upon the design of rocket engine and the operating conditions.
 
Date 2009-02-12T08:40:51Z
2009-02-12T08:40:51Z
2008-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0771-7706
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3098
 
Language en_US
 
Publisher CSIR
 
Source BVAAP Vol.16(2) [December 2008]