fluid propellant
1propellant — ► NOUN 1) a compressed fluid in which the active contents of an aerosol are dispersed. 2) an explosive that fires bullets from a firearm. 3) a substance used to provide thrust in a rocket engine. ► ADJECTIVE (also propellent) ▪ capable of… …
2propellant — noun 1》 an inert fluid, liquefied under pressure, in which the active contents of an aerosol are dispersed. 2》 an explosive that fires bullets from a firearm. 3》 a substance used as a reagent in a rocket engine to provide thrust. adjective… …
3Rocket propellant — is mass that is stored, usually in some form of propellant tank, prior to being used as the propulsive mass that is ejected from a rocket engine in the form of a fluid jet to produce thrust.Chemical rocket propellants are most commonly used,… …
4Starting fluid — is a mixture of volatile hydrocarbons (heptane, butane and propane), diethyl ether (as a propellant), and carbon dioxide. It is often useful when starting direct injected diesel engines or lean burn spark engines running on alcohol fuel. Starting …
5liquid propellant — n. liquid fuel, fuel in a fluid state …
6Rocket — This article is about vehicles powered by rocket engines. For other uses, see Rocket (disambiguation). A Soyuz U, at Baikonur Site 1/5 A rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engi …
7Gas core reactor rocket — Gas core reactor rockets are a conceptual type of rocket that is propelled by the exhausted coolant of a gaseous fission reactor. The nuclear fission reactor core may be either a gas or plasma. They may be capable of creating specific impulses of …
8Magnetohydrodynamic drive — The Yamato 1 on display in Kobe, Japan. The first known working prototype …
9hypergol — ˈhīpə(r)ˌgȯl, gōl noun ( s) Etymology: German, from hyp (from hyper ) + erg + ol (from Latin oleum oi …
10Rocket engine — RS 68 being tested at NASA s Stennis Space Center. The nearly transparent exhaust is due to this engine s exhaust being mostly superheated steam (water vapor from its propellants, hydrogen and oxygen) …
