oxidizer-to-fuel ratio
1Air-fuel ratio — (AFR) is the mass ratio of air to fuel present during combustion. When all the fuel is combined with all the free oxygen, typically within a vehicle s combustion chamber,the mixture is chemically balanced and this AFR is called the stoichiometric …
2Glossary of fuel cell terms — The Glossary of fuel cell terms lists the definitions of many terms used within the fuel cell industry. The terms in this glossary may be used by fuel cell industry associations, in education material and fuel cell codes and standards to name but …
3S-IB — The S IB stage was an eight engine booster for Earth orbital missions. It was composed of nine propellant containers, eight fins, a thrust structure assembly, eight H 1 rocket engines, and many other components. The propellant containers… …
4RD-180 — The RD 180 is a dual combustion chamber, dual nozzle, Russian developed rocket engine, derived from the RD 170 used in Zenit rockets. Like the four chamber RD 170, the combustion chambers of the RD 180 share a single turbopump unit. Rights to… …
5RS-27A (rocket engine) — The RS 27A is a medium sized rocket engine developed by Rocketdyne for use on the Delta II and Delta III rockets. It is fueled by a kerosene / LOX mixture in a gas generator cycle. The engine is a modified version of its predecessor, the RS 27;… …
6Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane — 2,4,6,8,10,12 hexanitro 2,4,6,8,10,12 hexaazaisowurtzitane, also called HNIW, and CL 20, is a nitroamine explosive with the formula C6H6N12O12, developed by the China Lake facility, primarily to be used in propellants. It has a better oxidizer to …
7Propulsor vernier — Esquema del funcionamiento de un propulsor vernier pivotante Un propulsor vernier es un motor cohete que sirve para el control vectorial del empuje de los misiles y las naves espaciales, lo que posibilita modificar su trayectoria de vuelo. Son… …
8Rocket 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,… …
9Jet engine — For a general overview of aircraft engines, see Aircraft engine. A Pratt Whitney F100 turbofan engine for the …
10Space Shuttle main engine — SSME redirect here. For the services field, see Service Science, Management and Engineering infobox rocket engine imsize=250 caption=Space Shuttle Main Engine test firing name=Space Shuttle Main Engine country of origin=United States manufacturer …
