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31Ammonium perchlorate composite propellant — (APCP) is a modern solid rocket propellant used in both manned and unmanned rocket vehicles. It differs from many traditional solid rocket propellants such as black powder or Zinc Sulfur, not only in chemical composition and overall performance,… …
32Rocket 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,… …
33Hypergolic propellant — A hypergolic propellant is either of the two rocket propellants used in a hypergolic rocket engine, which spontaneously ignite when they come into contact. The two propellants are usually termed the fuel and the oxidizer . Although hypergolic… …
34Ammonium Perchlorate Composite Propellant — Ammonium Perchlorate Composite Propellant, or APCP, is a modern solid rocket propellant used in both manned and unmanned rocket vehicles. It is extremely efficient and is also more powerful than other, older, more conventional solid rocket… …
35solid propellant — a rocket propellant in solid form, usually containing a mixture or combination of fuel and oxidizer. Cf. liquid propellant. * * * solid propellant noun (space) Rocket propellant in solid state, usu in caked, plastic like form • • • Main Entry:… …
36Royal Navy Propellant Factory, Caerwent — The Royal Navy Propellant Factory, Caerwent, Monmouthshire, UK, (later RAF Caerwent) was dedicated to the manufacture of explosives or the storage of ammunition from 1939 to 1993. It is a large military site and is situated north of the A48 road… …
37liquid propellant — a rocket propellant in liquid form. Cf. solid propellant. * * * liquid propellant, a liquid fuel used in a rocket engine. It contains its own oxygen or combines with oxygen usually released from a separate tank …
38liquid propellant — a rocket propellant in liquid form. Cf. solid propellant. * * * …
39solid propellant — a rocket propellant in solid form, usually containing a mixture or combination of fuel and oxidizer. Cf. liquid propellant. * * * …
40rocket propellant — raketinis kuras statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Raketiniuose varikliuose naudojamas medžiagų mišinys. atitikmenys: angl. propellant; rocket propellant rus. ракетное топливо …
