propellant system
1Propellant — A propellant is a material that is used to move ( propel ) an object. This will often involve a chemical reaction. It may be a gas, liquid, plasma, or, before the chemical reaction, a solid.Common chemical propellants consist of a fuel, like… …
2System-specific impulse — The term System specific Impulse, I ssp is mostly used to describe the performance of jet propulsion systems. A reference number is introduced, which defines the total impulse, I tot, delivered by the system, divided by the system mass, m PS: I… …
3Propellant mass fraction — In aerospace engineering, the propellant mass fraction is a measure of a vehicle s performance, determined as the portion of the vehicle s mass which does not reach the destination. In a spacecraft, this is an orbit, while for aircraft it is… …
4Agni missile system — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name=Agni I/Agni II/Agni III/Agni IV caption= origin= IND type=Medium Range Ballistic Missile (Agni I) Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (Agni II, Agni III) Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (Agni IV) used by=… …
5Reusable launch system — A reusable launch system (or reusable launch vehicle, RLV) is a launch system which is capable of launching a launch vehicle into space more than once. This contrasts with expendable launch systems, where each launch vehicle is launched once and… …
6rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion. Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …
7Hypergolic 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… …
8Buk missile system — Infobox Weapon name= 9K37 Buk NATO reporting name: SA 11 Gadfly, SA 17 Grizzly caption= 9K37 Buk ready to fire origin= flagcountry|Soviet Union type= Medium range SAM system is ranged= is bladed= is explosive= is artillery= is vehicle=yes is… …
9strategic weapons system — any weapons system designed to strike an enemy at the source of his military, economic, or political power. In practice, this means destroying a nation s cities, factories, military bases, transportation and communications infrastructure,… …
10Royal 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… …
