Rocket Fuel

Name:
Rocket Fuel
Detailed information:
(rocket propellant).A substance or mixture that has the capacity for extremely rapid but controlled combustion that produces large volumes of gas at high pressure and temperature. These fuels may be either liquid, solid, or combinations of both. Liquid monopropellants are hydrogen peroxide and hydrazine, catalyzed by finely divided metals to decompose them into gases. Liquid bipropellants consist of the fuel and an oxidizer; typical fuels of this type are hydrogen, hydrazine, ammonia, and boron hydride, the oxidizers being oxygen, nitric acid, ozone, hydrogen peroxide, and water.Solid propellants include nitrocellulose plasticized with nitroglycerin or varous phthalates and inorganic salts suspended in a plastic or synthetic rubber (e.g., “Thiokol”) and containing a finely divided metal. The inorganic oxidizers used are ammonium and potassium nitrates and perchlorates.