Solid-Fuel Rockets & Rocket Engines /

A solid rocket or a solid-fuel rocket is a rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer). The earliest rockets were solid-fuel rockets powered by gunpowder, were used by the Indians, Chinese, Mongols and Arabs, in warfare as early as the 13th century. All rockets used some form of...

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Main Author: Willey, Deshaun, author 648353
Format: software, multimedia
Language:eng
Published: Delhi, India : White Word Publication : World Technologies, 2012
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description A solid rocket or a solid-fuel rocket is a rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer). The earliest rockets were solid-fuel rockets powered by gunpowder, were used by the Indians, Chinese, Mongols and Arabs, in warfare as early as the 13th century. All rockets used some form of solid or powdered propellant up until the 20th century, when liquid rockets and hybrid rockets offered more efficient and controllable alternatives. Solid rockets are still used today in model rockets and on larger applications for their simplicity and reliability. Since solid-fuel rockets can remain in storage for long periods, and then reliably launch on short notice, they have been frequently used in military applications such as missiles. The lower performance of solid propellants (as compared to liquids) does not favor their use as primary propulsion in modern medium-to-large launch vehicles customarily used to orbit commercial satellites and launch major space probes. Solids are, however, frequently used as strap-on boosters to increase payload capacity or as spin-stabilized add-on upper stages when higher-than-normal velocities are required. Solid rockets are used as light launch vehicles for low Earth orbit ( LEO ) payloads under 2 tons or escape payloads up to 1000 pounds
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spelling KOHA-OAI-TEST:5952472023-11-15T08:39:59ZSolid-Fuel Rockets & Rocket Engines / Willey, Deshaun, author 648353 software, multimedia Electronic books 631902 Delhi, India : White Word Publication : World Technologies,2012engA solid rocket or a solid-fuel rocket is a rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer). The earliest rockets were solid-fuel rockets powered by gunpowder, were used by the Indians, Chinese, Mongols and Arabs, in warfare as early as the 13th century. All rockets used some form of solid or powdered propellant up until the 20th century, when liquid rockets and hybrid rockets offered more efficient and controllable alternatives. Solid rockets are still used today in model rockets and on larger applications for their simplicity and reliability. Since solid-fuel rockets can remain in storage for long periods, and then reliably launch on short notice, they have been frequently used in military applications such as missiles. The lower performance of solid propellants (as compared to liquids) does not favor their use as primary propulsion in modern medium-to-large launch vehicles customarily used to orbit commercial satellites and launch major space probes. Solids are, however, frequently used as strap-on boosters to increase payload capacity or as spin-stabilized add-on upper stages when higher-than-normal velocities are required. Solid rockets are used as light launch vehicles for low Earth orbit ( LEO ) payloads under 2 tons or escape payloads up to 1000 poundsChapter 1. Solid-Fuel Rocket -- Chapter 2. Shavit -- Chapter 3. Scout (Rocket Family) -- Chapter 4. Graphite-Epoxy Motor & M-V -- Chapter 5. Castor (Rocket Stage) & Crow (Missile) -- Chapter 6. Rocket Engine -- Chapter 7. Aerospike Engine -- Chapter 8. Liquid-Propellant Rocket -- Chapter 9. LE Engines: LE-5 & LE-7 -- Chapter 10. RD-170 & RD-180 (Rocket Engine) -- Chapter 11. Rocket Engine Test Facility & Vulcain.A solid rocket or a solid-fuel rocket is a rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer). The earliest rockets were solid-fuel rockets powered by gunpowder, were used by the Indians, Chinese, Mongols and Arabs, in warfare as early as the 13th century. All rockets used some form of solid or powdered propellant up until the 20th century, when liquid rockets and hybrid rockets offered more efficient and controllable alternatives. Solid rockets are still used today in model rockets and on larger applications for their simplicity and reliability. Since solid-fuel rockets can remain in storage for long periods, and then reliably launch on short notice, they have been frequently used in military applications such as missiles. The lower performance of solid propellants (as compared to liquids) does not favor their use as primary propulsion in modern medium-to-large launch vehicles customarily used to orbit commercial satellites and launch major space probes. Solids are, however, frequently used as strap-on boosters to increase payload capacity or as spin-stabilized add-on upper stages when higher-than-normal velocities are required. Solid rockets are used as light launch vehicles for low Earth orbit ( LEO ) payloads under 2 tons or escape payloads up to 1000 poundsRocket Engineshttp://repository.library.utm.my/id/eprint/3646URN:ISBN:9788132344025Remote access restricted to users with a valid UTM ID via VPN.
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