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DEVELOPMENT OF A PARAFFIN/NITROUS OXIDE HYBRID ROCKET MOTOR FOR FLIGHT-BASED TESTING

Volume 20, Issue 2, 2021, pp. 47-65
DOI: 10.1615/IntJEnergeticMaterialsChemProp.2021036811
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ABSTRACT

A 108 millimeter diameter hybrid motor has been developed using a liquefying paraffin-based fuel and nitrous oxide as the oxidizer. Multiple static test firings have been performed in addition to a successful sounding rocket flight. A number of practical lessons have been learned through the development process relating to injector configuration, regression rate and combustion efficiency. It is identified in the current work that further research is required in the liquefying fuel hybrid rocketry field in order to arrive at a collection of best practices for the design of efficient motors. Two primary concerns identified in this work are the structural properties of the paraffin-based fuel and efficient propellant mixing in the combustion chamber. Addressing these design considerations will be a major component in maturing liquefying hybrid fuels, such as paraffin wax, for use on larger scale vehicles intended for high-altitude or orbital missions.

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