Difference between revisions of "Chemical propulsion"

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Chemical propulsion uses the chemical reaction between a [[fuel]] and an [[oxidizer]] to generate heat that drives the expansion of a [[propellant]] in a rocket nozzle.  The propellant is the product of the chemical reaction, for example water in the case of hydrogen and oxygen rocket engine.
 
Chemical propulsion uses the chemical reaction between a [[fuel]] and an [[oxidizer]] to generate heat that drives the expansion of a [[propellant]] in a rocket nozzle.  The propellant is the product of the chemical reaction, for example water in the case of hydrogen and oxygen rocket engine.
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A rocket engine is usually composed on an injection system, a reaction chamber and a nozzle.  Most chemical rocket engines use pumps to feed the fuel and oxidizer into the reaction chamber, but pressure fed engines also are common, in particular for smaller thrusters.
  
 
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Chemical propulsion uses the chemical reaction between a fuel and an oxidizer to generate heat that drives the expansion of a propellant in a rocket nozzle. The propellant is the product of the chemical reaction, for example water in the case of hydrogen and oxygen rocket engine.

A rocket engine is usually composed on an injection system, a reaction chamber and a nozzle. Most chemical rocket engines use pumps to feed the fuel and oxidizer into the reaction chamber, but pressure fed engines also are common, in particular for smaller thrusters.