ROCKET PROPELLANTS

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Dr.Rakesh P

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Professor, College of Engineering, Trivandrum
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ropellant is the chemical mixture burned to produce thrust in rockets and consists of a fuel and an

P oxidizer. A fuel is a substance that burns when combined with oxygen producing gas for propulsion. An
oxidizer is an agent that releases oxygen for combination with a fuel. The ratio of oxidizer to fuel is called
the mixture ratio. Propellants are classified according to their state - liquid, solid, or hybrid.

Table 1.1

Statistic N Mean St. Dev. Min Pctl(25) Pctl(75) Max