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Experimental Study of Thrust Performance of a Hybrid Rocket Motor with Various Methods of Oxidizer Injection

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A test bench and technique for experimental investigation of thrust performance of a hybrid rocket motor are described. A configuration of a rocket motor operating on a solid fuel (polymerized unsaturated hydrocarbon C4H6) and gaseous oxygen is proposed. Measured results for motor thrust are given. It is demonstrated that injection of a swirled oxygen flow into the motor duct increases the thrust performance of this kind of motors.

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  1. Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics,Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090

    A. V. Potapkin

  2. Aerospace Science and Technology Research Center (ASTRC), National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. R.O.C

    T.‐S. Lee

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Potapkin, A.V., Lee, T. Experimental Study of Thrust Performance of a Hybrid Rocket Motor with Various Methods of Oxidizer Injection. Combustion, Explosion, and Shock Waves 40, 386–392 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CESW.0000033560.34907.5e

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