Main Catalog Aviation and Rocket-Space Engineering Thermal, Electric Jet Engines, and Power Plants of Aircrafts

Solid propellants, their advantages and disadvantages

Authors: Ibatullin A.R., Melikova T.G.
Published in issue: #2(67)/2022
DOI: 10.18698/2541-8009-2022-2-768
Category: Aviation and Rocket-Space Engineering \| Chapter: Thermal, Electric Jet Engines, and Power Plants of Aircrafts
Keywords: rocket science, cosmonautics, rocket and space technology, history of rocket science, rocket engines, engine design, solid rocket fuel, solid fuel engine, composition of rocket fuels
Published: 21.02.2022

A detailed study of the advantages and disadvantages of various types of solid propellants has been carried out. The devices of rocket engines based on solid and liquid fuels are considered. The advantages and disadvantages of solid propellant rocket engines in comparison with liquid rocket engines are shown. A comparative analysis of the set of qualitative and quantitative parameters describing the operational properties of rocket fuels has been carried out. The areas of application of various types of solid rocket fuel, solid fuel rocket engines and liquid rocket engines are determined by their comparative design, energy, operational, financial and other characteristics described in this paper.

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