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Oxidizer Line Pressure of DIY Hybrid Rocket Engine Limits Thrust?
So I’ve seen engines like these which use gaseous oxygen as an oxidizer and then a solid tube as a fuel. But do these types of hybrid engines have any possibility of creating a useful amount of thrust?...
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Could you use Helium as an oxidizer? [closed]
I am trying to create an HRE (Hybrid Rocket Engine) and i am trying to find the best oxidizer. Do any of you have experience with using helium?
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Hybrid / solid rocket engines with large carbon content
Why solid rocket boosters or hybrid engines are favored towards larger hydrogen content, not carbon (C+LOX, C+NO2, C+N2H4O3)?
Is there any known data on Isp and issues of such combinations (both ...
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Are there any complications of the position of the oxidizer injector on Orbitec's vortex rocket engine?
Orbitec's vortex rocket engine injects oxidizer from near the nozzle up the wall of the engine chamber in a vortex. The oxidizer injector being in this position seems unusual. Are there any ...
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Whipped cream hybrid rocket
I am currently working on a small hybrid rocket as a summer project. I've decided on using nitrous oxide as the oxidizer, but large tanks are expensive and I don't have a lot of money (I'm in high ...
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Challenges Facing Hybrid Rocketry
The concept of hybrid rocketry is very interesting, and seems like it has many advantages over its solid and liquid forebears. But having only a superficial idea of the challenges preventing it from ...
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