Item 4 propellants federation of american scientists. A discussion of the preparation method, toxicity, sensitivity, compatibility and availability of liquid. The propellant burns, accelerating the rocket stages of rocket flight after landing, the rocket can be prepared again for another flight. Forman, carried out extensive work on solid propellant rockets. Rocket propellant handbook download ebook pdf, epub. A reliable method for predicting the specific impulse of. A compilation of data on both liquid and solid propellants is presented with emphasis on liquids. The nitric acidnitrogen tetroxide oxidizer handbook is a compilation of engineering information on the physical and chemical properties, storage and handling, production, transportation, safety, and material compatibility of the nitric acidnitrogen tetroxide family of oxidizers and their blends. They produce thrust by burning propellants and expelling the combustion products out of the engine. Rocket propellant handbook hardcover january 1, 1960 by boris kit author, douglas s. Riegel s handbook of industrial chemistry, i oth edition.
They provide a stable, highperformance, solid propellant for rocket motors. The hydrazine fuels handbook is a compilation of engineering information on the physical and chemical properties, storage and handling, production, transportation, safety, and the thermal and catalytic decomposition of the hydrazine family of fuels and their blends. Propellants are simply a combination of fuel and oxidizer. Have you ever seen a live space vehicle launch in person. The propellant handbook is intended to be used for r and d personnel and test engineers who are directly involved in the utilization of liquid rocket propellants and the design of liquid rocket propulsion systems and facilities. Performance coefficients and parameters the thrust of a rocket motor can be expressed as. Command 1969 engineering design handbook elements of aircraft and missile propulsion. Physical and chemical physical properties powder prepared present production propellant publishing ratio reaction report rocket rocket propellant rubber solid solution source specific impulse steel storage and handling stored substance surface surface. Click download or read online button to get rocket propellant handbook book now. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. It contains information on the following propellants.
This handbook replaces amcp 706282, propulsion and propellants. All this has caused renewed interest among rocket builders in solid rocket fuels. F c we now have split the thrust into two contributing factors. The complete workchemical rocket propellant hazardsconsists of three volumes, each. Chemical explosives and rocket propellants request pdf. This handbook contains the essential safety and technical knowledge required to fly model rockets. The design process for solid propellant rocket motors is presented.
The most vital component of any rocket is the propellant, which accounts for 90 to 95 percent of the rocket s total weight. Hazards of chemical rockets and propellants handbook. Selected fuels and oxidizers are mixed in exact ratios and cast poured and then solidified. The space handbook, first published in 1958, was designed to serve as a basic guide on the uses and characteristics of space systems, including astronautics and its applications, technology in the space environment, rocket vehicles, propulsion systems, propellants, internal power sources, structures and materials, flight path and orientation control, guidance, communication, observation and.