• Monopropellants are propellants consisting of chemicals that release energy through exothermic chemical decomposition. The molecular bond energy of the...
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  • A monopropellant rocket (or "monochemical rocket") is a rocket that uses a single chemical as its propellant. Monopropellant rockets are commonly used...
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    Berry, "Viscous Liquid Monopropellant", published 14 March 2012, assigned to Rocket Lab USA Inc.  "Viscous Liquid Monopropellant". "Instant Eyes™ Receives...
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    peroxide", decomposes explosively when heated and has been used as both a monopropellant and an oxidizer in rocketry. Hydrogen peroxide is a reactive oxygen...
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  • (liquid-propellant rockets). They can consist of a single chemical (a monopropellant) or a mix of two chemicals, called bipropellants. Bipropellants can...
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    forward. However, there is not one universally used propulsion system: monopropellant, bipropellant, ion propulsion, etc. Each propulsion system generates...
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  • Nitromethane (category Monopropellants)
    used as a monopropellant, i.e., a propellant that decomposes to release energy without added oxygen. It was first tested as rocket monopropellant in 1930s...
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    during the Second World War. The 109-500 is a self-contained, modular monopropellant Starthilfe (take-off assist) engine in a pod, able to produce 500 kg...
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    Nitrous oxide (category Monopropellants)
    provide a monopropellant specific impulse (Isp) up to 180 s. While noticeably less than the Isp available from hydrazine thrusters (monopropellant, or bipropellant...
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  • efficiency of bipropellant rockets with the reliability and simplicity of monopropellant rockets. Dual mode systems are either hydrazine/nitrogen tetroxide,...
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    — 0.2 lb hydrazine monopropellant thruster MR111g — 1 lb hydrazine monopropellant thruster MR106L — 5-7 lb hydrazine monopropellant thruster MR107M — 45 lb...
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    on the Earth.: 75–76  Chemical thrusters on satellites usually use monopropellant (one-part) or bipropellant (two-parts) that are hypergolic. Hypergolic...
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    Otto fuel II (category Monopropellants)
    Otto fuel II is a monopropellant mixture of chiefly propylene glycol dinitrate (an ester of nitric acid and propylene glycol, and structurally similar...
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    higher specific impulse and 30% higher impulse density than hydrazine monopropellant. Additionally, hydrazine is highly toxic and carcinogenic, while LMP-103S...
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    Hydrazine (category Monopropellants)
    ethanol/water fuel for the V-2 missile. Hydrazine is used as a low-power monopropellant for the maneuvering (RCS/Reaction control system) thrusters of spacecraft...
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  • car will use a monopropellant rocket for the land speed record runs. For the car to achieve 800 mph (1,300 km/h), the monopropellant rocket would need...
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  • arcjets are well suited to keeping stations in orbit and can replace monopropellant rockets. Aerojet MR-510 series arcjet engines are currently used on...
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    Guanidine nitrate (category Monopropellants)
    dicyandiamide (or calcium salt) and ammonium nitrate. It has been used as a monopropellant in the Jetex engine for model airplanes. It is attractive because it...
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    single liquid fuel that disassociates in the presence of a catalyst (monopropellant), two liquids that spontaneously react on contact (hypergolic propellants)...
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  • even after the craft has been inserted into orbit. Most satellites use monopropellant rocket motors or cold gas thrusters for such orbital adjustments. Both...
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    dimethyl,bicyclo 2,2,2, octane dinitrate which was researched as a monopropellant. The name Cavea refers to the cage-like arrangement of carbon atoms...
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  • cell 1.62 Hydrazine decomposition (as monopropellant) 1.6 1.6 Ammonium nitrate decomposition (as monopropellant) 1.4 2.5 Thermal Energy Capacity of Molten...
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    also known as "Rauchgerät" – smoke generator, unitized liquid-fuel monopropellant rocket booster units whose engines driven by chemical decomposition...
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    Hydroxylammonium nitrate (category Monopropellants)
    potential to be used as a rocket propellant either as a solution in monopropellants or bipropellants. Hydroxylammonium nitrate (HAN)-based propellants...
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    a 1,123-kilogram (2,476 lb) solid-rocket motor and eight hydrazine monopropellant rocket engines, four providing pitch and yaw attitude control, and four...
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  • High-test peroxide (category Monopropellants)
    minimized. When used with a suitable catalyst, HTP can be used as a monopropellant, or with a separate fuel as a bipropellant. HTP has been used safely...
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    Hybrid-propellant rocket Propellants Liquid propellant Cryogenic Hypergolic Monopropellant Bipropellant Tripropellant Power cycles Staged combustion cycle Expander...
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    advantages. Most satellites have simple reliable chemical thrusters (often monopropellant rockets) or resistojet rockets for orbital station-keeping, while a...
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    attempt. The swashplate piston engine is fueled by Otto fuel II, a monopropellant which combusts to drive the engine. The thrust is generated by a propulsor...
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  • UDMH and 25% hydrazine hydrate called UH 25. Aerozine is not used as a monopropellant (a propellant that is not mixed with anything). The extra stability...
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