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Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Stanford University
Abstract-
We have recently discovered a class of high regression rate fuels for
use in hybrid rockets. To date, regression rates three to four times
that of a conventional fuel have been observed in a small hybrid motor
operating in our laboratory. This new fuel can be the basis for a hybrid
rocket with a simpler grain design, reduced cost, reduced complexity and
increased performance. The fluid mechanics of the combustion process
will be discussed along with our laboratory experiments and several
sounding rocket flights carried out recently in the Black Rock desert
area of northern Nevada.
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