Ignition delay and performance of sorbitol based hypergolic hybrid fuels

B Dumas, O Jobin, W Kaprolat, J Zahlawi, E Robert - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The ignition delay of ammonia-borane-doped sorbitol and paraffin-based fuel pellets
exposed to white fuming nitric acid is measured in oxidizer drop tests. Various mixtures of …

Development of an Optimized Induction Melting System for Fabricating Paraffin Fuel Grains for Hybrid Rocket Propulsion

JR Martínez, JÁ Cruz-Mendoza… - Journal of Aerospace …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
This work reports the development of an induction melting system for producing paraffin-
based fuel units for hybrid rockets. The system is based in oscillating low-frequency …

Performance of Paraffin Wax Embedded with Lattice and Protrusion in Hybrid Rocket

A Basavaraju, J Wong, C Johansen - AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
A hybrid rocket has many benefits compared to solid and liquid rockets, especially in terms
of safety and ease of use. However, a major challenge in hybrid rockets that use paraffin …