Human spaceflight, space tourism, and the launch of microsatellites are all expected to grow
in the future. In fact, with the recent increase of the satellite market, almost 1000 smallsats …

The end-burning swirl flow hybrid rocket engine is a propulsion system that maintains a
constant combustion cross-sectional area for the fuel during combustion, allowing for stable …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-3519. vid The combustion behavior
of paraffin-based blends is investigated by a lab-scale vortex flow pancake motor (VFP). A …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-3429. vid Experimental results from
the vortex flow pancake hybrid rocket engine implemented at the Space Propulsion …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-2181. vid This work deals with a
combustion behavior assessment of paraffin and paraffin-based fuels burning in a vortex …

The vortex flow pancake (VFP) is a non-conventional hybrid engine configuration featuring a
combustion chamber length-to-diameter ratio (L/D)< 1. The engine configuration promises …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-2184. vid This work provides an
experimental investigation of the effects of grain cracks on the ballistic response of a vortex …

Reinforcement of the mechanical properties of liquefying fuel formulations based on paraffin
waxes is typically pursued by blending with thermoplastic polymers. Such a strategy implies …

Abstract A Hybrid Rocket Engine (HRE) is a thermo-chemical propulsion system that stores
fuel and oxidizer in two different states of aggregation. HREs feature multiple advantages …