Hybrid propulsion technology for aerospace applications has received growing attention in
recent years due to its important advantages over competitive solutions. Hybrid rocket …

Hybrid rocket engines are promising propulsion systems which present appealing features
such as safety, low cost, and environmental friendliness. On the other hand, certain issues …

Paraffin waxes have been identified as promising hybrid rocket fuels. Though attractive from
the ballistic point of view, these materials feature poor mechanical properties and, in …

The combustion performance of a novel fuel grain having a nested helical structure was
experimentally investigated using a laboratory-scale hybrid rocket engine. This grain …

Slow regression rate of the solid fuel is the main limitation for the use of hybrid rocket
engines in high thrust applications. Paraffin-based fuels tackle this limitation thanks to the …

Hybrid rocket propulsion, first demonstrated by the Russian GIRD-09 rocket in 1933,
combines liquid oxidizer and solid fuel for thrust generation. Despite numerous advantages …

The low regression rate of Hybrid Rocket Engines (HREs) is one prominent characteristic
that is addressed in most abstracts concerning hybrid propulsion. Over the years …

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 combustion behavior of paraffin-based hybrid rocket fuels with gaseous oxygen as an
oxidizer has been analyzed in detail. Regression rate tests have been done in a two …

The liquid layer hybrid combustion theory which was developed to predict the regression
rate behavior of hybrid rocket fuels burning by forming a liquid layer on their surfaces has …