Hybrid rocket engine (HRE) performance is dependent on fuel/oxidizer selection and fuel
grain geometry. A literature review was performed to identify key trends and findings related …

Owing to the rapid development of high-energy propellants, the temperature of the solid
rocket motor (SRM) combustion chamber has increased, necessitating the development of …

3D printing manufacturing is used to manufacture hybrid rocket fuel grains featuring a
special grid-like structure in order to control combustion performance. An innovative …

The dynamic mixing combustion characteristics in variable thrust hybrid rocket motors
(HRMs) have been investigated by using a newly developed two-dimensional transient …

Droplet entrainment offers high regression rate of HTPB/paraffin fuels, but also leads to more
complicated mass and heat transfer mechanisms during combustion. The droplet …

The combustion characteristics of a swirl-radial-injection composite fuel grain were
experimentally and numerically investigated. This composite grain permits swirl-radial …

Space exploration greatly facilitates the development of advanced propulsion systems.
Extensive research has shown that hybrid rocket motors have bright prospects for use in …

Despite hybrid rocket motors offering distinct advantages over solid or liquid rocket motors,
their low regression rate and insufficient combustion efficiency remain significantly …

Aluminum-water propellants (Al-H 2 O propellants), representing a novel class of solid
propellants, demonstrate the merits of cost efficiency and reduced feature signal …

The transient laser ignition process in a slab burner that is similar to hybrid rocket motors is
investigated in this study. The coupling characteristics between solid fuel properties …