monopropellant

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monopropellant (plural monopropellants)

Any propellant that consists of a single substance, or of a mixture of fuel and oxidant in the same container

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Engineers choose monopropellant systems when the need for simplicity and reliability outweigh the need for high delivered impulse. Source: Internet

Heinkel had also been selected to produce the fuselage for the DFS 194 when it entered production, as it was felt that the highly volatile monopropellant "fuel's" reactivity with organic matter would be too dangerous in a wooden fuselage structure. Source: Internet

Iridium is a good catalyst for the decomposition of hydrazine (into hot nitrogen and ammonia), and this is used in practice in low-thrust rocket engines; there are more details in the monopropellant rocket article. Source: Internet

LMP-103S could replace hydrazine as the most commonly used monopropellant. Source: Internet

LMP-103S has 6% higher specific impulse and 30% higher impulse density than hydrazine monopropellant. Source: Internet

Propulsion for midcourse maneuvers was supplied by a monopropellant ( anhydrous hydrazine ) 225 N retro-rocket. Source: Internet

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