Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rocket propellant consisting of a single substance or mixture that contains both fuel and oxidizer.
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- noun Any
propellant that consists of a single substance, or of a mixture offuel andoxidant in the same container
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Examples
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Armadillo's rocket concept makes use of a hydrogen peroxide monopropellant.
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Another name for monopropellant is "explosive", it burns without needing a source of oxygen.
Archive 2005-01-01 Zoe Brain 2005
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This last pair were the latest in Russian design, powered by a liquid monopropellant with its own oxidizer.
Ice Hunt Rollins, James, 1961- 2003
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AMPAC-ISP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Pacific Corporation, manufactures monopropellant and bipropellant liquid propulsion systems and thrusters for satellites, launch vehicles and interceptors.
unknown title 2011
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A selection of the monopropellant thrusters made by Aerojet, a company in Redmond.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Additionally, Aerojet will supply twelve 160-pound thrust monopropellant engines for the Orion Crew Module.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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Additionally, Aerojet will supply twelve 160-pound thrust monopropellant engines for the Orion Crew Module.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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Additionally, Aerojet will supply twelve 160-pound thrust monopropellant engines for the Orion Crew Module.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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In addition, 12 Aerojet monopropellant (hydrazine) thrusters on the Atlas V Centaur upper stage provided roll, pitch and yaw control as well as settling burns for the upper stage main engine.
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Metal Augmented Charge (MAC) or enhanced explosive devices, it's describe as a warhead that mix a monopropellant fuel explosive with some type of highly combustible, energetic particle such as powdered aluminum.
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