Propellant/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Propulsion [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Internal combustion engine [r]: A device for generating mechanical energy from the combustion of a fuel and external oxygen ^[e]
  • Diesel engine [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Jet engine [r]: A reaction engine that discharges a high velocity jet of fluid to generate thrust in accordance with Newton's laws of motion. ^[e]
  • Rocket engine [r]: A means of generating thrust, for propulsion or for adjusting a position, based on the hot gases expelled by a mixture of chemicals that does not need an external oxygen source ^[e]

Subtopics

Externally oxidized propellants

• Gasoline [r]: A fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines derived from petroleum crude oil. ^[e]
• Jet fuel [r]: A liquid fuel derived from petroleum crude oil consisting of hydrocarbons having about 9 to 14 carbon atoms and a boiling range of about 175 to 345 °C (350 to 650 °F). ^[e]
• Diesel fuel [r]: Add brief definition or description

Monopropellants

• Hydrogen peroxide [r]: Add brief definition or description

Solid fuel propellant components

• Aluminium powder [r]: When added to explosives, increases the detonation velocity of explosions or the specific impulse of solid rocket propellants ^[e]
• Zinc powder [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Sugar in "firefudge" [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See Sugar (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.
• Nitropolymers [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• Oxidizing agents [r]: Add brief definition or description