rocket propulsion meaning
- Noun: rocket propulsion
- Reaction propulsion using stored oxygen for combustion; used where there is insufficient atmospheric oxygen
Derived forms: rocket propulsions
See also: rocket-propelled
Type of: reaction propulsion
Encyclopedia: Rocket propulsion
[Defence]
Reaction propulsion wherein both the fuel and the oxidizer, generating the hot gases expended through a nozzle, are carried as part of the rocket engine.
Specifically, rocket propulsion differs from jet propulsion in that jet propulsion utilizes atmospheric air as an oxidizer, whereas rocket propulsion utilizes nitric acid or a similar compound as an oxidizer.
See also jet propulsion.
- propulsion: Noun: propulsion&n ...
- rocket: Noun: rocket ...
- jet propulsion: Noun: jet propulsi ...
Examples
- More: Next
- the liquids employed for rocket propulsion are called propergols.
- terminology relating to solid rocket propulsion
- nonlinear dynamic neural network model for rocket propulsion systems
- space propulsion begins with a review of rocket propulsion fundamentals
- thrust vector control is one of objects being seeked by engineers in rocket propulsion area
