propellant
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6.8
- noun
- /prəˈpɛlənt/
- Specialized
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propulsor
- Now we'll use the whole of our remaining propellant to give one final nudge.
- aerosol propellants
- rocket propellant
- milligrams of propellant
It's not storable, so it's constantly boiling off and you're losing propellant because it's boiling off.
- It's not storable, so it's constantly boiling off and you're losing propellant because it's boiling off.
- So the idea here is that when you're carrying propellant, you're carrying a mixture of fuel and oxidizer.
- For example, UDMH, as well as the oxidizer in the Proton Central tank, are hypergolic propellants.
- And and then propellant production on Mars also essential.
- So the bottom line is propulsion, propel propulsion technology, propellants and the materials technology.
- Satellite mass, satellite wet mass as a function of transmitter power and in this case, propellant mass.
Examples
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The tetras are explosive and the diphenyls are a solid propellant like they use in rockets.
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Although the thrust produced is low, a small mass of propellant can go a great distance.
Academic text (2004) -
Longer would allow increased volume for the propellant without much additional mass.
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The back half is all solid propellant.
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And then around that you put the propellant tanks and the wheels that do the attitude control.
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Launch Complex 39 was cleared... and we began to load liquid propellant into the launch vehicle.
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Thankfully our friends at SpaceX have a propellant depot currently in orbit.
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So the idea here is that when you're carrying propellant, you're carrying a mixture of fuel and oxidizer.
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Avoid harsh alcohol-based cleaners, propellants, and pesticides, which can irritate the airways in susceptible people.
Academic text (2011) -
The spacecraft was fueled with a powerful propellant to ensure a successful launch.
Synonyms
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1.0
A material burned to make energy for heat, light or engines
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3.5
A liquid that planes burn in their engines to make them run
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3.9
A substance you burn to move a rocket into space
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6.1
A material that burns or reacts to make a rocket move
A substance that pushes rockets or engines forward
A substance that explodes to push a shell or rocket forward
Compounds
- Specialized
A rocket that uses solid fuel to make hot gas and push it forward
How Powerful
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4.9
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3.9
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6.8
- Specialized
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3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Propellant also comes from the verb propel, built from pro- 'forward' and pel 'push', just like a propeller that makes movement. So a propellant, for example fuel or gas, is a thing that pushes or drives a rocket, spray, or other device forward.