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HIPERGOLICO [1 record]

Record 1 2020-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • White Products (Petroleum)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
  • Missiles and Rockets
DEF

Igniting spontaneously on contact with the oxidant or another propellant.

OBS

Especially said of a rocket fuel or a propellant that consists of combinations of fuels and oxidizers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits blancs (Pétrole)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
  • Missiles et roquettes
DEF

Se dit d'un diergol dont les deux constituants s'enflamment spontanément au contact l'un de l'autre.

OBS

hypergolique : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des Munitions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos blancos (Petróleo)
  • Lanzadores (Astronáutica)
  • Misiles y cohetes
CONT

La inflamación inicial del propergol, que provoca el arranque del motor cohete se obtiene por varios procedimientos. Si el propergol es hipergólico, basta con inyectar los ergoles en la cámara de combustión ya que, al entrar ambos en contacto, se inicia espontáneamente la reacción.

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