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HIPERGOL [1 record]

Record 1 2020-11-19

English

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

A propellant igniting spontaneously on contact with the oxidant or another propellant.

CONT

Propulsion systems using hypergolic propellants are simplified by the lack of an ignition system.

Key term(s)
  • hypergolic propellent

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits blancs (Pétrole)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
DEF

Propergol dont les ergols réagissent spontanément entre eux.

OBS

hypergol : terme retenu par la Commission française des techniques aérospatiales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos blancos (Petróleo)
  • Lanzadores (Astronáutica)
DEF

Propergol que no requiere ningún sistema de encendido inicial, dado que sus dos componentes (comburente y combustible) se inflaman espontáneamnete al entrar en contacto en la cámara de combustión del motor cohete.

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