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CARBURANT HYPERGOLIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
  • Weapon Systems
  • Missiles and Rockets
DEF

Fuel which will spontaneously ignite with an oxidizer, such as aniline with fuming nitric acid. It is used as the propulsion agent in certain missile systems.

OBS

hypergolic fuel: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Missiles et roquettes
DEF

Carburant qui prend feu spontanément au contact d'un oxydant (exemple : l'aniline avec l'acide nitrique fumant). Utilisé comme agent de propulsion dans certains systèmes de missiles.

OBS

carburant hypergolique : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petróleo bruto y derivados
  • Sistemas de armas
  • Misiles y cohetes
DEF

Combustible que arde espontáneamente cuando se pone en contacto con un oxidante, por ejemplo: la anilina con ácido nítrico fumante, y se emplea como agente propulsor en algunos misiles.

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