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What is the N2O of Rocket Fuel?


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Nitrous oxide Rocket Fuel:

  • It is a class of liquid rocket fuels.
  • In nitrous-oxide fuel blends, the fuel as well as oxidizer are blended and then stored.
  • The propellant used in the rocket engine plays a crucial role in the engine design.
  • Nitrous oxide can be used as an oxidizer with different fuels; it is popular mainly in hybrid rockets.

Advantages of Nitrous oxide as rocket fuel:

  • It has low boiling points in comparison to Hydrazine.
  • It is comparatively less toxic than Hydrazine.

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