Sentences with phrase «hybrid rocket engines»

Hybrid rocket engines use a combination of solid and liquid or gaseous propellants.

Not exact matches

«Rocket engines in general are very sooty compared to jet engines, and we think these hybrids are the sootiest of all the hydrocarbon - based rocket engines,» RossRocket engines in general are very sooty compared to jet engines, and we think these hybrids are the sootiest of all the hydrocarbon - based rocket engines,» Rossrocket engines,» Ross says.

A hybrid rocket propulsion system comprises propellants of two different states of matter, the most common configuration being a rocket engine composed of a solid propellant lining a combustion chamber into which a liquid or gaseous propellant is injected so as to undergo a strong exothermic reaction to produce hot gas that is emitted through a De Laval nozzle for propulsive purposes.

The ambitious design is based on a novel hybrid jet — rocket engine concept that just may provide the necessary boost.