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Definition of Monopropellant
1. Noun. Any propellant that consists of a single substance, or of a mixture of fuel and oxidant in the same container ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Monopropellant
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monopropellant
Literary usage of Monopropellant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Review of United States Air Force and Department of Defense Aerospace by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"monopropellant systems provide a single propellant that decomposes at the catalyst
bed of the combustion chamber. Widely used, highly reliable, ..."
2. Aerospace Plane Technology: Research and Development in Japan and Australia (1994)
"The turbine is powered by the flow of high-temperature, high-pressure gas produced
in a bipropellant, monopropellant, or solid propellant combustion- type ..."
3. Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars, National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (2006)
"Viking used a liquid monopropellant to achieve a soft landing, and Pathfinder
and the MERs used solid rocket motors to reduce their impact velocity to ..."
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