HYBRID PROPELLANT ROCKET ENGINE The hybrid rocket engines combine the advantages of both solid and liquid propellant rockets. In this type, solid fuel along with liquid oxidizer is used as a propellant. Solid fuel is packed in the combustion chamber and the liquid oxidizer is stored in the separate tank. Working The liquid oxidizer which is stored in the separate tank is injected into the combustion chamber. When liquid oxidizer mixes with solid fuel in the combustion chamber, combustion takes place automatically. When the combustion takes place in the combustion chamber, very high pressure and very high temperature gases are produced. The highly heated products of combustion gases are then allowed to expand in the nozzle section. In the nozzle, pressure energy of the gas is converted into kinetic energy. So the gases coming out from the unit with very high velocity. Due to high velocity of gases coming out from the unit, a force (or) thrust is produced in the opposite direction. This ...
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