propellants
Thrust-generating substances
Propellants are substances that provide thrust or force to move something forward.
In rocketry and aviation, propellants are fuels that burn to generate thrust: solid rocket propellants, liquid propellants.
In aerosol cans, a propellant is the compressed gas that forces contents out when the valve opens.
Propellant also appears as an adjective: propellant force, propellant charge.
Flammable nitrogen-hydrogen compound
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
- methanolToxic one-carbon alcohol
- ethanolDrinkable volatile spirit
nitromethane · peroxide · gunpowder · cordite · nitroglycerin · nitrocellulose · composite · solid
Electron-accepting reactant
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- injectorMechanism forcing substances inward
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- throatNeck's inner passage
bell · turbopump · ullage · igniter · ablative · delta-v · throttling · storable
Use up entirely
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- impulseSudden urge to act
- velocityDirected rate of motion
reaction · newton · force · ejecta · jet · vectoring · gimbal · vernier
hydrazine
Flammable nitrogen-hydrogen compound
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
- methanolToxic one-carbon alcohol
ethanol · nitromethane · peroxide · gunpowder · cordite · nitroglycerin · nitrocellulose · composite · solid · liquid
oxidizer
Electron-accepting reactant
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- injectorMechanism forcing substances inward
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
throat · bell · turbopump · ullage · igniter · ablative · delta-v · throttling · storable
exhaust
Use up entirely
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- impulseSudden urge to act
velocity · reaction · newton · force · ejecta · jet · vectoring · gimbal · vernier · blowdown
CFC
Halogenated compound harming stratosphere
isobutane · nitrogen · hairspray · deodorant · paint · refrigerant · ozone · VOC · pressurized
gunpowder
Combustible propellant mixture
- corditeSmokeless firearm propellant
- smokelessProducing no fumes
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
primer · charge · bore · caliber · projectile · bullet · shell · casing · stabilizer
- chemicalschemicals, compounds, acids, reagents, solutions
- gasesgas, air, oxygen, helium, nitrogen
- propulsionjet, rocket, thrusting, jets, rockets
- rocketryrocket, rockets, rocket fuel, rocket engine, rocket engines
- CFC sourcesrefrigerants
- dual-usecentrifuges, nuclear materials, guidance systems, biological agents, pathogens
propellantspayload
Carried freight or charge
cargo · warhead · passengers · freight · ballast
propellantsretardants
Substances that slow reactions
brakes · drag · inhibitors · friction · resistance
- rocket propellantSubstance enabling spacecraft thrust