Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition in Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen-Fuel Mixtures for Propulsion

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This work explores the benefit of using nitrous oxide as an oxidizer over other traditional oxidizers for detonative rocket propulsion systems by comparing theoretical detonation parameters and through experimental measurements. The combustible mixtures explored are ethylene-nitrous oxide, ethylene-oxygen, ethylene-N2O4 and acetylene-nitrous oxide. Acetylene is also investigated here to compare with ethylene in order to show ethylene as an alternate to acetylene.

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