Development of solid rocket propulsion system at UTM
Rockets have been used from as early as the thirteenth century as fireworks and weapons. However, since then the usage of rockets have been diversified. Nowadays, rockets are used from as small as model rocketry for hobbyist to as large as a satellite launcher. Another diversified usages of rocke...
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| author | Mohd. Jaafar, Mohammad Nazri Wan Ali, Wan Khairuddin Dahalan, Md. Nizam Mamat, Rizalman |
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| description | Rockets have been used from as early as the thirteenth century as fireworks and weapons.
However, since then the usage of rockets have been diversified. Nowadays, rockets are used from
as small as model rocketry for hobbyist to as large as a satellite launcher. Another diversified
usages of rockets is as a launch vehicle for cloud seeding.
In line with this, over the past decade Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has been developing capabilities to launch a small rocket. Due to the low cost of raw materials and ease of production process, composite propellant is the best choice for this purpose. Potassium nitrate based solid propellant has been investigated in order to study their properties and performance. As a result, it is found that this propellant is capable of reaching the necessary range for cloud seeding (6 km - 7 km). |
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| spelling | utm-4762013-04-29T08:09:19Z http://eprints.utm.my/476/ Development of solid rocket propulsion system at UTM Mohd. Jaafar, Mohammad Nazri Wan Ali, Wan Khairuddin Dahalan, Md. Nizam Mamat, Rizalman TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Rockets have been used from as early as the thirteenth century as fireworks and weapons. However, since then the usage of rockets have been diversified. Nowadays, rockets are used from as small as model rocketry for hobbyist to as large as a satellite launcher. Another diversified usages of rockets is as a launch vehicle for cloud seeding. In line with this, over the past decade Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has been developing capabilities to launch a small rocket. Due to the low cost of raw materials and ease of production process, composite propellant is the best choice for this purpose. Potassium nitrate based solid propellant has been investigated in order to study their properties and performance. As a result, it is found that this propellant is capable of reaching the necessary range for cloud seeding (6 km - 7 km). Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2004-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/476/1/development%28nazri-II-2004%29111-121.pdf Mohd. Jaafar, Mohammad Nazri and Wan Ali, Wan Khairuddin and Dahalan, Md. Nizam and Mamat, Rizalman (2004) Development of solid rocket propulsion system at UTM. Jurnal Mekanikal (18). pp. 111-121. ISSN 0127-3396 http://www.fkm.utm.my/~mekanika/Issue%2018/development(nazri-II-jilid18).pdf |
| spellingShingle | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Mohd. Jaafar, Mohammad Nazri Wan Ali, Wan Khairuddin Dahalan, Md. Nizam Mamat, Rizalman Development of solid rocket propulsion system at UTM |
| title | Development of solid rocket propulsion system at UTM |
| title_full | Development of solid rocket propulsion system at UTM |
| title_fullStr | Development of solid rocket propulsion system at UTM |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of solid rocket propulsion system at UTM |
| title_short | Development of solid rocket propulsion system at UTM |
| title_sort | development of solid rocket propulsion system at utm |
| topic | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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