Research Article

Feasibility Study and Demonstration of an Aluminum and Ice Solid Propellant

Table 5

Comparison of modeling and experimental results for long grains.

Total impulse (N-s)Peak (MPa)Peak thrust (kN)

Model with no losses ( long grain)148414.681.98
Model with deposit & losses ( long grain)133614.821.78
ā€ƒ Long experimental grain (Test 4)97014.892.13
ā€ƒ Long experimental grain (Test 5)89011.721.56