Investigating the Improvement in Performance of a Water Augmented Rocket Motor

Examining Metal Additives in a Marine Hybrid-Propellant, Water-Breathing Ramjet

“…Works performed in the field have mainly focused on different aspects of solidpropellant, water-breathing ramjets, such as evaluating optimal operating conditions and maximal theoretical performance [7][8][9][10][11], combustion properties of different propellants and fuels tailored for a water-breathing operation [1][2][3][4][5], and static firing tests [12,13] as well as other aspects [14]. Previous research conducted by these authors [15,16] suggested considering the use of a ducted, hybrid, ram-rocket-based water-breathing ramjet. The hybrid motor employs a propellant consisting of an oxidizer and fuel stored at different phases, typically liquid oxidizer and solid fuel.…”