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What needs To burn fuel in rocket needs oxidizer which comes from an?
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What is a rocket igniter?
A device that ignites the fuel & oxidizer mixture in the rocket engine when a "burn" is to begin.it lights the rocket.
How can a rocket burn its fuel in space?
Since there is no air in space, the spacecraft must bring an 'oxidizer' with it into space. That oxidizer mixes with the fuel, providing the oxygen needed for it to burn, and it burns..
What is the role of an oxidizer in a solid fuel system?
A solid rocket engine uses a fuel and an oxidizer. The oxidizer when burned delivers oxygen to the fuel so that it can burn. Most rockets use oxidizers because when the rocket burns it uses so much oxygen that they need a readily available supply.
What is burn time in solid rocket motor?
It depends on the motor. The Space Shuttle's 4-segment motor burns for 124 seconds, for instance. The Atlas V's solid rocket motors burn for 90 seconds. A common size B4 model rocket motor burns for 1 second. it depends on the size of the rocket, the grain material, and the oxidizer to tell you how long one will burn.
Where does a rocket keep oxygen to burn?
Only liquid fuelled rockets (and then only some) rely on oxygen as the oxidizer. It is carried in liquid form in a tank (or tanks). It is them pumped and mixed with the fuel in the combustion chamber where the combustion reaction takes place. The combusion products then exit the rocket nozzle. In solid fuel rockets, the oxidizer (whatever that may be) is usually mixed with the fuel.
What is a rocket igniter?
A device that ignites the fuel & oxidizer mixture in the rocket engine when a "burn" is to begin.it lights the rocket.
How can a rocket burn its fuel in space?
Since there is no air in space, the spacecraft must bring an 'oxidizer' with it into space. That oxidizer mixes with the fuel, providing the oxygen needed for it to burn, and it burns..
What is the role of an oxidizer in a solid fuel system?
A solid rocket engine uses a fuel and an oxidizer. The oxidizer when burned delivers oxygen to the fuel so that it can burn. Most rockets use oxidizers because when the rocket burns it uses so much oxygen that they need a readily available supply.
What is the difference between a jet engine and a rocket engine in relations to oxygen?
A jet engine takes oxygen from the air to burn with its fuel. A rocket engine has to take oxygen or some comparable oxidizer with it.
What is burn time in solid rocket motor?
It depends on the motor. The Space Shuttle's 4-segment motor burns for 124 seconds, for instance. The Atlas V's solid rocket motors burn for 90 seconds. A common size B4 model rocket motor burns for 1 second. it depends on the size of the rocket, the grain material, and the oxidizer to tell you how long one will burn.
What is the difference between how a rocket achieves flight and how an aeroplane does?
assuming you mean a jet plane, the only difference is that the plane gets oxidizer from the atmosphere around it, while the rocket brings its own.both jets and rockets work by igniting fuel mixed with oxidizer. an oxidizer is something containing oxygen, so that the fuel can burn, since nothing can burn without oxygen.in a jet, this is often kerosene mixed with air. in a rocket, this is often liquid hydrogen mixed with liqiud oxygen.the jet gets air from outside through air intakes, while the rocket gets the liquid oxygen from a tank it brings along.
Where does a rocket keep oxygen to burn?
Only liquid fuelled rockets (and then only some) rely on oxygen as the oxidizer. It is carried in liquid form in a tank (or tanks). It is them pumped and mixed with the fuel in the combustion chamber where the combustion reaction takes place. The combusion products then exit the rocket nozzle. In solid fuel rockets, the oxidizer (whatever that may be) is usually mixed with the fuel.
What needs To burn fuel in rocket?
You need a fuel. You need something that will react or "burn" with it. This is called an oxidizer, even though oxygen is not always what is used. You need a means of forcing the fuel into a combustion chamber. You need a combustion chamber. And you need an exhaust bell for the spent fuel to leave! Some rockets need an igniter, something to set the fuel and oxidizer off. Other rockets use "hypergolic" fuels, which means that the fuel and oxidizer go off just by coming into contact. This is good because not having an igniter means one less thing that can go wrong. The lunar module had this kind of engine. Solid rockets have the fuel and oxidizer mixed together, just waiting to be ignited. The burning fuel hollows the rocket out, forming a sort of combustion chamber.
Why does a rocket carry its own oxygen?
There is no air, and thus no oxygen, in outer space, so the rocket needs to bring its own oxygen to burn its fuel.
Would fire burn in a vacuum?
A substance would only burn in a vacuum if it contained an oxidizer. There has to be an oxidizer for there to be fire. That doesn't mean that it requires oxygen, just a substance that facilitates the removal of electrons.
How does rocket fuel burn without air?
That's a very important question. To be very technical, the rocket motor burns without "air" ... outside the atmosphere ... because it takes its own oxygen along with it. There's always a chemical called an "oxidizer" somewhere in the rocket, either mixed into the fuel, or else in a separate tank.
Do rockets use fuel in space?
Yes. If a rocket fires its rockets to manoeuvre, then it burns fuel. Fuel is defined as anything that burns; gases and solid propellent. In space, the fuel has to have oxygen added or an oxidizer to sustain the burn.
