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When fire needs oxygen to burn then how the fire in the rocket burns in space?
Fire does indeed need oxygen to burn in the presence of atmospheric air on Earth. However, the fire in a rocket burning in space is different from the typical combustion that occurs on Earth. The flames we see when something burns on Earth are the result of combustion involving oxygen from the surrounding air. In space, there is no atmospheric air, and therefore no free oxygen available for combustion. So, if you were to light a match or a candle in the vacuum of space, it wouldn't produce a flame as we know it on Earth. However, rockets are equipped with their own oxidizers, which are substances that provide the necessary oxygen to support combustion. The most common rocket fuel used is a combination of liquid or solid fuel and an oxidizer, such as liquid oxygen (LOX), liquid hydrogen, or solid propellants. In the case of liquid oxygen, it is stored onboard the rocket in a separate tank from the fuel. When the rocket engines are ignited, the fuel and oxidizer are mixed and ignited together in a controlled manner. This chemical reaction releases a large amount of energy, creating hot gases that are expelled through the rocket's nozzles at high speeds, providing the necessary thrust for the rocket to move forward. Since rockets carry their own oxidizers and don't rely on atmospheric oxygen, they can operate in the vacuum of space, where there is no air or atmosphere. This allows them to travel beyond Earth's atmosphere and into space.
What is model rocket fuel made of?
For liquid fuel systems it may be: "Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen - used in the Space Shuttle main engines * Gasoline and liquid oxygen - used in Goddard's early rockets * Kerosene and liquid oxygen - used on the first stage of the large Saturn V boosters in the Apollo program * Alcohol and liquid oxygen - used in the German V2 rockets * Nitrogen tetroxide/monomethyl hydrazine - used in the Cassini engines".For solid fuel rocks, it may be a mixture of 72% nitrate, 24% carbon and 4% sulfur. See the link for more info. If you mean the stuff that is used in the giant fuel tank that is attached to a departing space shuttle, then it is almost entirely liquid O2 (liquid oxygen). However "rocket fuel" is defined as: Any of the substances or mixtures of substances that can burn rapidly with controlled combustion to produce large volumes of gas at high pressures and temperatures; includes monopropellants (hydrogen peroxide and hydrazine), liquid bipropellant fuels (organic fuel and oxidizer), and solid propellants (mixed oxidizer-fuel in a propellant grain).
Is Hydrogen peroxide solution a liquid?
Not only is hydrogen peroxide solution a liquid, the pure, undiluted form of H2O2 is a liquid. Most people will never see pure H2O2 as it is extremely dangerous; even the rocketry industry, where H2O2 is used as rocket fuel, uses dilute solutions of it.
What is the difference between a substance used as a rocket fuel and one used as an explosive?
The speed at which it explodes, if you are asking about solid fuels.
What is the widely used fuel with methane in it?
LPG - liquid petroleum gas
What substance is found in liquid fuel used in rocket engines?
gasoline along with liquid oxygen, so the fuel can burn
Why are RS-24 liquid-fuel rocket engines used in space shuttles?
The space shuttle main engines (SSME) RS 24 engines use rocketdyne liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen fuel in the engine that is designed in such a way that the engines are reusable.
What did the first rockets use for propellant?
Depends of which rocket you are talking about. Fire arrows used gun powder, but they were made to explode. Goddars rocket used liquid oxygen and gasoline. The Saturn V F1 engines used Liquid oxygen and kerosene while the J2 engines used liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen.
Which kind of rocket engines are used on the space shuttle and why?
Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME) are Rocketdyne RS-24 liquid-fuel rocket engines powered by liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. The Solid Rocket Boosters used during ascent are solid fuel rockets manufactured by Thiokol Corporation fueled by a mixture of ammonium perchlorate oxidizer, aluminum, an iron oxide catalyst and polymers as a binding agent.
What liquid fuel is used as rocket fuel?
liquid Hydrogen + liquid Oxygen
Who invented the liquid fuel rocket?
Dr. Robert H. Goddard a New England physics professor created the first liquid fuel rocket using liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, the same fuels used today to power the space shuttle main engines.
What fuel is used as rocket fuel?
liquid Hydrogen + liquid Oxygen
Who invented the first liquid- fuel rocket?
Dr. Robert H. Goddard a New England physics professor created the first liquid fuel rocket using liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, the same fuels used today to power the space shuttle main engines.
What is liquid Hydrogen used for?
Rocket fuel. Liquid Hydrogen plus Liquid Oxygen were the fuels used in the main engines for the space shuttle. That's what was in the big orange tank the shuttle rode into orbit.
What kind of fuel used to propel a rocket in to space?
Um, Rocket Fuel. It is a mixture of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen
Is ammonia used in rocket engines?
No it is mainly Liquid Hydrogen and Oxygen that are used.
Is hydrogen used as rocket fuel?
Absolutely - in liquid form, it was used to power the Space Shuttle's main engines, along with liquid oxygen. Most rockets used by NASA and the ESA use solid rocket fuel, however. It's easier to transport and maintain, is more stable, and burns, but doesn't explode.
