[AR] plant oils (was: Re furfuryl alcohol...)

  • From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 15:09:08 -0400 (EDT)

On Wed, 5 Apr 2023, George Herbert wrote:

Higher viscosity probably makes for larger propellant droplets, slower
combustion, longer L* needed for efficient combustion.

Hmm, so they'd really benefit from being sprayed into a hot, fast stream of gaseous oxidizer (say, peroxide decomposition products) to accelerate dispersal and combustion.

Henry

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