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How To Use propellant In A Sentence

• The 30 propellant charges on the right in three rows of 10, stowed vertically on a horizontal conveyor belt that runs under the floor of the vehicle.
• The spacecraft's mass at launch was some 13 tonnes, most of which was the propellants unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) and dinitrogen tetroxide (DTO). BBC News - Home
• In the more popular system, the propellant is a liquefied gas.
• In low explosives, such as the propellant in a bullet cartridge, the reaction occurs relatively slowly and the pressure isn't as damaging.
• Liquid-fueled DF-5A missiles may not employ storable liquid fuel propellant, possibly requiring a lengthy fueling process before firing.
• My husband was a research chemist working on propellants - a real rocket scientist.
• The propellant deflagration produced only a fireball, and a small one at that, by comparison to a LOX-hydrocarbon mix. Black Zones - NASA Watch
• A variety of mechanical surfaces have been employed for deflecting the exhaust jets of solid - propellant rockets.
• They make nitroglycerine, like all the thalassic peoples; they also make TNT and catastrophite, and propellants. Uller Uprising
• For unmanned spacecraft you can use both aerobraking and propellant while with manned spacecraft you can use propellant. Trying To Spin The Facts - NASA Watch