Droplet combustion studies on two novel energetic propellants, an RP-1 surrogate fuel, and their blends

Droplet combustion behaviour of an RP-1 surrogate fuel (RP-1-s), its constituents, and two novel energetic fuels – 1,3-bishomocubane dimer (BHCD) and bis(nitratomethyl)-1-3-bishomocubane (DNMBHC) was investigated. The novel energetic fuels, envisioned as potential fuels in rocket propulsion were observed to be completely miscible with RP-1-s. Experiments were also conducted on a 10% w/w mixture of BHCD in RP-1-s (BHCD10) and a 10% w/w mixture of...