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Rocket propellant (KNO3)
Composition
- 72 Potassium nitrate
- 24 Charcoal
- 4 Sulfur
Description
The burning rate of these rocket fuels depends much less on pressure than that of black powder. This widens the acceptable limits of the ratio nozzle area/fuel surface area.
Source: rec.pyrotechnics. Posted by Chris Beauregard <cpbeaure@descartes.waterloo.edu
