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HYBRID ROCKET FUEL
Hybrid Rocket Fuel Pressure Chamber Schematic

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Hybrid Rocket Fuel Pressure Chamber Schematic.

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A cardboard tube containing the paraffin wax based fuel is leaded into the combustion chamber.


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Arif Karabeyoglu, Stanford Scientist, installs a cardboard tube containing the
paraffin wax based fuel into the combustion chamber.

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Greg Zilliac, NASA Engineer, seals test chamber for the next test firing

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Greg Zilliac, NASA Engineer, seals test chamber for the next test firing.

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Hybrid Rocket Test Facility

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Hybrid Rocket Test Facility.

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Hybrid Rocket Test Facility, with NASA and Stanford University Engineers.

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Hybrid Rocket Test Facility, with NASA and Stanford University Engineers.

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Test firing of the Hybrid Rocket using the environmentally friendly paraffin wax based fuel.

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Test firing of the Hybrid Rocket using the environmentally friendly paraffin wax based fuel. (Remote Camera at Hybrid Rocket Test Facility)

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Test firing of the Hybrid Rocket

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Test firing of the Hybrid Rocket using the environmentally friendly paraffin wax based fuel. (From Road)

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