Method of Casting Hybrid and Composite Solid Rocket Motor Fuel Grains

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Patent No.
9,429,104
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Device and Method

Embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods for casting hybrid rocket motor fuel grains. In one embodiment, a method for casting a rocket motor fuel grain can be provided. The method can include providing a positive image of a port made from at least one material. The method can further include disposing at least one fuel material around at least a portion of the positive image of the port. Further, the method can include removing the at least one material, wherein a negative image of the port is formed in the at least one fuel material.

Keywords: rocket motor, hybrid rocket, fuel grain
International Class: C06B21/00, C06B45/00, C06B45/12