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The alleged contributions of Pedro E. Paulet to liquid-propellant rocketryThe first practical working liquid propellant rocket motor was claimed by Pedro E. Paulet, a South American engineer from Peru (1895). He operated a conical motor, 10 centimeters in diameter, using nitrogen peroxide and gasoline as propellants and measuring thrust up to 90 kilograms, and apparently used spark ignition and intermittent propellant injection. The test device which he used contained elements of later test stands, such as a spring thrust-measuring device. However, he did not publish his work until twenty-five years later. Evidence is examined concerning this only known claim to liquid propellant rocket engine experiments in the nineteenth century.
Document ID
19770026106
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ordway, F. I., III
(Alabama Univ. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1977
Publication Information
Publication: NASA, Washington Essays on the History of Rocketry and Astronautics, Vol. 2
Subject Category
Propellants And Fuels
Accession Number
77N33050
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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