Fabrication of Potassium Nitrate-Sorbitol Propellant for Small Rocket System

Chanmin Chung

doi:10.35745/afm202Xv05.03.0011

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Fabrication of Potassium Nitrate-Sorbitol Propellant for Small Rocket System

Chanmin Chung ¹ ^*

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¹ Korean Minjok Leadership Academy, Hoengseong-gun 25268, Korea^* Corresponding Author

Applied Functional Materials, 5(3), September 2025, 1-11, https://doi.org/10.35745/afm202Xv05.03.0011

Submitted: 20 May 2025, Published: 30 September 2025

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Chung, C. (2025). Fabrication of Potassium Nitrate-Sorbitol Propellant for Small Rocket System. Applied Functional Materials, 5(3), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.35745/afm202Xv05.03.0011

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[1] Sutton, G.P.; Biblarz, O., Eds. Classification. In Rocket Propulsion Elements, 8th ed.; John Wiley & Sons: New Jersey, USA, 2010.

[2] Foltran, A.C.; Moro, D.F.; da Silva, N.D.P.; Gonçalves, A.; Ferreira, A.E.G.; Araki, L.K.; Marchi, C.H. Burning Rate Measurement of KNSu Propellant Obtained by Mechanical Press. Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management 2015, 7(2), 193–199.

[3] Nakka, R. KNSB Propellant Characteristics. Available online: https://www.nakka-rocketry.net (accessed on June 12, 2025)

[4] Moody, K.J.; Walsh, A.M.; Ngo, A.D.; Whyte, S.; Stottlemyre, A.; Rouser, K.P. Development of Sorbitol-Based Solid Rocket Motors for Propulsion Education. In Proceedings of the AIAA Conference, 2020, 2020-0067. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2020-0067

[5] NASA CEA (Chemical Equilibrium with Applications). Available online: https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/research-and-engineering/ceaweb/.

[6] Banoth, M. Structural Analysis of Rocket Nozzle. International Journal of Science and Research 2018, 7(7), 300–313.