Isro achieves breakthrough with lightweight carbon-carbon rocket engine nozzle | India News – Times of India
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BENGALURU: In what it describes as a significant advancement, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Tuesday said it has successfully developed a lightweight Carbon-Carbon (C-C) nozzle for rocket engines, marking a breakthrough in rocket engine technology.This innovation, accomplished by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), promises to enhance the vital parameters of rocket engines, including thrust levels, specific impulse, and thrust-to-weight ratios, thereby boosting the payload capacity of launch vehicles.VSSC has leveraged advanced materials like Carbon-Carbon (C-C) Composites to create a nozzle divergent that offers exceptional properties, Isro said."...Utilising processes such as carbonisation of green composites, chemical vapour infiltration, and high-temperatur...