auxiliary fluid ignition
auxiliary fluid ignition
[ȯg′zil·yə·rē ′flü·əd ig′nish·ən] (aerospace engineering)
A method of ignition of a liquid-propellant rocket engine in which a liquid that is hypergolic with either the fuel or the oxidizer is injected into the combustion chamber to initiate combustion.
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