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Mission Requirements for Space Propulsion
Review of Rocket Propulsion |
Assignment 1 out |
| 2 |
Mission Analysis for Low Thrust |
Assignment 1 due
Assignment 2 out |
| 3 |
Approximate ∆V for Low-Thrust Spiral Climb |
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| 4 |
Re-positioning in Orbits |
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| 5 |
Chemical Thrusters for In-Space Propulsion |
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| 6 |
Hydrazine Decomposition: Performance Estimates |
Assignment 2 due
Assignment 3 out |
| 7 |
Bipropellant Chemical Thrusters and Chemical Propulsion Systems Consideration (Valving, Tanks, etc.) |
Assignment 3 due
Assignment 4 out |
| 9 |
Some Examples of Small Solid Propellant Rockets for In-space Propulsion |
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| 10 |
Electric Propulsion - Some Generalities on Plasma (and Arcjet Engines) |
Assignment 4 due
Assignment 5 out |
| 11-12 |
Simplified Analysis of Arcjet Operation |
Assignment 5 due |
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Quiz 1 |
| 13-14 |
Electrostatic Thrusters |
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| 15 |
Thrust Calculation (Single Grid, Single Potential) |
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| 16 |
Brophy's Theory |
Assignment 6 out |
| 17 |
Notes on Hall Thrusters |
Assignment 6 due
Assignment 7 out |
| 18 |
Hall Thruster Efficiency |
Assignment 7 due
Assignment 8 out |
| 19 |
Hall Thruster Efficiency (cont.) |
Assignment 8 due
Assignment 9
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| 20 |
Hall Thruster Efficiency (cont.) |
Assignment 9 due
Assignment 10 out |
| 21 |
Electrostatic versus Electromagnetic Thrusters |
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| 22 |
A Simple Model For MPD Performance-onset |
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| 23-25 |
Colloidal Engines- Experimental Results and Modeling of Basic Phenomena |
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Quiz 2 |