Rocket Propulsion

Calendar

LEC #	TOPICS
1	Introduction
2	Rocket Nozzles and Thrust
3	Review of Ideal Nozzle Fluid Mechanics
4-5	Nozzle Off-Design Operation and Non-Idealities
6	Effects of Particles in Nozzle Flow
7	Convective Heat Transfer: Reynolds Analogy
8	Convective Heat Transfer: Other Effects
9	Liquid Cooling
10	Ablative Cooling, Film Cooling
11	Radiation Heat Transfer and Cooling
12	Review of Equilibrium Thermochemistry
13	Examples of Chemical Equilibrium
14	Non-Equilibrium Flows
15	Selection of Propellant Mixtures
16	Solid Propellants: Design Goals and Constraints
17-18	Solid Propellants: Other Topics
19	Liquid Propellants
20	Combustion of Liquid Propellants
21	Liquid Motors: Injection and Mixing
22	Liquid Motors: Stability (Low Frequency)
23	Liquid Motors: Stability (High Frequency) Acoustics
24	Pressurization and Pump Cycles
25	Basic Turbomachine Performance
26	Turbopumps
27	Turbines
28	Mechanical Design of Turbomachinery
29	Rotordynamics Problems
30	Dynamics of Turbopump Systems: The Shuttle Engine
31	Active Control of Rockets
32	Orbital Mechanics: Review, Staging
33	Performance to LEO
34	Performance to GEO
35-36	Impulsive and Low-Thrust Maneuvers in Space
37	Future Developments