SYLLABUS
ROCKET PROPULSION
PURPOSE
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES
1.To study the basic principles and applications of rocket propulsion.
2.To know the choice of propellants and basic performance parameters in ' chemical propellants and propulsion systems.
3.To know the electric rocket propulsion and advanced rocket propulsion . techniques.
UNIT I-FUNDAMENTALS OF ROCKET PROPULSION
History and evolution of rockets - Rocket principle and Rocket equation - Classification of rockets - Mass ratio of rocket - Rocket Nozzles - Classifications - Nozzle Performance - Nozzle area ratio - Mass flow rate-Characteristic velocity - Thrust coefficient - Performance parameters and Efficiency of rocket - Staging and Clustering - Numerical problems.
UNIT II-CHEMICAL PROPELLANTS
Molecular mass - Specific Heat-specific heat ratio - Stoichiometric ratio and mixture ratio - Energy release during combustion - Heat of formation - Heat of combustion - Criterion for choice of propellant - Solid propellants - composition and processing - Liquid propellants – Classifications – storability - Numerical problems.
UNIT III-SOLID PROPELLANT ROCKET
Hardware components and its functions - mechanism of burning - ignition system and igniter types - Propellant grain configuration and its applications - Burn rate - Factors influencing burn rates - burn rate index for stable operation - Action time and burn time - Design of Solid Propellant rocket - Numerical problems.
UNIT IV-LIQUID PROPELLANT ROCKET
Classifications - Hardware components and its functions - Propellant feed systems and Turbo pump feed system - injectors and types - Thrust chamber and its cooling - Cryogenic propulsion system, special features of cryogenic systems - Numerical problems.
UNIT V-ADVANCE PROPULSION TECHNIQUES
Hybrid propellant rocket - Electrical rockets - Electro-thermal, Electro-static and Electro-magnetic propulsion system - arc-jet thruster - Ion thruster - Hall Effect Thruster - Magneto plasma dynamic thruster - Nuclear rockets - solar Propulsion system - Numerical problems.
TEXT BOOKS
REFERENCE
1. Sutton.G.P.and Biblarz.O.: Rocket propulsion elements. Wiley India Pvt Ltd.7th edition 2003.
PURPOSE
- To familiarize the students on the fundamental concepts of rocket propulsion and some advanced rocket propulsion techniques.
- To understand chemical rocket system hardware and its functions.
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES
1.To study the basic principles and applications of rocket propulsion.
2.To know the choice of propellants and basic performance parameters in ' chemical propellants and propulsion systems.
3.To know the electric rocket propulsion and advanced rocket propulsion . techniques.
UNIT I-FUNDAMENTALS OF ROCKET PROPULSION
History and evolution of rockets - Rocket principle and Rocket equation - Classification of rockets - Mass ratio of rocket - Rocket Nozzles - Classifications - Nozzle Performance - Nozzle area ratio - Mass flow rate-Characteristic velocity - Thrust coefficient - Performance parameters and Efficiency of rocket - Staging and Clustering - Numerical problems.
UNIT II-CHEMICAL PROPELLANTS
Molecular mass - Specific Heat-specific heat ratio - Stoichiometric ratio and mixture ratio - Energy release during combustion - Heat of formation - Heat of combustion - Criterion for choice of propellant - Solid propellants - composition and processing - Liquid propellants – Classifications – storability - Numerical problems.
UNIT III-SOLID PROPELLANT ROCKET
Hardware components and its functions - mechanism of burning - ignition system and igniter types - Propellant grain configuration and its applications - Burn rate - Factors influencing burn rates - burn rate index for stable operation - Action time and burn time - Design of Solid Propellant rocket - Numerical problems.
UNIT IV-LIQUID PROPELLANT ROCKET
Classifications - Hardware components and its functions - Propellant feed systems and Turbo pump feed system - injectors and types - Thrust chamber and its cooling - Cryogenic propulsion system, special features of cryogenic systems - Numerical problems.
UNIT V-ADVANCE PROPULSION TECHNIQUES
Hybrid propellant rocket - Electrical rockets - Electro-thermal, Electro-static and Electro-magnetic propulsion system - arc-jet thruster - Ion thruster - Hall Effect Thruster - Magneto plasma dynamic thruster - Nuclear rockets - solar Propulsion system - Numerical problems.
TEXT BOOKS
- Ramamurthi.K:Rocket propulsion. Macmillan Publishing Co, India. First edition. 2010.
- Hill.P.G. and Peterson.C.R: Mechanics and thermodynamics of propulsion. 2nd edition .Pearson Education.1999.
REFERENCE
1. Sutton.G.P.and Biblarz.O.: Rocket propulsion elements. Wiley India Pvt Ltd.7th edition 2003.