Aerospace Propulsion IARE
Propulsion (Lat. pro-pellere, push forward) is making a body to move (against natural forces), i.e. fighting against the natural tendency of relative-motion to decay. Motion is relative to an environment. Sometimes, propulsion is identified with thrust, the force pushing a body to move against natural forces, and one might say that propulsion is thrust (but thrust not necessary implies motion, as when pushing against a wall; on the other hand, propulsion implies thrust).This PDF covers the following topics related to Propulsion : Air-breathing Engines, Inlets and Combustion Chambers, Nozzles, Compressors, Turbines.
Author(s): Dr. Maruthupandiyan, Associate Professor, Institute of Aeronautical Engineering
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This page cover the following topics related to Propulsion : Introduction, Rocket Nozzles and Thrust, Ideal Nozzle Fluid Mechanics, Nozzle Design, Convective Heat Transfer, Liquid Cooling, Ablative Cooling, Film Cooling, Radiation Heat Transfer and Cooling, Review of Equilibrium Thermochemistry, Non-Equilibrium Flows, Selection of Propellant Mixtures, Solid Propellants: Design Goals and Constraints, Solid Propellants: Other Topics, Liquid Propellants, Combustion of Liquid Propellants, Liquid Motors, Acoustics, Pressurization and Pump Cycles, Basic Turbomachine Performance, Turbopumps, Turbines, Mechanical Design of Turbomachinery, Rotordynamics Problems, Dynamics of Turbopump Systems: The Shuttle Engine, Active Control of Rockets, Orbital Mechanics: Review, Staging, Performance to LEO, Performance to GEO, Impulsive and Low-Thrust Maneuvers in Space, Future Developments.
Author(s): Prof. Manuel Martinez-Sanchez, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Introduction To Propulsion Systems MIT
This page cover the following topics related to Propulsion : Rocket equation, Rocket staging, range of aircraft, Orbital mechanics, Hyperbolic orbits, Non-chemical rockets, Modeling of thermal rocket engines, Modeling of rocket nozzles, Types of nozzles, Solid propellant gas generators, Models for rocket engines, Reacting gases, Nozzle flow of reacting gases, Rocket casing design, Heat transfer and cooling, Ablative cooling, Thrust vectoring, Aircraft propulsion, configuration and components, Aircraft engine modeling, Turbojet engines, Introduction to component matching and off-design operation, Turbofan engines, Inlets or diffusers, Exhaust nozzles, Compressors and fans, Velocity triangles, Compressor blading,Turbines, Film cooling, Compressor-turbine matching, Engine structures, centrifugal stresses, engine arrangements, Critical speeds and vibration, Combustors, Pollutant, Aircraft engine noise, Jet noise, turbomachinery noise, Rotordynamics of the jet engine.
Author(s): Prof. Manuel Martinez-Sanchez, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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This note covers the fundamentals of rocket propulsion and discusses advanced concepts in space propulsion ranging from chemical to electrical engines. Topics covered include advanced mission analysis, physics and engineering of microthrusters, solid propellant rockets, electrothermal, electrostatic, and electromagnetic schemes for accelerating propellants.
Author(s): Prof. Manuel Martinez-Sanchez and Prof. Paulo Lozano
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This note covers the following topics: Operational Envelopes, Standard Atmosphere, Air-breathing Engines, Aircraft Performance, Rocket Engines, Gas Dynamics, H-K Diagram, Normal shock wave, Flow with heat addition, Flow with friction, Mach Train and Pseudo-shock, Brayton Cycle, Parametric Cycle Analysis, Ramjet, Turbojet, Turbofan.
Author(s): Ehsan Roohi
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