Rocket Propulsion Lecture Notes

Overview & Synopsis

This note
focuses on chemical rocket propulsion systems for launch, orbital, and
interplanetary flight. It teaches the modeling of solid, liquid-bipropellant,
and hybrid rocket engines. Topics covered includes: Rocket Nozzles and Thrust,
Ideal Nozzle Fluid Mechanics, Nozzle Design, Convective Heat Transfer,
Convective Heat Transfer, Liquid Cooling, Ablative Cooling, Film Cooling,
Selection of Propellant Mixtures, Solid Propellants, Liquid Propellants,
Pressurization and Pump Cycles, Liquid Motors, Turbopumps, Turbines, Mechanical
Design of Turbomachinery, Impulsive and Low-Thrust Maneuvers in Space.