-Fluid dynamic and fluid machinery

This course presents aerospace propulsive devices with particular focus on rocket engine

1 Gain knowledge of different types of aero-engines (turbojets, turbofans, ramjets) and to understand the aerodynamic and thermodynamic characteristics of major rocket components.

2 Develop the knowledge and skills to analytically and numerically solve problems related to aerospace propulsion systems.

3 Develop skills in working independently.

4 Develop skills in critical evaluation of scientific literature.

5 Develop skills in planning and presentation of scientific talks and reports.

Theory and practical activities 

The final exam consist of two part:

1)Written and oral examination covering all material covered in course

2)assignments and individual project

Rocket Nozzles and Thrust

Performance and nozzle design. Convective Heat Transfer

Combustion and Thermochemistry

Perfect gas law and thermodynamics review,equilibrium Thermochemistry, adiabatic flame temperature calculations, non-Equilibrium Flows. Rocket nozzle thermochemistry.

Solid Rocket Motors

General description, interior ballistics, component design goals and constraints.

Liquid Rocket Motors

General description, engine cycles, power balance calculations, component design fundamentals. Combustion of Liquid Propellants ; Injection and Mixing ; Stability; Pressurization and Pump Cycles; Turbomachinery Performance

Trajectory Analysis and staging

The rocket equation, vertical trajectories, multistage rockets.

Electric Propulsion

General description and classification of electric propulsion systems, performance analysis.

Hybrid rockets

Classification, Challenges, and Advantages of Hybrids

• Aerothermodynamics of Gas Turbine and Rocket Propulsion Gordon C. Oates eISBN: 978-1-60086-134-5 print ISBN: 978-1-56347-241-1 DOI: 10.2514/4.861345

• Hill, P., and Peterson, C., Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1992,

• George P. Sutton, Oscar Biblarz, Rocket Propulsion Elements, 7th Edition John-Wiley & Sons, Ltd., ISBN: 0-471-32642-9

• Course note