Rocket Propulsion Elements, 7E
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GEORGE P. SUTTON is a consultant for the aerospace industry. He formerly served as Executive Director of Engineering at Rocketdyne (now The Boeing Company) and as a Laboratory Associate at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
OSCAR BIBLARZ is a Professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
OSCAR BIBLARZ is a Professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
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Preface.
Classification.
Definitions and Fundamentals.
Nozzle Theory and Thermodynamic Relations.
Flight Performance.
Chemical Rocket Propellant Performance Analysis.
Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine Fundamentals.
Liquid Propellants.
Thrust Chambers.
Combustion of Liquid Propellants.
Turbopumps, Engine Design, Engine Controls, Calibration, Integration, and Optimization.
Solid Propellant Rocket Fundamentals.
Solid Propellants.
Combustion of Solid Propellants.
Solid Rocket Components and Motor Design.
Hybrid Propellant Rockets.
Thrust Vector Control.
Selection of Rocket Propulsion Systems.
Rocket Exhaust Plumes.
Electric Propulsion.
Rocket Testing.
Appendix A: Conversion Factors and Constants.
Appendix B: Properties of the Earth's Standard Atmosphere.
Appendix C: Summary of Key Equations for Ideal Chemical Rockets.
Appendix D: Derivation of Hybrid Fuel Regression Rate Equation in Chapter 15.
Appendix E: Alternative Interpretations of Boundary Layer Blowing Coefficient in Chapter 15.
Index.
Classification.
Definitions and Fundamentals.
Nozzle Theory and Thermodynamic Relations.
Flight Performance.
Chemical Rocket Propellant Performance Analysis.
Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine Fundamentals.
Liquid Propellants.
Thrust Chambers.
Combustion of Liquid Propellants.
Turbopumps, Engine Design, Engine Controls, Calibration, Integration, and Optimization.
Solid Propellant Rocket Fundamentals.
Solid Propellants.
Combustion of Solid Propellants.
Solid Rocket Components and Motor Design.
Hybrid Propellant Rockets.
Thrust Vector Control.
Selection of Rocket Propulsion Systems.
Rocket Exhaust Plumes.
Electric Propulsion.
Rocket Testing.
Appendix A: Conversion Factors and Constants.
Appendix B: Properties of the Earth's Standard Atmosphere.
Appendix C: Summary of Key Equations for Ideal Chemical Rockets.
Appendix D: Derivation of Hybrid Fuel Regression Rate Equation in Chapter 15.
Appendix E: Alternative Interpretations of Boundary Layer Blowing Coefficient in Chapter 15.
Index.
