Rocket Propulsion I: Fundamentals of Expanding Gas Rockets


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Course Number: V20M_23



This course offers the practicing engineer a comprehensive summary understanding of the basic physics of expanding gas (mostly chemical) rockets. The course is focused on the mechanics of thrust production using the physics of the gas expansion process and includes the development of the nomenclature which is used to describe rocket propulsion performance. This course is geared entirely toward performance-based analysis of the chemical and cold gas rocket. While the presentation is intended to provide a practicing engineer who is uninitiated in the field of rocket propulsion with a working knowledge of field, the material provided in this course is of sufficient technical depth to provide the foundation for a technical analysis of an expanding gas rocket.

Course Objectives:
The objective for this course is to provide a fundamental physics-based understanding of the following concepts:
o Understanding Nozzle Flow and How to Model Nozzle Flow for Performance Calculations
o Thrust:
o How is thrust Generated by Expanding Gas
o How to Model Thrust Compactly: The Thrust Equation
o Define and Explain Performance Parameters
o Effective Exhaust Velocity
o Total Impulse
o Specific Impulse
o Mass Ratio
o Characteristic Velocity
o Thrust Coefficient
o Summary of Performance
o Basic Dynamics of a Rocket Propelled Device: The Rocket Equation
o Staging: Why is it so important?



Target Audience:
This course is intended for practicing engineers in the field of aerospace engineering who are either just entering the field and would like to learn the fundamentals of rocket propulsion or who are interested in expanding their knowledge base in the discipline of aerospace engineering. The only requirement is a course in basic physics at some point. The course is likely best suited for Aerospace engineers and Mechanical and Electrical Engineers who are practicing in the aerospace industry.


Course Length: 3 hours Hours, ( 0. 3 hoursCEUs or 3 hoursPDHs or 3 hoursCPCs )

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