Fundamental Concepts of Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engines
Fundamental Concepts of Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engines

Author: Alessandro de Iaco Veris

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-09-26

Total Pages: 755

ISBN-13: 3030547043

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This book is intended for students and engineers who design and develop liquid-propellant rocket engines, offering them a guide to the theory and practice alike. It first presents the fundamental concepts (the generation of thrust, the gas flow through the combustion chamber and the nozzle, the liquid propellants used, and the combustion process) and then qualitatively and quantitatively describes the principal components involved (the combustion chamber, nozzle, feed systems, control systems, valves, propellant tanks, and interconnecting elements). The book includes extensive data on existing engines, typical values for design parameters, and worked-out examples of how the concepts discussed can be applied, helping readers integrate them in their own work. Detailed bibliographical references (including books, articles, and items from the “gray literature”) are provided at the end of each chapter, together with information on valuable resources that can be found online. Given its scope, the book will be of particular interest to undergraduate and graduate students of aerospace engineering.

Fundamentals of Rocket Propulsion
Fundamentals of Rocket Propulsion

Author: DP Mishra

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-07-20

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 1351708414

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The book follows a unified approach to present the basic principles of rocket propulsion in concise and lucid form. This textbook comprises of ten chapters ranging from brief introduction and elements of rocket propulsion, aerothermodynamics to solid, liquid and hybrid propellant rocket engines with chapter on electrical propulsion. Worked out examples are also provided at the end of chapter for understanding uncertainty analysis. This book is designed and developed as an introductory text on the fundamental aspects of rocket propulsion for both undergraduate and graduate students. It is also aimed towards practicing engineers in the field of space engineering. This comprehensive guide also provides adequate problems for audience to understand intricate aspects of rocket propulsion enabling them to design and develop rocket engines for peaceful purposes.

Tribology
Tribology

Author: Jürgen Gegner

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2013-05-22

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9535111353

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As the subject of tribology comprises lubrication, friction and wear of contact components highly relevant to practical applications, it challenges scientists from chemistry, physics and materials engineering around the world on todays sophisticated experimental and theoretical foundation to complex interdisciplinary research. Recent results and developments are preferably presented and evaluated in the context of established knowledge. Consisting of eleven chapters divided into the four parts of Lubrication and Properties of Lubricants, Boundary Lubrication Applications, Testing and Modeling, and Sustainability of Tribosystems, this textbook therefore merges basic concepts with new findings and approaches. Tribology Fundamentals and Advancements, supported by competent authors, aims to convey current research trends in the light of the state of the art to students, scientists and practitioners and help them solve their problems.

From Earth to Orbit
From Earth to Orbit

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1992-02-01

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 0309047269

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If the United States hopes to continue as a leader in space, it must invest now in better earth-to-orbit technology by replacing obsolete launch facilities while also developing a new class of more robust and reliable vehicles. From Earth to Orbit provides strategies to reduce launch costs while increasing the reliability and resiliency of vehicles. It also recommends continued improvements for the Space Shuttle Orbiter and its subsystems and the development of a Space Transportation Main Engine (STME).

A Review of United States Air Force and Department of Defense Aerospace Propulsion Needs
A Review of United States Air Force and Department of Defense Aerospace Propulsion Needs

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2007-01-14

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0309102472

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Rocket and air-breathing propulsion systems are the foundation on which planning for future aerospace systems rests. A Review of United States Air Force and Department of Defense Aerospace Propulsion Needs assesses the existing technical base in these areas and examines the future Air Force capabilities the base will be expected to support. This report also defines gaps and recommends where future warfighter capabilities not yet fully defined could be met by current science and technology development plans.

Rocket Propulsion
Rocket Propulsion

Author: Stephen D. Heister

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-02-07

Total Pages: 589

ISBN-13: 1108422276

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Equips students with an up-to-date practical knowledge of rocket propulsion, numerous homework problems, and online self-study materials.