MDM533 ROCKET PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY
| Course Code: | 8760533 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Design and Manufacturing |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
Fundamentals of rockets propulsion.The ideal rocket.Rocket equation.Rocket performance parameters.Real rockets:classification of losses and efficiencies.Multi-stage rockets. Types of chemical rocket propulsion systems.Design and performance of rocket propulsion components and systems.Solid and liquid propellants.Classification of solid propellants and their ingredients.Propellant combustion mechanisms and models.Propellant burning-rate laws.Propellant grain configuration and grain design.Advanced rocket propulsion concepts.