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Rocket Propulsion

Rocket Propulsion. Instructor: Prof. K. Ramamurthi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras. This course covers topics in rocket propulsion: motion in space, rocket principle, nozzles, chemical propellants, solid propellant rockets, liquid propellant rockets, monopropellant rockets, hybrid rockets, combustion instability, electrical rockets, and advances in rocket propulsion. (from nptel.ac.in)

Lecture 01 - Introduction


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Lecture 01 - Introduction
Lecture 02 - Motion in Space
Lecture 03 - Rotational Frame of Reference and Orbital Velocities
Lecture 04 - Velocity Requirements
Lecture 05 - Theory of Rocket Propulsion
Lecture 06 - Rocket Equation and Staging of Rockets
Lecture 07 - Review of Rocket Principles; Propulsion Efficiency
Lecture 08 - Examples Illustrating Theory of Rocket Propulsion and Introduction to Nozzles
Lecture 09 - Theory of Nozzles
Lecture 10 - Nozzle Shape
Lecture 11 - Aero Ratio of Nozzles; Under-expansion and Over-expansion
Lecture 12 - Characteristic Velocity and Thrust Coefficient
Lecture 13 - Divergence Loss in Conical Nozzles and the Bell Nozzle
Lecture 14 - Unconventional Nozzles and Problems in Nozzles
Lecture 15 - Criterion for Choice of Chemical Propellants
Lecture 16 - Choice of Fuel-Rich Propellants
Lecture 17 - Performance Prediction Analysis
Lecture 18 - Dissociation of Products of Combustion
Lecture 19 - Shifting Equilibrium and Frozen Flow in Nozzles
Lecture 20 - Factors Influencing Choice of Chemical Propellants
Lecture 21 - Low Energy Liquid Propellants and Hybrid Propellants
Lecture 22 - Introduction to Solid Propellant Rockets
Lecture 23 - Burn Rate of Solid Propellants and Equilibrium Pressure in Solid Propellant Rockets
Lecture 24 - Design Aspects of Solid Propellant Rockets
Lecture 25 - Burning Surface Area of Solid Propellant Grains
Lecture 26 - Ignition of Solid Propellant Rockets
Lecture 27 - Review of Solid Propellant Rockets
Lecture 28 - Feed Systems for Liquid Propellant Rockets
Lecture 29 - Feed System Cycles for Pump Fed Liquid Propellant Rockets
Lecture 30 - Analysis of Gas Generator and Staged Combustion Cycles and Introduction to Injectors
Lecture 31 - Injectors, Cooling of Chamber and Mixture Ratio Distribution
Lecture 32 - Efficiencies due to Mixture Ratio Distribution and Incomplete Vaporization
Lecture 33 - Pumps and Turbines; Propellant Feed System at Zero 'g' Conditions
Lecture 34 - Review of Liquid Bi-propellant Rockets and Introduction to Mono-propellant Rockets
Lecture 35 - Introduction to Hybrid Rockets and a Simple Illustration of Combustion Instability in Liquid Propellant Rockets
Lecture 36 - Combustion Instability in Solid Propellant and Liquid Propellant Rockets - Bulk and Wave Modes
Lecture 37 - Wave Modes of Oscillation
Lecture 38 - Mechanisms Causing Instabilities and Strategies for Avoiding Combustion Instability
Lecture 39 - Electric and Magnetic Fields and the Electrostatic Thruster
Lecture 40 - Electrical Thrusters
Lecture 41 - Advances in Rocket Propulsion