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Rocket Propulsion
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Semester
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AE 401
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FALL
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2
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2
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3
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6
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| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | ELECTIVE_COURSE | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-To-Face | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
| National Occupational Classification Code | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to present the basic principles of rocket engines, to provide common methods used in basis design stages. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcomes |
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| Course Description | Rocket Propulsion course provides important tools in understanding of rocket engines. The course provides basic information about gas dynamics, thermodynamics, combustion, and rocket engine performance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials | Learning Outcome |
| 1 | History and Principles of Rocket Propulsion. | Ch. 1. | LO1 |
| 2 | History and Principles of Rocket Propulsion. | Ch. 1. | LO1 |
| 3 | Launch Vehicle Dynamics. | Ch. 5. | LO2 |
| 4 | Launch Vehicle Dynamics. | Ch. 5. | LO2 |
| 5 | Appendix A: Orbital Motion. | LO2 | |
| 6 | Numerical methods and simulations. | LO2 | |
| 7 | Flight trajectory optimization. Linear-Tangent Steering Laws. | Ch. 3. | LO2 |
| 8 | Midterm | - | |
| 9 | Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines | Ch. 4. | LO3 |
| 10 | Project 1 | - | |
| 11 | Solid Propellant Rocket Motors | Ch. 6. | LO3 |
| 12 | Electric Propulsion | LO3 | |
| 13 | Nuclear Propulsion. Solar sails. | Ch. 7. | LO3 |
| 14 | Project 2 | - | |
| 15 | Semester Review | - | |
| 16 | Final | - |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | M. J. L. Turner Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion Springer-Praxis 2009. ISBN 9783540692027. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | G.P. Sutton and O. Biblarz Rocket Propulsion Elements Eighth Edition John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2010. ISBN 9780470080245. W. T. Thomson Introduction to Space Dynamics Dover Publications Inc. 1986. ISBN 9780486140520. B. Fu E. Sperber and F. Eke Solar sail technology — A state of the art review. Progress in Aerospace Sciences Vol. 86 1-19 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.paerosci.2016.07.001. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting | LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | LO4 | LO5 |
| Project | 1 | 40 | X | X | X | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 20 | X | X | X | ||
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 | X | X | X | X | |
| Total | 3 | 100 |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Participation | - | - | - |
| Theoretical Course Hours | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Field Work | - | - | - |
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | - | - | - |
| Portfolio | - | - | - |
| Homework / Assignments | - | - | - |
| Presentation / Jury | - | - | - |
| Project | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Seminar / Workshop | - | - | - |
| Oral Exams | - | - | - |
| Midterms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total | 180 |
| # | PC Sub | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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