Introduction to Rocket Propulsion. Instructor: Prof. Debi Prasad Mishra, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur. This is an introductory course on rocket propulsion. The objective of this course is to impart knowledge about rocket propulsion to both UG and PG students. In this course, fundamentals aspects of rocket propulsion namely Solid, Liquid and Hydride rocket engines are to be covered extensively. Besides this, performance of rocket engine and heat transfer aspects of various components are to be covered briefly.
(from nptel.ac.in)
| Introduction, Types of Rocket Engines, Applications of Rocket Engines |
| Lecture 01 - Introduction |
| Lecture 02 - A Brief History of Rocket Propulsion and ISRO |
| Lecture 03 - Types of Rocket Engine |
| Lecture 04 - Fundamentals of Aero-thermodynamics |
| Lecture 05 - Control Volume Analysis and Governing Equations |
| Thermochemistry, Thrust Equation and Performance, Parameters of Rocket Engine |
| Lecture 06 - Adiabatic Steady 1-D Flow and Speed of Sound |
| Lecture 07 - Basic Thermochemistry |
| Lecture 08 - Adiabatic Flame Temperature and Chemical Equilibrium |
| Lecture 09 - Ideal Rocket Engine, Thrust Equation and Performance Parameters |
| Lecture 10 - Performance Parameters of Rocket Engine |
| Lecture 11 - Performance Parameters of Rocket Engine (cont.) |
| Nozzle Characteristics |
| Lecture 12 - Ideal Nozzle |
| Lecture 13 - Rocket Nozzle |
| Lecture 14 - Convergent Nozzle |
| Lecture 15 - Convergent-Divergent Nozzle and Shock Reflection |
| Characteristic Parameters of Rocket Nozzle |
| Lecture 16 - Effect of Black Pressure and Thrust Coefficient |
| Lecture 17 - Thrust Coefficient |
| Lecture 18 - Characteristics Velocity, Combustion Efficiency and Thrust Effectiveness |
| Lecture 19 - Actual Rocket Nozzle Characteristics |
| Lecture 20 - Flight Performance of a Rocket Vehicle |
| Flight Trajectory and Elements of Orbital Mechanics |
| Lecture 21 - Flight Performance of a Rocket Vehicle (cont.) |
| Lecture 22 - Flight Trajectory of Single Stage Rocket Vehicle |
| Lecture 23 - Orbital Mechanics |
| Lecture 24 - Types of Orbits |
| Lecture 25 - Orbital and Escape Velocity |
| Types of Propellant and its Selection, Multi-staging of Rocket and SRPE |
| Lecture 26 - Interplanetary Transfer Path |
| Lecture 27 - Multi-staging of Rocket |
| Lecture 28 - Chemical Propellants Characteristics and Classification |
| Lecture 29 - Solid and Composite Propellants |
| Lecture 30 - Composite Propellants and its Manufacturing |
| Solid, Liquid and Composite Propellant Rocket Engine, Burning and Flame Structure |
| Lecture 31 - Classification of Liquid Propellants |
| Lecture 32 - Solid Propellant Rocket Engine |
| Lecture 33 - Propellant Burning Mechanism and Flame Structure |
| Lecture 34 - Composite Propellant Combustion |
| Lecture 35 - Regression Rate of Solid Propellant and Effect of Operating Parameters |
| Solid Propellants: Characteristics and Regression Rate Relation |
| Lecture 36 - Characteristics of Solid Propellants |
| Lecture 37 - Effect of Acceleration and Particle Size on Burning Rate |
| Lecture 38 - Erosive Burning, Effect of Propellant Temperature and Thermal Model |
| Lecture 39 - Chamber Pressure in Solid Propellant Rocket Engine |
| Lecture 40 - Types of Propellant Grains |
| Evolution of Burning Surface, Ignition System of Solid Propellant Grains, Types of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine and Ignition System |
| Lecture 41 - Types of Solid Propellant Grains and Evolution of Burning Surface |
| Lecture 42 - Burning Stability and Ignition System in SPRE |
| Lecture 43 - Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine: Basic Configuration and Types |
| Lecture 44 - Injection System in LPRE |
| Lecture 45 - Atomization of Liquid Propellants |
| Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines: Injection System, Atomization, Combustion Process and Feed System |
| Lecture 46 - Types of Injection System in LPRE |
| Lecture 47 - Analysis of Impinging Atomizer |
| Lecture 48 - Injection Distributor and Combustion Process in LPRE |
| Lecture 49 - Variation of Gas Specific Volume and Combustion Chamber Geometry |
| Lecture 50 - Liquid Propellant Feed System in LPRE |
| Feed System, Ignition System, Combustion Instability and Cooling System in LPRE |
| Lecture 51 - Turbo-Pump Feed Configuration |
| Lecture 52 - Ignition System in LPRE |
| Lecture 53 - Cooling of Thrust Chamber and Nozzle of a Rocket Engine |
| Lecture 54 - Cooling System of Rocket Engine (cont.) |
| Lecture 55 - Modes of Heat Transfer through Combustion Chamber Wall and Nozzle Wall |
| Hybrid Propellant Rocket Engine and Non-chemical Rocket Engine |
| Lecture 56 - Heat Transfer Analysis of Cooling System |
| Lecture 57 - Hybrid Propellant Rocket Engine |
| Lecture 58 - Regression Rate of Solid Fuel Grain in HPRE and Types of Port Configurations |
| Lecture 59 - Non-chemical Rocket Engine |
| Lecture 60 - Electromagnetic Thruster, Nuclear and Solar Rocket Engine |