This course is an introduction to the design and performance of airbreathing and rocket engines and the physical parameters used to characterize propulsion system performance.

Topics Include

  • Gas dynamics of nozzles and inlets
  • Cycle analysis of ramjets, turbojets, turbofans, and turboprops
  • Component matching and the compressor map
  • Introduction to liquid and solid propellant rockets
  • Multistage rockets
  • Hybrid rockets
  • Thermodynamics of reacting gases