Introduction to Rocket Science and Engineering

Name: Introduction to Rocket Science and Engineering
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ISBN: 9781420075281

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Edition: 2009

Authors: Travis S. Taylor

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This textbook offers an introduction to the field of rocketry from first principles to and understanding of the topic that generates excitement and invigorates students to become the next generation of rocket scientists. It presents a carefully developed approach to rockets and basic science concepts that provides students with a background for space propulsion applications. Instructors using this text can start form page 1 and work through the book with students to achieve an understanding of real world applications of the basic principles of rocketry, as well as how they were derived. Pedagogical tools include numerous worked-out examples, chapter problems, and an instructors manual with…

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List price: $109.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: CRC Press LLC
Publication date: 2/24/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 310
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.57" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English

Travisnbsp;S. Taylor -"Doc" to his friends-has earned his soubriquet the hard way: He has a doctorate in optical science and engineering, a master's degree in physics, a master's degree in aerospace engineering, all from the University of Alabama in Huntsville; a master's degree in astronomy, and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Auburn University. Dr. Taylor has worked on various programs for the Department of Defense andnbsp;NASA for the past sixteen years. He's currently working on several advanced propulsion concepts, very large telescopes, space-based beamed martial artist, a private pilot, a SCUBA diver, has raced mountain bikes, competed in triathlons, and has been…



About the Author


Preface



What Are Rockets?



The History of Rockets



400 BCE



100 to 0 BCE



0 to 100 AD



850 AD



904 AD



1132 to 1279 AD



1300 to 1600 AD



1600 to 1800 AD



1800 to 1900 AD



1900 to 1930 AD



A Perspective



1930 to 1957 AD



1957 to 1961 AD



1961 to Present



X Prize



Other Space Agencies



Rockets of the Modern Era



ESA and CNES



Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO-India)



Iranian Space Agency (ISA-Iran)



Israeli Space Agency



Japan Aerospace exploration Agency (JAXA-Japan)



China National Space Administration (CNSA- People's Republic of China)



Russian Federal Space Agency (FSA, also known as RKA in Russian-Russia/Ukraine)



United States of America: NASA and the U.S. Air Force



Other Systems Are on the Way



The NASA Constellation Program



Rocket Anatomy and Nomenclature



Chapter Summary


Exercises



Why Are Rockets Needed?



Missions and Payloads



Missions



Payloads



Trajectories



Example 2.1: Hobby Rocket



Fundamental Equations for Trajectory Analysis



Missing the Earth



Example 2.2: The Dong Feng 31 ICBM



Orbits



Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation



Example 2.3: Acceleration Due to Gravity on a Telecommunications Satellite



A Circular Orbit



The Circle Is a Special Case of an Ellipse



The Ellipse Is Actually a Conic Section



Kepler's Laws



Newton's Vis Viva Equation



Orbit Changes and Maneuvers



In-Plane Orbit Changes



Example 2.4: The Hohmann Transfer Orbit



The Bielliptical Transfer



Plane Changes



Interplanetary Trajectories



The Gravitational Assist



Ballistic Missile Trajectories



Ballistic Missile Trajectories Are Conic Sections



Chapter Summary


Exercises



How Do Rockets Work?



Thrust



Specific Impulse



Example 3.1: Isp of the Space Shuttle Main Engines



Weight Flow Rate



Tsiolkovsky's Rocket Equation



Staging



Example 3.2: The Two-Stage Rocket



Rocket Dynamics, Guidance, and Control



Aerodynamic Forces



Example 3.3: Drag Force on the Space Shuttle



Rocket Stability and the Restoring Force



Rocket Attitude Control Systems



8 Degrees of Freedom



Chapter Summary


Exercises



How Do Rocket Engines Work?



The Basic Rocket Engine



Thermodynamic Expansion and the Rocket Nozzle



Isentropic Flow



Exit Velocity



Rocket Engine Area Ratio and Lengths



Nozzle Area Expansion Ratio



Nozzle Design



The Properly Designed Nozzle



Expansion Chamber Dimensions



Rocket Engine Design Example



Chapter Summary


Exercises



Are All Rockets the Same?



Solid Rocket Engines



Basic Solid Motor Components



Solid Propellant Composition



Solid Propellant Grain Configurations



Burn Rate



Example 5.1: Burn Rate of the Space Shuttle SRBs



Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines



Cavitation



Pogo



Cooling the Engine



A Real World Perspective: The SSME Ignition Sequence



Hybrid Rocket Engines



Electric Rocket Engines



Electrostatic Engines



Example 5.2: The Deep Space Probe's NSTAR Ion Engine



Electrothermal Engines



Electromagnetic Engines



Example 5.3: The Pulsed Plasma Thruster (PPT) Engine



Solar Electric Propulsion



Nuclear Electric Propulsion



Nuclear Rocket Engines



Solid Core



Liquid Core



Gas Core



Solar Rocket Engines



Example 5.4: The Solar Thermal Collector



Example 5.5: The STR Exit Velocity, Isp, and Thrust



Photon-Based Engines



Chapter Summary


Exercises



How Do We Test Rockets?



The Systems Engineering Process and Rocket Development



Systems Engineering Models



Technology, Integrated, and Systems Readiness



Measuring Thrust



Deflection-Type Thrustometers



Hydraulic Load Cells



Strain Gauge Load Cells



Pressure Vessel Tests



Shake 'n Bake Tests



Drop and Landing Tests



Environment Tests



Destructive Tests



Modeling and Simulation



Roll-Out Test



Flight Tests



Logistics



Flight Testing Is Complicated


Chapter Summary


Exercises



Are We Thinking Like Rocket Scientists and Engineers?



Weather Cocking



Fuel Sloshing



Propellant Vorticity



Tornadoes and Overpasses



Flying Foam Debris



Monocoque



The Space Mission Analysis and Design Process



Back to the Moon



Chapter Summary


Exercises


Suggested Reading for Rocket Scientists and Engineers


Index