Rocket Propulsion
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Description
A modern pedagogical treatment of the latest industry trends in rocket propulsion, developed from the authors' extensive experience in both industry and academia. Students are guided along a step-by-step journey through modern rocket propulsion, beginning with the historical context and an introduction to top-level performance measures, and progressing on to in-depth discussions of the chemical aspects of fluid flow combustion thermochemistry and chemical equilibrium, solid, liquid, and hybrid rocket propellants, mission requirements, and an overview of electric propulsion. With a…
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Key features
- Presents a modern treatment of the latest industry trends
- Pedagogically focused and includes real-world case studies and examples
- Accompanied by a library of links to data tables and further online reference materials
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108381376
- Series Cambridge Aerospace Series (47)
- Subjects Aerospace Engineering,Engineering,Thermal-Fluids Engineering
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 25 April 2019
- ISBN: 9781108422277
- Dimensions (mm): 253 x 177 mm
- Weight: 1.36kg
- Contains: 317 b/w illus. 45 tables 270 exercises
- Page extent: 586 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 21 March 2019
- ISBN: 9781108381376
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