Title Modern engineering for design of liquid-propellant rocket engines / Dieter K. Huzel and David H. Huang ; revised, updated, and enlarged by Harry Arbit [and others]

Published Washington, D.C. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1992

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Description 1 online resource (425 pages) : illustrations Series Progress in astronautics and aeronautics, 0079-6050 ; v. 147 Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 147. 0079-6050 Contents Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction to Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engines -- 1.1 Basic Elements of a Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engine -- 1.2 Generation of Thrust -- 1.3 Gas-Flow Processes in the Combustion Chamber and Nozzle -- The Perfect Gas Law -- Principle of Conservation of Energy -- Principle of Conservation of Matter -- The Isentropic Flow Process -- Gas Flow Through Liquid-Propellant Rocket Combustion Chambers -- Gas Flow Through Rocket Nozzles 1.4 Performance Parameters of a Liquid-Propellant Rocket EngineThrust-Chamber Specific Impulse (I[sub(s)])tc -- Characteristic Velocity c* -- Thrust Coefficient C[sub(f)] -- Summary of the Influence of pa, Îæ, γ, R, and (p[sub(c)])ns on Engine Performance -- Correction Factors and Magnitudes of Engine Performance Parameters -- 1.5 Liquid Propellants -- Monopropellants -- Bipropellants -- Cryogenic Propellants -- Storable Liquid Propellants -- Additives for Liquid Propellants -- Optimum Mixture Ratio -- Density Impulse -- Selection of Liquid Propellants Liquid-Propellant Performance and Physical PropertiesChapter 2. Engine Requirements and Preliminary Design Analyses -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Major Rocket-Engine Design Parameters -- Thrust Level -- Performance -- Duration -- Mixture Ratio -- Weight -- Envelope (Size) -- Reliability -- Cost -- Availability (Scheduling) -- 2.3 Mission Requirements -- Typical Mission Goals -- Typical Vehicle Requirement Optimization -- 2.4 Engine Preliminary Design -- Engine System and Component Concepts -- Preliminary Design Optimization -- 2.5 Design Philosophy The Importance of Design QualitySystems Analysis and Design Layout -- Stress Analysis -- Selection of Materials -- Chapter 3. Introduction to Sample Calculations -- 3.1 Approach -- 3.2 A-1 Stage Engine -- General Engine-System Description -- System Operation -- 3.3 A-2 Stage Engine -- General Engine-System Description -- System Operation -- Starting Sequence -- Cutoff Sequence -- 3.4 A-3 Stage Engine -- General Engine-System Description -- System Operation -- 3.5 A-4 Stage Engine -- General Engine System Description -- System Operation Chapter 4. Design of Thrust Chambers and Other Combustion Devices4.1 Basic Thrust-Chamber Elements -- 4.2 Thrust-Chamber Performance Parameters -- Specific Impulse I[sub(s)] (s) -- Characteristic Velocity c* (ft/s) -- Thrust Coefficient C[sub(f)] (Dimensionless) -- Performance Calculation -- 4.3 Thrust-Chamber Configuration Layout -- Combustion-Chamber Volume -- Combustion-Chamber Shape -- Nozzle Expansion Area Ratio -- Nozzle Shape -- Clustered-Nozzle Concepts -- Alternate Solution -- 4.4 Thrust-Chamber Cooling -- Cooling Techniques and Selection Notes "Sponsored by the Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell International." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Subject Liquid propellant rocket engines -- Design and construction Form Electronic book Author Huang, David H., 1920- Arbit, Harry ISBN 9781600864001 1600864007 1600866190 9781600866197 1601192274 9781601192271

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