Propulsion III

Code	15258
Year	2
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(60H)
Scientific area	Aeronautics and Astronautics
Entry requirements	-
Learning outcomes	To understand how a rocket engine works To develop the ability to determine the performance of different types of rocket engines To know the fuels used. To know the components of the different types of technologies of propulsion. To know how to choose propulsion according to the type of application.
Syllabus	Introduction to Rocketry Rocket performance parameters. Chemical rocket propulsion: solid propellants and liquid propellants. Hybrid rocket propulsion. Nuclear rocket propulsion. Electric rocket propulsion: electrothermal, electrostatic and electromagnetic. Rocket engine components. Selection of rocket propulsion systems.
Main Bibliography	Sutton, G; Biblarz, O., Rocket Propulsion Elements, John Wiley & Sons. El-Sayed, Ahmed, Aircraft Propulsion and Gas Turbine Engines, CRC Press. Heister, S; Anderson, W; Pourpoint, T; Cassady, R., Rocket Propulsion, Cambridge University Press
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.