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FMTH0301/Rev.5.2
Course Plan

Semester: 6 - Semester Year: 2018

Course Title: Aerospace Propulsion-II Course Code: A12123
Total Contact Hours: 60 Duration of Theory: 3 Hours
Theory Marks: 75 Term Work Marks: 5
Lesson Plan Author: Ms. Niharika B Last Modified Date: 07-12-2017
Checked By: Ms. Niharika B Last Reviewed Date: 16-12-2017

Course Outcomes (COs):

At the end of the course the student should be able to:
1. By the end of the session students are able to illustrate the space environment, and identify
the various types of space orbital systems.

2. By the end of the session students are able to explain the working principle of rocket, and
illustrate the nozzle performance.

3. By the end of the session students are able to select the appropriate propellants to get the
required performance for rockets.

4. By the end of the session students are able to evaluate the performance characteristics of
propellants .

5. By the end of the session students are able to compare the different modes of instability in
combustion of propellant, and evaluating with current trends in electrical rockets.

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Course Articulation Matrix: Mapping of Course Outcomes (COs) with Program

Outcomes (POs)
Course Title: Aerospace Propulsion-II Semester: 6 - Semester
Course Code: A12123 Year: 2018

Course Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PSO1 PSO2

(COs) / Program
Outcomes (POs)
1. By the end of the 1 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 2
session students are
able to illustrate the
space environment,
and identify the
various types of space
orbital systems.
2. By the end of the 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3
session students are
able to explain the
working principle of
rocket, and illustrate
the nozzle
performance.
3. By the end of the 2 2 3 3 1 2 2
session students are
able to select the
appropriate propellants
to get the required
performance for
rockets.
4. By the end of the 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3
session students are
able to evaluate the
performance
characteristics of
propellants .
5. By the end of the 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
session students are
able to compare the
different modes of
instability in
combustion of
propellant, and

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evaluating with
current trends in
electrical rockets.

Course Content

Course Code: A12123 Course Title: Aerospace Propulsion-II

L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credits: 3 Contact Hrs: 60
Term Work Marks: 5 Theory Marks: 75 Total Marks: 100
Teaching Hrs: 60 Exam Duration: 3 hrs

Content Hrs
Unit - 1
Chapter No. 1 - BACKGROUND AND REQUIREMENTS 12.00 hrs
Introduction, Motion of bodies in space, parameters describing motion of bodies,
frame of reference Impulse, force, universal law for gravitational force, motion in
rotating frame of reference, pseudo-centrifugal force Orbits, orbit velocities,
orbital period, geosynchronous and geostationary orbits, eccentricity and
inclination, polar, sun-synchronous and other orbits Energy requirements for orbit,
escape velocity, orbital and suborbital flight, state of weightlessness under free
fall.
Unit - 2
Chapter No. 2 - ROCKET PRINCIPLE 18.00 hrs
Means of achieving orbit, Motion of a sled initially at rest Motion of giant squids,
Rocket principle and Rocket equation Mass ratio of rocket, desirable parameters to
achieve high velocities, propulsive efficiency Performance parameters of a rocket,
staging and clustering, classification of rockets. NOZZLES : Rocket nozzles:
Expansion of gases from high pressure chamber, efflux velocity, shape of nozzle
Convergent divergent nozzle, choking, variation of parameters in nozzle
Expansion ratio of nozzles, Performance loss in nozzles Under-expanded and over-
expanded nozzles, flow separation,Contour nozzles, adapted nozzles and
unconventional nozzles,mass flow rates and characteristic velocities Thrust
developed by a rocket, thrust coefficient, vacuum and sea level specific impulse,

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efficiencies and thrust correction factor.

Unit - 3
Chapter No. 3 - CHEMICAL PROPELLANTS 15.00 hrs
Chemical propellants: Choice from considerations of molecular mass, specific
heats, specific heat ratios, temperature and pressure Choice of chemical
propellants: heats of formation, moles and mixture ratio; choice of mixture ratio
Calculation of heat of combustion, temperature, molecular mass and rocket
performance parameters Solid propellants: Double base, composite, composite
modified double base and nitramine propellants Liquid propellants; Energy content
and classification, Earth storable and space storable propellants, hypergolic and
other features, hybrid propellants Influence of dissociation on propellant
performance, frozen and equilibrium analysis.
Unit - 4
Chapter No. 4 - SOLID PROPELLANT ROCKETS & LIQUID 16.00 hrs
PROPELLANT ROCKETS
Solid propellant rockets: burn rate of double base and composite propellants,
parameters influencing burn rates Choice of burn rates for stable operation
Propellant grain configurations: design of solid propellant rocket Ignition of solid
propellant rockets, ignition problems and solutions Characteristic burn times and
action times of solid propellant rockets, variation of burn rates with rocket size,
erosive burning, components of solid propellant rocket LIQUID PROPELLANT
ROCKETS: Introduction to liquid propellant rockets, propellant feed systems,
cycles of operation, gas generator, topping/staged combustion cycle, expander and
other cycles, factors influencing choice of cycle Thrust chamber, injector types,
combustion chamber Calculation of efficiency of liquid propellant rockets from
non uniform distribution of propellants and incomplete vaporization, characteristic
length of chamber Cooling of thrust chamber and nozzle Performance and choice
of feed system cycle, Choice of parameters for liquid propellant rockets Turbo-
pumps for liquid propellant rockets.
Unit - 5
Chapter No. 5 - COMBUSTION INSTABILITY IN ROCKETS 11.00 hrs
&ELECTRICAL ROCKETS
Combustion instability in rockets; illustration through examples, bulk and wave
modes of instability Modeling of bulk mode of instability in solid and liquid
propellant rockets. ELECTRICAL ROCKETS Electrical rockets: electrical and
magnetic fields, electro-thermal, arc-jet, electrostatic and electromagnetic thrusters

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Gridded ion thrusters, neutralization and thrust limitations, Hall effect thrusters
Choice of parameters for electrical thrusters, specific mass and optimum efflux
velocity, Current trends in electrical rockets.

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Text Books (List of books as mentioned in the approved syllabus)

1. Ramamurthi, Rocket Propulsion

2. Sutton, Rocket propulsion elements, Wiley Intescience Pulications, 2001

3. Hill, P. G. and Peterson, C.R, Mechanics and thermodynamics of propulsion, Addison

Wesley Publishing Company, 1992

Chapterwise Plan

Course Code and Title: A12123 / Aerospace Propulsion-II

Chapter Number and Title: 1 - BACKGROUND AND Planned Hours: 12.00
REQUIREMENTS hrs

Learning Outcomes:-
At the end of the topic the student should be able to:

Topic Learning Outcomes COs BL

1 Define the space environment, and Identify the various types of CO1 L1,L2
space orbital systems.

Lesson Schedule
Lecture No. - Portion covered per hour Planned Actual
Delivery Date Delivery Date
1. Introduction, Motion of bodies in space, parameters
describing motion of bodies
1. frame of reference Impulse s
2. force, universal law for gravitational force, motion in
rotating frame of reference
3. pseudo-centrifugal force Orbits
4. orbit velocities, orbital period
5. geosynchronous and geostationary orbits
6. eccentricity and inclination, polar
7. sun-synchronous and other orbits Energy requirements for
orbit

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8. escape velocity, orbital and suborbital flight

9. state of weightlessness under free fall.
10. REVISION
11. TEST
12. ROCKET PRINCIPLE: Means of achieving orbit

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Course Code and Title: A12123 / Aerospace Propulsion-II

Chapter Number and Title: 2 - ROCKET PRINCIPLE Planned Hours: 18.00
hrs

Learning Outcomes:-
At the end of the topic the student should be able to:

Topic Learning Outcomes COs BL

1 Explain the basic concept of rocket principle, and Illustrate the CO2 L2
different stages in Nozzle Performance.

Lesson Schedule
Lecture No. - Portion covered per hour Planned Actual
Delivery Date Delivery Date
1. ROCKET PRINCIPLE: Means of achieving orbit
2. Motion of a sled initially at rest Motion of giant squids
3. Rocket principle and Rocket equation Mass ratio of rocket
4. desirable parameters to achieve high velocities
5. propulsive efficiency Performance parameters of a rocket
6. staging and clustering
7. classification of rockets.
8. NOZZLES : Rocket nozzles: Expansion of gases from
high pressure chamber, efflux velocity
9. shape of nozzle Convergent divergent nozzle, choking
10. variation of parameters in nozzle Expansion ratio of
nozzles
11. Performance loss in nozzles Under-expanded and over-
expanded nozzles, flow separation
12. Contour nozzles, adapted nozzles and unconventional
nozzles
13. mass flow rates and characteristic velocities Thrust
developed by a rocket

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14. thrust coefficient

15. vacuum and sea level specific impulse
16. efficiencies and thrust correction factor
17. REVISION
18. TEST

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Course Code and Title: A12123 / Aerospace Propulsion-II

Chapter Number and Title: 3 - CHEMICAL PROPELLANTS Planned Hours: 15.00
hrs

Learning Outcomes:-
At the end of the topic the student should be able to:

Topic Learning Outcomes COs BL

1 Identifying the appropriate chemical propellants and applying to get CO3 L3

the performance for various types of Rockets.

Lesson Schedule
Lecture No. - Portion covered per hour Planned Actual
Delivery Date Delivery Date
1. Chemical propellants: Choice from considerations of
molecular mass
2. specific heats, specific heat ratios
3. temperature and pressure Choice of chemical propellants
4. heats of formation, moles and mixture ratio
5. choice of mixture ratio Calculation of heat of combustion,
temperature
6. molecular mass and rocket performance parameters Solid
propellants
7. Double base, composite
8. composite modified double base and nitramine propellants
Liquid propellants
9. Energy content and classification
10. Earth storable and space storable propellants
11. hypergolic and other features
12. hybrid propellants Influence of dissociation on propellant
performance
13. frozen and equilibrium analysis.

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14. REVISION
15. TEST

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Course Code and Title: A12123 / Aerospace Propulsion-II

Chapter Number and Title: 4 - SOLID PROPELLANT Planned Hours: 16.00
ROCKETS & LIQUID PROPELLANT ROCKETS hrs

Learning Outcomes:-
At the end of the topic the student should be able to:

Topic Learning Outcomes COs BL

1 Analyze the calorific value for solid and liquid propellants , and CO4 L4
comparing their Rate of burning.

Lesson Schedule
Lecture No. - Portion covered per hour Planned Actual
Delivery Date Delivery Date
1. propellant rockets: burn rate of double base and composite
propellants
2. parameters influencing burn rates Choice of burn rates for
stable operation Propellant grain configurations
3. design of solid propellant rocket Ignition of solid
propellant rockets
4. ignition problems and solutions Characteristic burn times
and action times of solid propellant rockets
5. variation of burn rates with rocket size, erosive burning
6. components of solid propellant rocket
7. LIQUID PROPELLANT ROCKETS: Introduction to
liquid propellant rockets, propellant feed systems
8. cycles of operation, gas generator
9. topping/staged combustion cycle, expander and other
cycles
10. factors influencing choice of cycle Thrust chamber
11. injector types,
12. combustion chamber Calculation of efficiency of liquid

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propellant rockets from non uniform distribution of

propellants and incomplete vaporization
13. characteristic length of chamber Cooling of thrust
chamber and nozzle Performance and choice of feed system
cycle
14. Choice of parameters for liquid propellant rockets Turbo-
pumps for liquid propellant rockets.
15. REVISION
16. TEST

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Course Code and Title: A12123 / Aerospace Propulsion-II

Chapter Number and Title: 5 - COMBUSTION INSTABILITY Planned Hours: 11.00
IN ROCKETS &ELECTRICAL ROCKETS hrs

Learning Outcomes:-
At the end of the topic the student should be able to:

Topic Learning Outcomes COs BL

1 Comparing different modes of instability in solid and liquid CO5 L5

propellant, and Evaluating with Current trends in electrical rockets.

Lesson Schedule
Lecture No. - Portion covered per hour Planned Actual
Delivery Date Delivery Date
1. Combustion instability in rockets; illustration through
examples
2. bulk and wave modes of instability Modeling of bulk mode
of instability in solid and liquid propellant rockets.
3. Electrical rockets: electrical and magnetic fields
4. electro-thermal, arc-jet
5. electrostatic and electromagnetic thrusters Gridded ion
thrusters
6. neutralization and thrust limitations
7. Hall effect thrusters Choice of parameters for electrical
thrusters
8. specific mass and optimum efflux velocity
9. Current trends in electrical rockets.
10. REVISION
11. TEST

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