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PROPULSION-II
prepared
By
Mr. Suresh Chandra Khandai
UNIT-I
Gas Turbines
Work can be extracted from a gas at
higher inlet pressure to the lower
back pressure by allowing it to flow
through the turbine.
The work done by the gas is
equivalent to the change of its
enthalpy.
Impulse turbines
An impulse stage is characterized by the
expansion of the gas which occurs only in the
stator nozzles.
The rotor blades act as directional vanes to
deflect the direction of the flow.
They convert the K.E. of the gas into work by
changing the momentum of the gas more or less
at constant pressure.
Reaction turbines
A reaction stage is one in which expansion of the
gas takes place both in the stator & in the rotor.
The function of the stator is the same as that of
the impulse stage, but the function of the rotor is
in two folds
UNIT-II
RAMJET PROPULSION
Operating principle of Ram jet engine
Sub critical, critical and supercritical operation of
Ramjet
Combustion in Ramjet engine
Ramjet performance
Ramjet design calculations
Introduction to scramjet.
Numerical Problems
University question paper solution
RAMJET ENGINE
SCRAMJET
UNIT-III
FUNDAMENTALS OF ROCKET PROPULSION
Operating principle
Specific impulse of a rocket - Derivation
Internal ballistics of rocket engines
Rocket nozzle classification - Explanation
Rocket performance considerations
Numerical problems
University question paper solution
DESIGN
Design begins with the total impulse required,
which determines the fuel/oxidizer mass. Grain
geometry and chemistry are then chosen to
satisfy the required motor characteristics.
The
following
are
chosen
or
solved
simultaneously. The results are exact dimensions
for grain, nozzle, and case geometries.
The grain burns at a predictable rate, given its
surface area and chamber pressure.
The chamber pressure is determined by the
nozzle orifice diameter and grain burn rate.
Allowable chamber pressure is a function of
casing design.
UNIT-IV
CHEMICAL ROCKETS
Solid propellant rockets Selection criteria of solid
propellants
Hardware components of solid rockets Propellant
grain design considerations
Liquid propellant rockets Selection of liquid
propellants
Cooling in liquid rockets
Hybrid rockets
Numerical problems
University question paper solution
UNIT-V
ADVANCED PROPULSION TECHNIQUES
ELECTRO THERMAL
PROPULSION
Electro-thermal propulsion systems are those
systems in which electrical energy is used
to heat propellants, thus producing thrust.
Principle
Electro-thermal systems heat propellants ,
which produce gases. The gases are then
sent through a supersonic nozzle to produce
thrust.
Nuclear Rocket
Nuclear energy is used as propellant.
Solar sail
NOZZLELESS PROPULSION
THE END