JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

ROCKET SYSTEMS: Ignition System In Rockets, Types Of Igniters, Igniter Design Considerations; Design Consideration Of Liquid Rocket Combustion Chamber, Injector Propellant Feed Lines, Valves, Propellant Tanks And Their Outlets; Pressurized And Turbine Feed Systems; Propellant Slosh And Propellant Hammer; Elimination Of Geysering Effect In Missiles; Combustion System Of Solid Rockets.

UNIT - II

AERODYNAMICS OF ROCKET AND MISSILES: Airframe Components Of Rockets And Missiles; Forces Acting On A Missile While Passing Through Atmosphere; Classification Of Missiles; Method Of Describing Aerodynamic Forces And Moments; Lateral Aerodynamic Moment; Lateral Damping Moment And Longitudinal Moment Of A Rocket; Lift And Drag Forces; Drag Estimation; Body Upwash And Downwash In Missiles; Rocket Dispersion; Numerical Problems.

UNIT - III

ROCKET MOTION IN FREE SPACE AND GRAVITATIONAL FIELD: One Dimensional And Two Dimensional Rocket Motions In Free Space And Homogeneous Gravitational Fields; Description Of Vertical, Inclined And Gravity Turn Trajectories; Determination Of Range And Altitude; Simple Approximations To Burnout Velocity.

UNIT - IV

STAGING AND CONTROL OF ROCKET AND MISSILES: Rocket Vector Control, Methods, Thrust Termination; Secondary Injection Thrust Vector Control System; Multistaging Of Rockets; Vehicle Optimization; Stage Separation Dynamics; Separation Techniques.

UNIT - V

MATERIALS FOR ROCKET AND MISSILES: Selection Of Materials; Special Requirements Of Materials To Perform Under Adverse Conditions.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Sutton, G. P., And Biblarz, O., “Rocket Propulsion Elements”, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 8th Edition, 2010.
• 2. M.J. L. Turner, “Rocket And Spacecraft Propulsion”, Praxis Publishing, 2 nd Edition, 2006.
• 3. Mathur, M., And Sharma, R.P., “Gas Turbines And Jet And Rocket Propulsion”, Standard Publishers, New Delhi, 4 th Edition, 2005.P.G Hill, C.R. Peterson R16 B.TECH AERONAUTICAL ENGG.
• 4. “Mechanics & Thermodynamics Of Propulsion” Addison Wesley Longman Inc, 3 rd Edition, 1991.

REFERENCES

• 1. Leissa, A.W., Vibration Of Continuous System, The Mcgraw-Hill Company, 2011.
• 2. Inman, D.J., Vibration Engineering, Third Edition, Prentice Hall Int., Inc., 2001,
• 3. Kelly, S.G., Schaum’s Outline Of The Theory And Problems Of Mechanical Vibrations, Schaum’s Outline Series, Mcgraw-Hill, 1996. R16 B.TECH AERONAUTICAL ENGG.