Modern Engineering for Design of Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engines

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Edition: Revised
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1992-11-01
Publisher(s): Amer Inst of Aeronautics &
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Summary

From the component design to the subsystem design to the engine systems design, engine development, and flight-vehicle application, this how-to text bridges the gap between basic physical and design principles and actual rocket-engine design as it's done in industry. More than 470 illustrations and tables help to make this book a must-read for advanced students and engineers active in all phases of engine systems design, development, and application, in industry, and in government agencies.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Introduction to Liquid-Propellant Rocket Enginesp. 1
Basic Elements of a Liquid-Propellant Rocket Enginep. 2
Generation of Thrustp. 4
Gas-Flow Processes in the Combustion Chamber and Nozzlep. 7
Performance Parameters of a Liquid-Propellant Rocket Enginep. 12
Liquid Propellantsp. 18
Engine Requirements and Preliminary Design Analysesp. 23
Introductionp. 23
Major Rocket-Engine Design Parametersp. 23
Mission Requirementsp. 29
Engine Preliminary Designp. 34
Design Philosophyp. 44
Introduction to Sample Calculationsp. 53
Approachp. 53
A-1 Stage Enginep. 54
A-2 Stage Enginep. 55
A-3 Stage Enginep. 59
A-4 Stage Enginep. 60
Design of Thrust Chambers and Other Combustion Devicesp. 67
Basic Thrust-Chamber Elementsp. 67
Thrust-Chamber Performance Parametersp. 68
Thrust-Chamber Configuration Layoutp. 71
Thrust-Chamber Coolingp. 84
Injector Designp. 104
Gas-Generating Devicesp. 116
Ignition Devicesp. 120
Combustion Instabilityp. 127
Design of Gas-Pressurized Propellant Feed Systemsp. 135
Determination of Pressurant Requirementsp. 135
Design Calculations of Pressurant Requirementsp. 139
Thrust-Chamber Heat Exchangersp. 144
Inert-Gas-Evaporation Systemsp. 147
Chemical-Reaction Systemsp. 148
Selection of Pressurizationp. 153
Design of Turbopump Propellant Feed Systemsp. 155
Elements of Turbopump-Fed Systemsp. 155
Turbopump System Performance and Design Parametersp. 165
Inducer Designp. 175
Design of Centrifugal Pumpsp. 179
Design of Axial-Flow Pumpsp. 187
Turbine Designp. 194
Turbopump Rotordynamics and Mechanical Elementsp. 205
Design Layout of Turbopump Assembliesp. 217
Referencesp. 218
Design of Rocket-Engine Control and Condition-Monitoring Systemsp. 219
CCM - Into a New Erap. 219
Design of Fluid-Flow-Control Devicesp. 234
Design of Instrumentation and Harnessesp. 261
Avionics Architecturep. 273
Referencesp. 282
Design of Propellant Tanksp. 285
Design Configurationsp. 285
Design Considerationsp. 286
Structural Designp. 291
Storable-Liquid-Propellant Tank Designp. 296
Cryogenic Liquid-Propellant Tank Designp. 297
Composite Liquid-Propellant Tank Designp. 300
Design of Propellant-Tank Pressurant Diffusersp. 300
Propellant Expulsion Under Zero-Gravity or Oscillatory g-Loading Conditionsp. 300
Design of Interconnecting Components and Mountsp. 305
Interconnect Componentsp. 305
Design of Tubing Assembliesp. 311
Design of Flanged Jointsp. 314
Design of Fixed Jointsp. 325
Bellows and Flex Jointsp. 326
Flexible Hosep. 339
Gimbal Mount Assembliesp. 340
Referencesp. 342
Engine Systems Design Integrationp. 345
Systems Engineeringp. 345
Engine System Dynamic Analysisp. 346
Design Integration for Engine System Calibrationp. 350
Engine-System Integrated Performance Characteristicsp. 354
Mechanical Integration of Engine Systemsp. 357
Clustering of Liquid-Propellant Rocket Enginesp. 360
Engine-to-Vehicle Interfacep. 363
Design of Liquid-Propellant Space Enginesp. 373
Principal Space Applicationp. 373
General Design Considerationsp. 374
Design of the Spacecraft's Main Propulsion Systemsp. 377
Design of Reaction-Control Engine Systemsp. 384
Appendix A: Weight Considerationsp. 389
Appendix B: Reliability Considerationsp. 393
Appendix C: Rocket Engine Materialsp. 399
List of Illustrationsp. 405
List of Tablesp. 415
List of Acronymsp. 417
Subject Indexp. 419
List of Series Volumesp. 427
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