Introduction to rocket science and engineering / Travis S. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Travis S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rocketry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2017]

Summary:

Introduction to Rocket Science and Engineering, Second Edition, presents the history and basics of rocket science, and examines design, experimentation, testing, and applications. Exploring how rockets work, the book covers the concepts of thrust, momentum, impulse, and the rocket equation, along with the rocket engine, its components, and the physics involved in the generation of the propulsive force. The text also presents several different types of rocket engines and discusses the testing of rocket components, subsystems, systems, and complete products. The final chapter stresses the importance for rocket scientists and engineers to creatively deal with the complexities of rocketry.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

Author

Introduction

Chapter 1: What Are Rockets?

1.1 The History of Rockets

1.1.1 400 BCE

1.1.2 100 to 0 BCE

1.1.3 0 to 100 AD

1.1.4 850 AD

1.1.5 904 AD

1.1.6 1132 to 1279 AD

1.1.7 1300 to 1600 AD

1.1.8 1600 to 1800 AD

1.1.9 1800 to 1900 AD

1.1.10 1900 to 1930 AD

1.1.10.1 A Perspective

1.1.11 1930 to 1957 AD

1.1.12 1957 to 1961 AD

1.1.13 1961 to Present

1.1.14 X PRIZE

1.1.15 Other Space Agencies

1.2 Rockets of the Modern Era

1.2.1 ESA and CNES

1.2.2 ISRO (India)

1.2.3 ISA (Iran)

1.2.4 Israeli Space Agency

1.2.5 JAXA (Japan)

1.2.6 CNSA (People's Republic of China)

1.2.7 Russian FSA (also known as RKA in Russian-Russia/Ukraine)

1.2.8 United States of America: NASA and the U.S. Air Force

1.2.9 Other Systems Are on the Way

1.2.10 NASA Constellation Program

1.2.11 NASA SLS Program

1.3 Rocket Anatomy and Nomenclature

1.4 Chapter Summary

Exercises

Chapter 2: Why Are Rockets Needed?

2.1 Missions and Payloads

2.1.1 Missions

2.1.2 Payloads

2.2 Trajectories

2.2.1 Example 2.1: Hobby Rocket

2.2.2 Fundamental Equations for Trajectory Analysis

2.2.3 Missing the Earth

2.2.4 Example 2.2: Dong Feng 31 ICBM

2.3 Orbits

2.3.1 Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation

2.3.2 Example 2.3: Acceleration due to Gravity on a Telecommunications Satellite

2.3.3 A Circular Orbit

2.3.4 The Circle Is a Special Case of an Ellipse

2.3.5 The Ellipse Is Actually a Conic Section

2.3.6 Kepler's Laws

2.3.7 Newton's Vis Viva Equation

2.4 Orbit Changes and Maneuvers

2.4.1 In-Plane Orbit Changes

2.4.2 Example 2.4: Hohmann Transfer Orbit

2.4.3 Bielliptical Transfer

2.4.4 Plane Changes.

2.4.5 Interplanetary Trajectories

2.4.6 Gravitational Assist

2.5 Ballistic Missile Trajectories

2.5.1 Ballistic Missile Trajectories Are Conic Sections

2.6 Chapter Summary

Chapter 3: How Do Rockets Work?

3.1 Thrust

3.2 Specific Impulse

3.2.1 Example 3.1: Isp of the Space Shuttle Main Engines

3.3 Weight Flow Rate

3.4 Tsiolkovsky's Rocket Equation

3.5 Staging

3.5.1 Example 3.2: Two-Stage Rocket

3.6 Rocket Dynamics, Guidance, and Control

3.6.1 Aerodynamic Forces

3.6.2 Example 3.3: Drag Force on the Space Shuttle

3.6.3 Rocket Stability and the Restoring Force

3.6.4 Rocket Attitude Control Systems

3.6.5 Eight Degrees of Freedom

3.6.6 Inverted Pendulum

3.7 Chapter Summary

Chapter 4: How Do Rocket Engines Work?

4.1 Basic Rocket Engine

4.2 Thermodynamic Expansion and the Rocket Nozzle

4.2.1 Isentropic Flow

4.3 Exit Velocity

4.4 Rocket Engine Area Ratio and Lengths

4.4.1 Nozzle Area Expansion Ratio

4.4.2 Nozzle Design

4.4.3 Properly Designed Nozzle

4.4.4 Expansion Chamber Dimensions

4.5 Rocket Engine Design Example

4.6 Chapter Summary

Chapter 5: Are All Rockets the Same?

5.1 Solid Rocket Engines

5.1.1 Basic Solid Motor Components

5.1.2 Solid Propellant Composition

5.1.3 Solid Propellant Grain Configurations

5.1.4 Burn Rate

5.1.4.1 Example 5.1: Burn Rate of the Space Shuttle SRBs

5.2 Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines

5.2.1 Cavitation

5.2.2 Pogo

5.2.3 Cooling the Engine

5.2.4 A Real-World Perspective: The SSME Ignition Sequence

5.3 Hybrid Rocket Engines

5.4 Electric Rocket Engines

5.4.1 Electrostatic Engines

5.4.2 Example 5.2: The Deep Space Probe's NASA Solar Technology Application Readiness Ion Engine

5.4.3 Electrothermal Engines

5.4.4 Electromagnetic Engines.

5.4.5 Example 5.3: The PPT Engine

5.4.6 Solar Electric Propulsion

5.4.7 Nuclear Electric Propulsion

5.5 Nuclear Rocket Engines

5.5.1 Solid Core

5.5.2 Liquid Core

5.5.3 Gas Core

5.6 Solar Rocket Engines

5.6.1 Example 5.4: The Solar Thermal Collector

5.6.2 Example 5.5: The STR Exit Velocity, Isp, and Thrust

5.7 Photon-Based Engines

5.8 Chapter Summary

Chapter 6: How Do We Test Rockets?

6.1 Systems Engineering Process and Rocket Development

6.1.1 Systems Engineering Models

6.1.2 Technology, Integrated, and Systems Readiness

6.2 Measuring Thrust

6.2.1 Deflection-Type Thrustometers

6.2.2 Hydraulic Load Cells

6.2.3 Strain Gauge Load Cells

6.3 Pressure Vessel Tests

6.4 Shake 'n' Bake Tests

6.5 Drop and Landing Tests

6.6 Environment Tests

6.7 Destructive Tests

6.8 Modeling and Simulation

6.9 Roll-Out Test

6.10 Flight Tests

6.10.1 Logistics

6.10.2 Flight Testing Is Complicated

6.11 Chapter Summary

Chapter 7: How Do We Design Rockets?

7.1 Designing a Rocket

7.1.1 Derived Requirements

7.1.2 OpenRocket

7.1.2.1 OpenRocket Step #1: Choose a Body Tube for the First Stage

7.1.2.2 OpenRocket Step #2: Choose an Inner Tube Engine Mount and Engine for the First Stage

7.1.2.3 OpenRocket Step #3: Fix the Center of Gravity (cg) and the Center of Pressure (cp)

7.1.2.4 OpenRocket Step #4: Add New Stage

7.1.2.5 OpenRocket Step #5: Add New Stage

7.1.2.6 OpenRocket Step #6: Finish the Top and Place the Payload

7.1.2.7 OpenRocket Step #7: Simulate, Modify, Simulate, Modify…

7.1.2.8 OpenRocket Step #8: Realization

7.1.3 From OpenRocket to Real Design

7.1.4 Fineness Ratio and Structural Design

7.2 Designing Bigger Rockets

7.2.1 DRM #2: Orbital Liquid-Fueled Rocket

7.3 Reverse Bifurcation Designing.

7.4 Chapter Summary

Chapter 8: How Reliable Are Rockets?

8.1 Probability and Parts Count

8.1.1 The Probability of Success and Quality Control

8.1.2 Single Point Failure

8.2 Testing Our Rockets for Reliability

8.2.1 Reliability versus Testing

8.3 Redundant Systems and Reliability

8.3.1 Reliability Is Costly

8.3.2 Reliability and Series Systems

8.3.3 Reliability and Parallel Systems

8.3.4 Reliability and Mixed Series and Parallel Systems

8.4 Chapter Summary

Chapter 9: Are We Thinking Like Rocket Scientists and Engineers?

9.1 Weather Cocking

9.2 Propellant Sloshing

9.3 Propellant Vorticity

9.4 Tornadoes and Overpasses

9.5 Flying Foam Debris

9.6 Monocoque

9.7 Space Mission Analysis and Design Process

9.8 "Back to the Moon"

9.9 A Perspective on the Big Picture, Rockets, and Dinosaurs

9.10 Chapter Summary

Suggested Reading for Rocket Scientists and Engineers

Books

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781315120959

1-4987-7234-X

1-315-12095-X

1-5231-1388-X

1-4987-7233-1

OCLC:

983483778