MAE 5540 Propulsion Systems I ...

Downloadable Course Notes, Spring 2023

Each section listed below will span approximately 1-2 weeks
Posted notes are identical to notes presented in class

• Section 1: A History of Rockets, Basic Concepts and Definitions
  • Assignment 1 (4 pts)
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    • Due:
    • Assignment 1 Solution

• Assignment 2 (4 pts)
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  • Due:
  • Assignment 2 Solution
    

• Section 2: Introduction to Kepler's Laws and the Dynamics of Spaceflight
  • Assignment 3 (4 pts)
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    • Due:
    • Assignment 3 Solution
• Assignment 4 (4 pts)
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• Due:
• Assignment 4 Solution

• Section 3: Launch System Dynamics
  • Project 1 (16 pts)
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    • Due:
    • Project 1 Solution
    • Project 1 example matlab code images (code_jpg_files.zip)
    • Array and Matrix Operations Using Matlab
      • Basic Matrix Operations
      • Array vs. Matrix Operations
      • Detailed Operations on Matrices

• Section 4: Propulsion Systems Overview and Choice of Launch System

• Section 5: Review of Idealized Nozzle Flow

• Section 6: Transient Models for Rocket Operation
  • Assignment 5 (10 pts)
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    • Solution

• Project 2 (16 pts)
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  • Solution

• Midterm Grade Summary

• Section 7: Chemical Rocket Propellant Performance Analysis
  • (Final) Project 3 (20 pts)
    • Assigned Monday April 4, 2022
  • Due Via Dropbox or Email
  • Email Subject Line:
    • MAE 5540 Final Exam
  • File Naming Convention:
    • MAE_5540_Final_<first.last>_05_02_2023
    • .. or actual submission date

  Table Look Up Routine Downloads
  

  • Fortran: (html)
  • C: (html)
  • Labview: LV_Lookup.zip

• Section 8: Introduction to the Method of Characteristics and the Minimum Length Nozzle

• Section 9: Airbreathing Propulsion Systems for Orbital and High Delta-V Missions