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Rockets and Missiles Syllabus

This document outlines the units and topics covered in a course on rockets and missiles. The five units are: 1) rocket systems, including ignition, propulsion, and combustion; 2) aerodynamics of rockets and missiles; 3) rocket motion in space and gravitational fields; 4) staging and control of rockets and missiles; and 5) materials for rockets and missiles. A total of 45 class periods are devoted to covering the various topics within these five units. Two textbooks and two references are also listed.

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Rockets and Missiles Syllabus

This document outlines the units and topics covered in a course on rockets and missiles. The five units are: 1) rocket systems, including ignition, propulsion, and combustion; 2) aerodynamics of rockets and missiles; 3) rocket motion in space and gravitational fields; 4) staging and control of rockets and missiles; and 5) materials for rockets and missiles. A total of 45 class periods are devoted to covering the various topics within these five units. Two textbooks and two references are also listed.

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AE22B5 ROCKETS AND MISSILES 3 0 0 3

UNIT I: ROCKET SYSTEMS 10


Ignition system in rockets – types of igniters and igniter design considerations –injection
system and propellant feed systems of liquid rockets and their design considerations – design
considerations of liquid rocket thrust chambers – combustion mechanisms of liquid and solid
propellants.

UNIT II: AERODYNAMICS OF ROCKETS AND MISSILES 10


Airframe components of rockets and missiles – forces acting on a missile while passing
through atmosphere – classification of missiles – slender body aerodynamics- method of
describing forces and moments – lift force and lateral moment –lateral aerodynamic damping
moment – longitudinal moment – drag estimation – body upwash and body downwash in
missiles – rocket dispersion.

UNIT III: ROCKET MOTION IN FREE SPACE AND GRAVITATIONAL


FIELD 10
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 burn out velocity and altitude
– estimation of culmination time and altitude.

UNIT IV: STAGING AND CONTROL OF ROCKETS AND MISSILES 9


Design philosophy behind multi-staging of launch vehicles and ballistic missiles –multistage
vehicle optimization – stage separation techniques in atmosphere and in space – stage
separation dynamics and lateral separation characteristics – various types of thrust vector
control methods including secondary injection thrust vector control – numerical problems on
stage separation and multi-staging.

UNIT V: MATERIALS FOR ROCKETS AND MISSILES 6


Selection criteria of materials for rockets and missiles – materials for various airframe
components and engine parts – materials for thrust control devices – various adverse
conditions faced by aerospace vehicles and the requirement of materials to perform under
these conditions.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Cornelisse, J.W., “Rocket Propulsion and Space Dynamics”, J.W. Freeman &Co.,Ltd,
London, 1982
2. Sutton, G.P., “Rocket Propulsion Elements”, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York,5th
Edition, 1993.

REFERENCES:
1. Parker, E.R., “Materials for Missiles and Spacecraft”, [Link] Hill Book Co.
Inc.,1982.
2. Mathur, M.L., and Sharma, R.P., “Gas Turbine, Jet and Rocket Propulsion”,Standard
Publishers and Distributors, Delhi, 1988.

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