‘AE 2705 ROCKET AND MISSILES
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GOAL
Tointroduce basic concepts of design and trajectory estimation of rocket and missiles, to study the
performance of rocket and missiles under various operating conditions and the fundamentals of
design concepts.
OBJECTIVE
The course should enable the students
‘To know the various system of rocket, its functions and operations.
To know the working principle and system in rockets.
‘To understand the Aerodynamics of Rockets, Missiles and Airframe Components,
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4, To study the Rocket Motion in Free Space and Gravitational Field
5. Determination of range and Altitude Simple Approximations to Bumout Velocity
6. To know the Staging and Control of Rockets and Missiles.
7. Selection of Materials for Rockets and Missiles.
OUTCOME
The students should be able to
4, Design Consideration ofiquid Rocket Combustion Chamber,
2. Design Considerations of Igniter and types of igniters
3. Describe the drag and it forces acting on rocket and missile. The various methods of
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Describing Aerodynamic Forces and Moments.Lateral Damping Moment and Longitudinal
Moment of a Rocket.
5. Explain the One Dimensional and Two Dimensional rocket Motions in Free Space and
Homogeneous Gravitational Fields.
6. Explain the description of Vertical and Inclined and Gravity Turn Trajectories. wil give the
various methods of thrust determinations and thrust vactor contra. It will also describe the
rockets Separation Techniques.
7. Understanding of selection criteria for materials and Special Requirements of Materials to
Perform under Adverse Conditions,
UNIT ROCKET SYSTEMS 10
Ignition System in rockets - types of Igniters - Igniter Design Considerations - Design Consideration
of liquid Rocket Combustion Chamber, Injector Propellant Feed Lines, Valves, Propellant Tanks
Outlet and Helium Pressurized and Turbine feed Systems - Propellant Slosh and Propellant Hammer
~ Elimination of Geysering Erfect in Missiles - Combustion System of SolidRockets,
—£_ —___@UNIT II AERODYNAMICS OF ROCKETS AND MISSILES. %
Airframe Components of Rockets and Missiles - Forces Acting on a Missile While Passing Through
‘Atmosphere - Classification of Missiles - methods of Describing Aerodynamic Forces and Moments
Lateral Aerodynamic Moment - Lateral Damping Moment and Longitudinal Moment of a Rocket it
and Drag Forces - Drag Estimation - Body Upwash and Downwash in Missiles - Rocket Dispersion
=Numerical Problems.
UNIT II| ROCKET MOTION IN FREE SPACE AND GRAVITATIONAL FIELD 0
(One Dimensional and Two Dimensional racket Motions in Free Space and Homogeneous Gravitational
Fields - description of Vertical, Inclined and Gravity Tum Trajectories - Determination of range and
Altitude Simple Approximations to Burnout Velocity.
UNIT IV. STAGING AND CONTROL OF ROCKETS AND MISSILES 7
Rocket Vector Control - Methods - Thrust determination - SITVC - Mulistaging of rockets -Vehicle
Optimization - Stage Separation Dynamics - Separation Techniques.
UNITV MATERIALS FOR ROCKETS AND MISSILES 5
Selection of Materials - Special Requirements of Materials to Perform under Adverse Conditions,
TOTAL :45
TEXT BOOK
4. Sutton, GP, etal, "Rocket Propulsion Elements", John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1993.
REFERENCES
4, Mathur, M., and Sharma, RP.,
Publishers, New Delhi 1991,
2. Comelisse, J W., "Rocket Propulsion and Space Dynamics’ J W, Freeman & Co. Lid, London,
1912
{as Turbines and Jet and Rocket Propulsion’, Standard
3. Parket, E.R., "Materials for Missiles and Spacecratt’, McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc., 1912.