Rocket propulsion elements
By: George P. Sutton, Oscar Biblarz
Contributors: Biblarz, Oscar
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 768
ISBN-13: 9780470080245
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Classification; title: Definitions and fundamentals; title: Nozzle theory and thermodynamic relations; title: Flight performance; title: Chemical rocket propellant performance analysis; title: Liquid propellant rocket engine fundamentals; title: Liquid propellants; title: Thrust chambers; title: Liquid propellant combustion and its stability; title: Turboprops and their gas supplies; title: Engine systems, controls, and integration; title: Solid propellant rocket fundamentals; title: Solid propellants; title: Solid propellant combustion and its stability; title: Solid rocket components and motor design; title: Hybrid propellant rockets; title: Electric propulsion; title: Thrust vector control; title: Selection of rocket propulsion systems; title: Rocket exhaust plumes; title: Rocket testing.