RAJALAKSHMI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

AE1451 - ROCKETS AND MISSILES
Staff: Mr.S.C.Khandai Year: IV Semester: VIII
Unit
Unit Topics to be covered Hrs
no
Introduction 1
Ignition Systems- types-Design considerations 1
Design consideration of liquid rocket combustion chamber 1
Design consideration of liquid rocket Injector propellant feed 2
ROCKET SYSTEM lines, Valves, Propellant tanks outlet
I
Helium pressurized and Turbine feed systems 1

Propellant Slosh and Hammer 1

Elimination of Geysering effect 1
Combustion system of solid rockets 1
Airframe components of rockets& missiles 1
Forces on missile passing through atmosphere 1
Classification of missiles 1
Methods of describing aerodynamic forces & moments 1
AERODYNAMICS Lateral aerodynamic moment& damping moment 1
OF ROCKETS AND 1
II Longitudinal moments
MISSILES 1
Lift & drag forces
Drag estimation 1
Body upwash and downwash 1
Rocket dispersion 1
Numerical problems 1
1-D & 2-D rocket motion in free space 2
ROCKET MOTION
IN FREE SPACE & homogeneous gravitational fields 2
III GRAVITATIONAL Description of vertical, inclined & gravity turn trajectories 2
FIELD Determination of range & altitude 2
Approximations to burnout velocity 2
Rocket vector control methods 1
Thrust determination 1
STAGING AND
CONTROL OF SITVC 1
IV ROCKETS & Multi-staging of rockets 1
MISSILES Vehicle optimization 1
Stage separation dynamics 1
Separation techniques 1
MATERIALS FOR Selection of materials 2
V
ROCKETS & Special requirements of materials to perform under adverse
2
MISSILES conditions
University question paper solution 2

TEXT BOOK
Sutton, G.P et al, Rocket Propulsion Elements, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1993

REFERENCES
1. Cornelisse, J.W., Rocket Propulsion and Space Dynamics, Freeman & Co. Ltd.,
London, 1982
2. Parker, E.R., Materials for Missiles and Spacecraft, McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc.,1982