Description
Planetary/interplanetary environments and effects. Launch and spacecraft propulsion: liquid/solid/hybrid rockets, ram/scramjets, combined cycle engines, electrothermal, electromagnetic, electrostatic, nuclear, and propellantless propulsion. Trajectory analysis, multi-staging, separation dynamics. Advanced engine concepts.
Prerequisites
- Prerequisite(s): MAAE 2400 , ( MAAE 3300 OR MECH 3310 ) and MATH 3705 .
Conditions and arrangements
- Prerequisite(s): MAAE 2400 , ( MAAE 3300 OR MECH 3310 ) and MATH 3705 .
- Lectures three hours a week.
Reference text in its original language
Planetary/interplanetary environments and effects. Launch and spacecraft propulsion: liquid/solid/hybrid rockets, ram/scramjets, combined cycle engines, electrothermal, electromagnetic, electrostatic, nuclear, and propellantless propulsion. Trajectory analysis, multi-staging, separation dynamics. Advanced engine concepts.
- Prerequisite(s): MAAE 2400 , ( MAAE 3300 OR MECH 3310 ) and MATH 3705 .
- Lectures three hours a week.
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Source reference : https://calendar.carleton.ca/undergrad/courses/AERO/