History and evolution of rockets - Classification of rockets and missiles - Basic rocket principles - Newton’s laws applied to rockets - Rocket propulsion system overview - Rocket system components and functions - Rocket performance parameters - thrust - Specific impulse and efficiency - Applications in defense, space, and research
Rocket aerodynamics basics - Shape and stability considerations - Drag and lift in missiles - Supersonic and hypersonic flow features - Solid propellant rocket systems - Liquid propellant rocket systems - Hybrid rocket systems - Combustion and nozzle design basics - Propulsion performance estimation
Single-stage rocket systems - Multistage rocket systems - Optimum stage configuration - Payload ratio and mass fraction - Rocket equation and velocity increment - Rocket trajectory and range - Guidance laws and target tracking - Atmospheric and vacuum flight phases - Gravity turn and launch window
Structural loads in rockets and missiles - Design loads and load distribution - Structural configuration concepts - Material selection for rocket structures - Thermal stresses in rockets - Vibration analysis basics - Composite and sandwich structures - Fatigue and fracture behavior - Structural failure case studies
Guidance and navigation systems overview - Inertial navigation systems - GPS and celestial navigation - Thrust vector control methods - Jet vanes and reaction control systems - Autopilot systems in rockets - Rocket motor testing methods - Ground and flight testing - Future trends - reusable rockets and hypersonic missiles
Reference Book:
1. Hill, P. G., & Peterson, C. R. - Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion, Addison-Wesley, 2012. 2. Huzel, D. K., & Huang, D. H. - Modern Engineering for Design of Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engines, AIAA, 2017. 3. Sutton, G. P. - History of Rocket Propulsion, Wiley, 2019. 4. Niu, M. C. Y. - Airframe Structural Design, Conmilit Press Ltd., 2010. 5. Barrère, M. - Rocket Propulsion, Elsevier Publishing, 2015
Text Book:
1. Sutton, G. P., & Biblarz, O. - Rocket Propulsion Elements, 9th Edition, Wiley, 2017. 2. Anderson, J. D. - Introduction to Flight, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill Education, 2019.
