MAE 452 - Propulsion

(3 units)

Prerequisites: MAE 330 and MAE 334 all with a grade of “C” or better.
Simple gas turbine cycle. Heat exchange and reheat gas turbine cycles. Gas turbine components. Ideal and actual thrust development in gas turbines. Principles of rocket engines. Solid, liquid and hybrid fuel rockets. Thrust and control in rockets.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)