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Rocket Spacecraft Propulsion - Principles, Practice and new Developments

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Edition: 2
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2006

Language: English
Pages: 360

Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion......Page 4
cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 14
1.- History and principles of rocket propulsion......Page 28
2.- The thermal rocket engine......Page 62
3.- Liquid propellant rocket engines......Page 88
4.- Solid propellant rocket motors......Page 124
5.- Launch vehicle dynamics......Page 142
6.- Electric propulsion......Page 172
7.- Nuclear propulsion......Page 224
8.- Advanced thermal rockets......Page 276
Appendix 1: Orbital motion......Page 304
Appendix 2: Launcher survey......Page 310
Appendix 3: Ariane 5......Page 326
Appendix 4: Glossay of symbols......Page 330
Further reading......Page 334
Index......Page 336
Colour plates......Page 342