Rocket Propulsion Elements

This tutorial series was designed to give you the most in depth knowledge basis on everything rocket related. Of course, there will be things that I may miss or assume you already understand. If this is the case, please take a look at other resources I provide in the "Additional Resources" section of this page.

Let's first begin by talking about what "Rocket Propulsion" really is. Propulsion is derived from the Greek work "Propellerie" which means "push forward". Thus anything that is able to change the velocity of the car or to impart a change in momentum to the car is a device of propulsion.

momentum = mass * velocity

So my changing the velocity, we are able to impart a change in momentum to the device.

Topics of Discussion

1. Space
   
   1. ​Motion in Space
      
      1. ​How to define the requirements of a rocket?
         
2. ​​Theory of Rockets
   
   1. ​Understanding Fundamentals
      
3. Nozzles
   
4. Solid, Liquid, Gas, Hybrid, Electric, Nuclear Propellants
   
5. Solid Propellant Rockets
   
6. Liquid Propellant Rockets
   
7. Hybrid, Monopropellant Rockets
   
8. Combustion Instability
   
9. Electrical Rockets
   
10. Nuclear Rockets & Advanced Topics
    
    

Additional Resources

1. Sutton, Rocket Propulsion Elements, Wiley, 2001
2. Ramamurlthi, Rocket Propulsion, Maxmillant, 2010
3. H.S Mukundas, Understanding Propulsion, Inteline Banglore, 2004
4. Hill and Patterson, Thermodynamics of Propulusion, Reading, 1992