Ebook: Rocket Propulsion Elements

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Classification; 1.1. Duct Jet Propulsion; 1.2. Rocket Propulsion; Chemical Rocket Propulsion; Combinations of Ducted Jet Engines and Rocket Engines; Nuclear Rocket Engines; Electric Rocket Propulsion; Other Rocket Propulsion Concepts; International Rocket Propulsion Effort; 1.3. Applications of Rocket Propulsion; Space Launch Vehicles; Spacecraft; Military and Other Applications; References; Chapter 2: Definitions and Fundamentals; 2.1. Definitions; 2.2. Thrust; 2.3. Exhaust Velocity; 2.4. Energy and Efficiencies.