Foreword | |
Preface | |
Introduction to Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engines | p. 1 |
Basic Elements of a Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engine | p. 2 |
Generation of Thrust | p. 4 |
Gas-Flow Processes in the Combustion Chamber and Nozzle | p. 7 |
Performance Parameters of a Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engine | p. 12 |
Liquid Propellants | p. 18 |
Engine Requirements and Preliminary Design Analyses | p. 23 |
Introduction | p. 23 |
Major Rocket-Engine Design Parameters | p. 23 |
Mission Requirements | p. 29 |
Engine Preliminary Design | p. 34 |
Design Philosophy | p. 44 |
Introduction to Sample Calculations | p. 53 |
Approach | p. 53 |
A-1 Stage Engine | p. 54 |
A-2 Stage Engine | p. 55 |
A-3 Stage Engine | p. 59 |
A-4 Stage Engine | p. 60 |
Design of Thrust Chambers and Other Combustion Devices | p. 67 |
Basic Thrust-Chamber Elements | p. 67 |
Thrust-Chamber Performance Parameters | p. 68 |
Thrust-Chamber Configuration Layout | p. 71 |
Thrust-Chamber Cooling | p. 84 |
Injector Design | p. 104 |
Gas-Generating Devices | p. 116 |
Ignition Devices | p. 120 |
Combustion Instability | p. 127 |
Design of Gas-Pressurized Propellant Feed Systems | p. 135 |
Determination of Pressurant Requirements | p. 135 |
Design Calculations of Pressurant Requirements | p. 139 |
Thrust-Chamber Heat Exchangers | p. 144 |
Inert-Gas-Evaporation Systems | p. 147 |
Chemical-Reaction Systems | p. 148 |
Selection of Pressurization | p. 153 |
Design of Turbopump Propellant Feed Systems | p. 155 |
Elements of Turbopump-Fed Systems | p. 155 |
Turbopump System Performance and Design Parameters | p. 165 |
Inducer Design | p. 175 |
Design of Centrifugal Pumps | p. 179 |
Design of Axial-Flow Pumps | p. 187 |
Turbine Design | p. 194 |
Turbopump Rotordynamics and Mechanical Elements | p. 205 |
Design Layout of Turbopump Assemblies | p. 217 |
References | p. 218 |
Design of Rocket-Engine Control and Condition-Monitoring Systems | p. 219 |
CCM - Into a New Era | p. 219 |
Design of Fluid-Flow-Control Devices | p. 234 |
Design of Instrumentation and Harnesses | p. 261 |
Avionics Architecture | p. 273 |
References | p. 282 |
Design of Propellant Tanks | p. 285 |
Design Configurations | p. 285 |
Design Considerations | p. 286 |
Structural Design | p. 291 |
Storable-Liquid-Propellant Tank Design | p. 296 |
Cryogenic Liquid-Propellant Tank Design | p. 297 |
Composite Liquid-Propellant Tank Design | p. 300 |
Design of Propellant-Tank Pressurant Diffusers | p. 300 |
Propellant Expulsion Under Zero-Gravity or Oscillatory g-Loading Conditions | p. 300 |
Design of Interconnecting Components and Mounts | p. 305 |
Interconnect Components | p. 305 |
Design of Tubing Assemblies | p. 311 |
Design of Flanged Joints | p. 314 |
Design of Fixed Joints | p. 325 |
Bellows and Flex Joints | p. 326 |
Flexible Hose | p. 339 |
Gimbal Mount Assemblies | p. 340 |
References | p. 342 |
Engine Systems Design Integration | p. 345 |
Systems Engineering | p. 345 |
Engine System Dynamic Analysis | p. 346 |
Design Integration for Engine System Calibration | p. 350 |
Engine-System Integrated Performance Characteristics | p. 354 |
Mechanical Integration of Engine Systems | p. 357 |
Clustering of Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engines | p. 360 |
Engine-to-Vehicle Interface | p. 363 |
Design of Liquid-Propellant Space Engines | p. 373 |
Principal Space Application | p. 373 |
General Design Considerations | p. 374 |
Design of the Spacecraft's Main Propulsion Systems | p. 377 |
Design of Reaction-Control Engine Systems | p. 384 |
Appendix A: Weight Considerations | p. 389 |
Appendix B: Reliability Considerations | p. 393 |
Appendix C: Rocket Engine Materials | p. 399 |
List of Illustrations | p. 405 |
List of Tables | p. 415 |
List of Acronyms | p. 417 |
Subject Index | p. 419 |
List of Series Volumes | p. 427 |
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