AO4006 Advanced Propulsion Systems Syllabus:
AO4006 Advanced Propulsion Systems Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. This course will cover the basic aspects of thermodynamic cycle analysis of air-breating propulsion systems.
2. This course is intended to impart knowledge on advanced air breathing propulsion systems like air augmented rockets.
3. This course will give the knowledge on the basic aspects of scramjet propulsion system.
4. This course will provide in-depth knowledge about the nozzle performance.
5. This course also presents vast knowledge onthe operating principles of nuclear, electric and ion propulsion.
UNIT I THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE ANALYSIS OF AIR-BREATHING PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Air breathing propulsion systems like Turbojet, turboprop, ducted fan, Ramjet and Air augmented rockets – Thermodynamic cycles – Pulse propulsion – Combustion process in pulse jet engines – inlet charging process – Subcritical, Critical and Supercritical charging.
UNIT II RAMJETS AND AIR AUGMENTED ROCKETS
Preliminary performance calculations – Diffuser design with and without spike, Supersonic inlets – combustor and nozzle design – integral Ram rocket.
UNIT III SCRAMJET PROPULSION SYSTEM
Fundamental considerations of hypersonic air breathing vehicles – Preliminary concepts in engine airframe integration – calculation of propulsion flow path – flow path integration – Various types of supersonic combustors – fundamental requirements of supersonic combustors – Mixing of fuel jets in supersonic cross flow – performance estimation of supersonic combustors.
UNIT IV NUCLEAR PROPULSION
Nuclear rocket engine design and performance – nuclear rocket reactors – nuclear rocket nozzles – nuclear rocket engine control – radioisotope propulsion – basic thruster configurations – thruster technology – heat source development – nozzle development – nozzle performance of radioisotope propulsion systems.
UNIT V ELECTRIC AND ION PROPULSION
Basic concepts in electric propulsion – power requirements and rocket efficiency – classification of thrusters – electrostatic thrusters – plasma thruster– Fundamentals of ion propulsion – performance analysis – ion rocket engine.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
At the end of this course, students will be
CO1: Able to Analyse in detail the thermodynamics cycles of air breathing propulsion systems.
CO2: Able to gain idea on the concepts of supersonic combustion for hypersonic vehicles and its performance.
CO3: Able to demonstrate the fundamental requirements of supersonic combustors.
CO4: Capable of estimating performance parameters of nuclear and electrical rockets.
CO5: Able to acquire knowledge on the concepts of engine-body installation on hypersonic vehicles.
REFERENCES:
1. Cumpsty, “Jet propulsion”, Cambridge University Press, 2003.
2. Fortescue and Stark, “Spacecraft Systems Engineering”, Wiley, 4th edition, 2011.
3. Sutton, GP, “Rocket Propulsion Elements”, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1998.
4. William H. Heiser and David T. Pratt, “Hypersonic Air breathing propulsion”, AIAA Education Series, 2001.