Rocket and spacecraft propulsion : principles, practice and new developments

Rocket and spacecraft propulsion principles, practice and new developments

1. History and principles of rocket propulsion2. The thermal rocket engine -- 3. Liquid propellant rocket engines -- 4. Solid propellant rocket motors -- 5. Launch vehicle dynamics -- 6. Electric propulsion -- 7. Nuclear propulsion -- 8. Advanced thermal rockets -- 9. Human space flight and planetar...

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1. Verfasser: Turner, Martin J. L. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Chichester, UK Praxis Publ. 2009
Berlin Springer 2009
Heidelberg
New York, NY
Ausgabe:3. ed.
Schriftenreihe:Springer-Praxis books in astronautical engineering
Schlagworte:
Rocketry > Propulsion systems > Space vehicles > Propulstion systems > Delta launch vehicles > Raketentriebwerk
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Zusammenfassung:1. History and principles of rocket propulsion2. The thermal rocket engine -- 3. Liquid propellant rocket engines -- 4. Solid propellant rocket motors -- 5. Launch vehicle dynamics -- 6. Electric propulsion -- 7. Nuclear propulsion -- 8. Advanced thermal rockets -- 9. Human space flight and planetary exploration.
"The revised edition of this practical, hands-on book discusses the range of launch vehicles in use today throughout the world, and includes the very latest details of some of the advanced propulsion systems currently being developed. The author covers the fundamentals of the subject, from the basic principles of rocket propulsion and vehicle dynamics through the theory and practice of liquid and solid propellant motors, to new and future developments."--BOOK JACKET
Beschreibung:Literaturverz. S. [383]
Beschreibung:XXVI, 390 S., [12] Bl.
Ill., graph. Darst.
25 cm, 820 gr.
ISBN:9783540692027
978-3-540-69202-7