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Instructors: Dr. Ing. Michael Börner; Chiara Manfletti
Event type:
Lecture
Org-unit: Dept. 16 - Mechanical Engineering
Displayed in timetable as:
Space Prop Transport
Subject:
Crediting for:
Hours per week:
2
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Course Contents:
Due to Corona crisis this lecture is rescheduled to 25.04.2020 and will be provided via video conference only for the time beeing!
Space transportation activities in the segments earth-to-orbit, in-orbit and interplanetary. Main technical requirements. Computational methods to determine the main orbital parameters and delta-v requirements. Main equations to size space transportation systems; functional principle, components and equations of space propulsion systems; chemical liquid propellant rocket engine cycles; technical impacts of modern developments and possible conflicts arising during the decision making process and during the development of space propulsion and transportation systems.
Literature:
Rocket Propulsion Elements; Sutton; John Wiley & Sons
Space Propulsion Analysis and Design; Humble, Henry, Larson; Mcgraw Hill, 1995
History of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines; Sutton; AIAA, 2005
Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students; Curtis; Butterworth Heinemann, 2013
Spacecraft Systems Engineering; Fortescue, Swinert, Stark; Wiley, 2011
Expected Number of Participants:
50
Additional Information:
Dr.-Ing. Chiara Manfletti (ESA - European Space Agency; Programme Advisor to the Director General).
Note: The lessons do not take place place every week. Additional information will be provided by the lecturer.
Online Offerings:
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