Mechanical & Industrial Engrg 442 - Propulsion Systems Performance

This course is designed to be a one semester introduction into aerospace propulsion systems with an emphasis on gas turbine and rocket engines. The aero-thermodynamics of these devices will be analyzed using fundamental engineering concepts from thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. Students will develop: an understanding of how air-breathing engines and chemical rockets produce thrust; an ability to do overall engine performance analysis calculations; an ability to carry out performance calculations for individual engine components; an ability to carry out performance analysis for chemical rockets; an understanding of elementary overall engine design considerations.

M&I-ENG 340 MIE 354 may be taken concurrently