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Rocket and spacecraft propulsion : principles, practice and new developments / Martin J. L. Turner

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: BuchBookPublisher number: 10978436Language: English Series: Springer Praxis books in astronautical engineeringPublisher: Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, 2005Publisher: Chichester, UK : Praxis Publ., 2005Edition: 2. edDescription: XXII, 313 S. : Ill., graph. Darst. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 3540221905
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Erscheint auch als: Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion. Online-Ausgabe. Second Edition. Berlin, Heidelberg : Praxis Publishing Ltd, Chichester, UK, 2005. Online-Ressource (XXV, 344 p, digital)DDC classification:
  • 629.4'75
  • 620
RVK: RVK: ZO 8150LOC classification:
  • TL782
Action note:
  • 2
Summary: 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. The revised edition will stick to the same principle of providing a serious exposition of the principles and practice of rocket propulsion, but from the point of view of the user and enquirer who is not an engineering specialist. Most chapters will remain substantially the same as the first edition; they will be updated where necessary and errata corrected. The main revisions will be to the chapter on electric propulsion where there have been significant new developments both in engine types and in practical applications. This is now seen as the key to planetary exploration by robotic probes and should therefore be reflected. Nuclear propulsion has emerged from the doldrums and is now seen as a definite possibility for outer solar system robotic exploration; and as enabling technology for a human mars expedition. A new chapter on nuclear thermal propulsion has been added to reflect this revival of interest. TOC:Chapter 1 Principles of Rocket Propulsion [Minor revisions and errata] Chapter 2 The Thermal Rocket Engine [Minor revisions and errata] Chapter 3 Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines [new sections added as specified and significant revision plus errata] Chapter 4 Solid Propellant Rocket Motors [minor updates & errata] Chapter 5 Launch Vehicle Dynamics [Minor updates & errata] Chapter 6 Electric Propulsion [New sections added and significant update of others] Chapter 7 New chapter on Nuclear Propulsion Chapter 8 Advanced Thermal Rockets [General Updates and errata] Appendix 1 on orbits will stay [Appendix 2 on Launcher survey will be updated and corrected] [Appendix 3 on new launcher families and proposed very heavy launcher developments]Call number: Grundsignatur: 2004 A 28792(2)PPN: PPN: 387728449
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