{ "item_title" : "Rocket Propulsion Element Design", "item_author" : [" Webby Roat "], "item_description" : "Rocket propulsion brings together some of the most demanding areas of engineering-thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, compressible flow, heat transfer, combustion, turbomachinery, and structural design. Rocket Propulsion: Element Design provides a practical, quantitative introduction to how these disciplines come together in the design of a chemical rocket engine. Rather than treating the rocket engine as a single black box, this book examines the major propulsion elements individually and then shows how they interact as an integrated system. Readers progress from the fundamentals of thrust and propulsion performance to the physical hardware that makes that performance possible: injectors, combustion chambers, nozzles, feed systems, turbopumps, cooling circuits, and structural components. The text follows the natural movement of energy and mass through the engine. It develops the thermochemical and gas-dynamic foundations of propulsion before turning to combustion stability, propellant injection and delivery, turbopump pressurization, thermal management, structural integrity, testing, and system integration. The emphasis throughout is on understanding the engineering relationships that connect chamber pressure, mass flow, heat flux, nozzle expansion, pump performance, material limits, and overall engine performance. Designed for serious study, the book uses a calculation-centered approach in which important equations are developed from stated assumptions and reinforced through worked engineering examples. Results are presented primarily in SI units, with U.S. customary equivalents where they help clarify engineering scale and intuition. Readers will explore topics including: Rocket thrust, specific impulse, characteristic velocity, and performance analysisCombustion chamber sizing, stability, and operating conditionsInjector behavior, propellant atomization, mixing, and pressure dropConverging-diverging nozzle flow, choking, expansion ratio, and altitude effectsFeed-system architecture and propellant pressurizationTurbopump fundamentals, pump head, turbine operation, and efficiencyRegenerative, film, ablative, radiation, and other cooling methodsChamber-wall heat transfer, thermal stress, materials, and structural marginsSolid, hybrid, and small in-space propulsion conceptsPerformance testing, instrumentation, reliability, safety, and engine integrationWritten for aerospace and mechanical engineering students, early-career engineers, educators, and technically minded readers, Rocket Propulsion: Element Design is intended to build the engineering judgment needed to understand not only what each rocket-engine component does, but why it is designed the way it is and how changes in one element affect the entire propulsion system. The manuscript specifically positions the material as a foundation for disciplined engineering study rather than a substitute for professional design, testing, or safety practice. From the injector face to the nozzle exit, this book provides a structured path toward understanding the physics, calculations, design trade-offs, and interconnected systems behind modern rocket propulsion.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/817/831/9798178317044_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "175.00", "online_price" : "175.00", "our_price" : "175.00", "club_price" : "175.00", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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