SME
College · Engineering
Propulsion
5 topics
Aerospace
Before this course
Topics
Gas turbine cycles
Main lesson
Compressor exit temperature
Use this for “A compressor with ηc = 0.85 takes in air at 300 K and has a pressure ratio of 10. What is its exit temperature?”
Turbojet thrust and efficiency
Use this for “A turbojet takes in 50 kg/s of air at 250 m/s and jets it out at 600 m/s, burning 0.9 kg/s of fuel. Find F, TSFC and ηₚ.”
Turbofan thrust
Use this for “A turbofan’s core takes 20 kg/s with a bypass ratio of 5 at 230 m/s. The core jet leaves at 500 m/s, the fan jet at 320 m/s. Find its thrust.”
Rocket propulsion
Main lesson
Rocket thrust and specific impulse
Use this for “An engine burns 250 kg/s at vₑ = 2900 m/s, with pₑ = 70 kPa on a 1 m² exit at sea level. What are F and Iₛₚ?”
Two-stage rocket
Use this for “Stage 1 (300 s) takes a 120 t rocket to 50 t; stage 2 (340 s) takes 30 t to 10 t. What is the total Δv?”
Nozzle performance
Combustion
Electric propulsion
Main lesson
Ion thruster exhaust and beam thrust
Use this for “Xenon ions (131.29 u) leave through a 1100 V grid in a 1.5 A beam. Find vₑ, ṁ, F and Iₛₚ.”
Propellant and burn time at low thrust
Use this for “A 1000 kg probe with an 1800 s, 339.8 mN thruster needs Δv = 2 km/s. How much propellant, and how long a burn?”
Course test
See what you know: 10 questions on this course
New questions each time. Pass to mark it complete.