Course title
宇宙推進工学   [Space Propulsion Engineering]
Course category	technology speciality courses	Requirement		Credit	2
Department		Year	3～4	Semester	3rd
Course type	3rd	Course code	023569
Instructor(s)
西田 浩之   [NISHIDA Hiroyuki]
Facility affiliation	Faculty of Engineering	Office		Email address

Course description

Goal: Understandings of a propulsion principle and a capability index in space, and also of various features of thrusters and related theories. Resume: This lecture is part of the Course of the Aerospace and Energy. Space propulsion engineering, which deals with a main engine, a booster and a thruster of artificial satellite etc., is one of the engineering fields that support the recent space development. At the beginning of the lecture, we will introduce the index, which shows space propulsion capability, by deriving the rocket equation. Next, in the first half lectures, we will focus on electric propulsion. Here, a thruster of an artificial satellite by this method is being developed and applied practically. Principles and theories of various thrusters in addition to basic plasma will be described. In the second half of lectures, we will focus on chemical rocket propulsion. First, chemical rocket propulsion system will be overviewed. Next, basics of compressible fluid will be described for developing the Nozzle theory.

Expected Learning

In the field of space propulsion, which has been advancing recently, we will give lectures on chemical and electric propulsions. Here, we aim to make students understand contents from the fundamental principle in each type.

Course schedule

Course schedule 1: Orientation and introduction 2: Derivation of the Tsiolkovsky rocket equation, definition of the specific impulse and importance of the structural factor 3: Brief review of chemical rocket propulsion system 4: Basics of compressible flow - Governing equations 5: Basics of compressible flow. Quasi-one dimensional flow and shock wave 6: Nozzle theory and its performance 7: Summary of the first half of the lecture 8: Basic of electric propulsion rocket: Characteristics, type, theory and rocket formula, efficiency and system analysis 9: Discharge and basic of plasma (I): Discharge and generation, single particle motion 10: Discharge and basic of plasma (II): Plasma as fluid, diffusion 11: Arcjet thruster: Principle and configuration, acceleration theory, experiment and analysis 12: Ion thruster: Principle and configuration, performance, current limiting law, analysis and modeling 13: MPD thruster: Principle and configuration, acceleration theory, critical velocity, analysis 14: Hall thruster, pulsed thruster and others: Principle and configuration, types, analysis, other propulsion methods 15: Summary of the later part of the lecture

Prerequisites

This is part of the Course of the Aerospace and Energy. In addition to 30 hours that students spend in the class, students are recommended to prepare for the lectures, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University and using the lecture note and references specified below.

Required Text(s) and Materials

Lecture note on the blackboard and prints distributed in the lecture

References

Koichi Suzuki and Yoshiaki Nakamura.,” Rocket engine,” Morikita Publishing Co., Ltd. Kyoichi Kuriki and Yoshihiro Arakawa ed.,” Introduction to electric propulsion rocket,” University of Tokyo Press.

Assessment/Grading

Assignments in the lecture 30% and term-end examination 70%.

Message from instructor(s)

Course keywords

Space propulsion, compressible flow, plasma

Office hours

At each lecture, or send a e-mail (hnishida"at"cc.tuat.ac.jp)

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Lecture Language

Japanese

Language Subject

Last update

2/18/2022 3:36:18 PM