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This course covers the fundamentals of rocket propulsion and discusses advanced concepts in space propulsion ranging from chemical to electrical engines.
FREE
This course includes
Hours of videos
583 years, 3 months
Units & Quizzes
21
Unlimited Lifetime access
Access on mobile app
Certificate of Completion
Topics include advanced mission analysis, physics and engineering of microthrusters, solid propellant rockets, electrothermal, electrostatic, and electromagnetic schemes for accelerating propellants. Additionally, satellite power systems and their relation to propulsion systems are discussed. The course includes laboratory work emphasizing the design and characterization of electric propulsion engines.
Course Currilcum
- Introduction Unlimited
- Fundamentals and Definitions Unlimited
- Mission Analysis Unlimited
- Review of Classical Astrodynamics Unlimited
- Analytical Approximations for Low Thrust Maneuvers Unlimited
- Sub-optimal Climb and Plane Change Unlimited
- Basic Electromagnetic Theory and Plasma Physics Unlimited
- Overview of the Physics in the Plasma Sheath Unlimited
- Electrostatic Thrusters (Kaufman Ion Engines) Unlimited
- Monopropellant Thrusters Unlimited
- Electrothermal Augmentation Unlimited
- Plasmas in Equilibrium Unlimited
- Arcjet Thrusters Unlimited
- Hall Thrusters Unlimited
- Hall Thruster Efficiency Unlimited
- Hall Thrusters: Fluid Model of the Discharge Unlimited
- Plasma Accelerators / Magneto Plasma Dynamic (MPD) Thrusters Unlimited
- Electrospray Propulsion Unlimited
- Cone-jet Electrosprays, or Colloid Thrusters Unlimited
- Ion Emission and the Pure Ionic Regime Unlimited
- Electrodynamic Tethers Unlimited
