Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion Principles, Practice and New Developments /
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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
2005.
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| Edition: | Second Edition. |
| Series: | Springer Praxis Books
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- History and principles of rocket propulsion
- The thermal rocket engine
- Liquid propellant rocket engines
- Solid propellant rocket motors
- Launch vehicle dynamics
- Electric propulsion
- Nuclear propulsion
- Advanced thermal rockets.
