Aerospace Engineering Foundations - Rocket Propulsion

Unlock the Equations That Launch SpacecraftFrom the first spark of ignition to the last Newton of thrust, this definitive aerospace engineering textbook demystifies every step of chemical, solid, hybrid, and cryogenic rocket propulsion. Forty-four rigorously structured chapters-each a self-contained masterclass-guide you through:



Tsiolkovsky's Rocket Equation & ?V budgeting for mission successIsentropic nozzle flow, expansion ratio sizing, shock & boundary layer effects for maximum efficiencyPropellant thermochemistry, chemical equilibrium, adiabatic flame temperature & dissociation to squeeze every joule from your fuelStaging, gravity-turn trajectory math, gravity/drag losses & mass-fraction sensitivity that separate winning designs from the restCombustion stability, acoustic modes, erosive burning & ablative cooling for rock-solid reliabilityFeed-system compressible flow, cavitation in cryogenics & pressurization gas dynamics to eliminate costly design oversights



Who It's For- Undergraduate & graduate aerospace, mechanical, and chemical engineering students

- Space industry professionals refining propulsion subsystems

- STEM educators building cutting-edge curricula

- Self-taught rocketeers hungry for credible, math-backed knowledge



Take command of the calculations that power orbital launchers, deep-space probes, missile systems, and experimental cubesats-then push them further.