AAE 43900: Rocket Propulsion

3 Credits

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Fall 2025 Instructors(1)

Timothee Pourpoint

Flight mechanics and the propulsion system requirements for terrestrial and interplanetary flight. Converging-diverging nozzle analysis and design. Thermochemistry of propellants and performance calculations. Solid rocket motor interior ballistics and design. Thrust chamber and turbo machinery analysis and design. Liquid rocket engine cycle analysis and design. Elements of nuclear and electric propulsion systems.

Course AAE 439 from Purdue University - West Lafayette.

Prerequisites

BOTH of:
- AAE 33800
- AAE 30000

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GPA: 3.33

Grade Distribution% of Students

A: 42%

B: 52%

C: 5%

F: 1%

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