AEROSPACE PROPULSION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: M E/E M A 425 (or M E 572 prior to Fall 2026), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Quantitatively describe the thermodynamics of the different stages of an airbreathing engine Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Optimize a rocket’s mass distribution Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Apply basic one-dimensional gasdynamics and combustion fundamentals to predict a rocket’s thrust Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Report in written form their understanding of aerospace propulsion-related issues not covered in class Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Quantitatively describe the thermodynamics of the different stages of an airbreathing engine Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Optimize a rocket’s mass distribution Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Apply basic one-dimensional gasdynamics and combustion fundamentals to predict a rocket’s thrust Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Report in written form their understanding of aerospace propulsion-related issues not covered in class Audience: Graduate