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Jun 07, 2025
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AE 451 - Vehicle Propulsion and Structures
Class Hour(s) 3
Laboratory Hour(s) 0
3 Semester Credit Hour(s)
Analysis and design of spacecraft propulsion systems. Liquid and solid-fueled rockets, nuclear and electric propulsion, propellant thermodynamics, and supersonic nozzle design. Key performance and analysis metrics, including the rocket equation, specific and total impulse, and exhaust characteristics. Overview of vehicle structure design, materials, and solid mechanics.
Prerequisite(s): CT-206, AE-210, AE-250
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