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Class Meets: | MWF 1:00
- 1:50 pm, WRW 113 |
Instructor: | Dr. Philip L. Varghese |
Office: | WRW 314C |
Office Hours: | M,W 2 - 4
PM.
Tuesday 11 am - 12:30 pm, 2 - 3 pm. Other times by appointment |
Phone: | 471-3110 |
e-mail: | contact me here |
Home page: | http://www.ae.utexas.edu/~varghesep/ |
Graders | Venkat Narayanaswamy, Justin Wagner |
Text: | Propulsion, 2nd Edition, P. G. Hill & C. R. Peterson, Addison Wesley, 1992. |
Additional References: | See below |
Important dates
Friday, Jan 23 |
Last day to add/drop classes in College of Engineering |
Tuesday, Mar 3 |
Test 1 (6:00 - 8:00 pm) |
Tuesday, Apr 23 |
Test 2 (6:00 - 8:00 pm) |
Saturday, May 16 |
Final Exam (7:00 - 10:00 pm) |
Homework |
10% |
Two mid semester tests |
45% (Higher score: 30%, Lower: 15%) |
Final Exam |
45% |
376K. Propulsion. Aspects of one-dimensional compressible flow, including isentropic flow and normal shocks; effects of friction and combustion; analysis and design of rockets and air-breathing engines, including performance and cycle analysis; flow in nozzles, diffusers, compressors, and turbines; combustion chamber processes and propellants. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Aerospace Engineering 362K with a grade of at least C.