| 1 | Mission Requirements for Space Propulsion
Review of Rocket Propulsion | Assignment 1 out |
| 2 | Mission Analysis for Low Thrust | Assignment 1 due
Assignment 2 out |
| 3 | Approximate ∆V for Low-Thrust Spiral Climb | |
| 4 | Re-positioning in Orbits | |
| 5 | Chemical Thrusters for In-Space Propulsion | |
| 6 | Hydrazine Decomposition: Performance Estimates | Assignment 2 due
Assignment 3 out |
| 7 | Bipropellant Chemical Thrusters and Chemical Propulsion Systems Consideration (Valving, Tanks, etc.) | Assignment 3 due
Assignment 4 out |
| 9 | Some Examples of Small Solid Propellant Rockets for In-space Propulsion | |
| 10 | Electric Propulsion - Some Generalities on Plasma (and Arcjet Engines) | Assignment 4 due
Assignment 5 out |
| 11-12 | Simplified Analysis of Arcjet Operation | Assignment 5 due |
| | Quiz 1 |
| 13-14 | Electrostatic Thrusters | |
| 15 | Thrust Calculation (Single Grid, Single Potential) | |
| 16 | Brophy's Theory | Assignment 6 out |
| 17 | Notes on Hall Thrusters | Assignment 6 due
Assignment 7 out |
| 18 | Hall Thruster Efficiency | Assignment 7 due
Assignment 8 out |
| 19 | Hall Thruster Efficiency (cont.) | Assignment 8 due
Assignment 9
out |
| 20 | Hall Thruster Efficiency (cont.) | Assignment 9 due
Assignment 10 out |
| 21 | Electrostatic versus Electromagnetic Thrusters | |
| 22 | A Simple Model For MPD Performance-onset | |
| 23-25 | Colloidal Engines- Experimental Results and Modeling of Basic Phenomena | |
| | Quiz 2 |