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Spring Semester 2015

AEM-428-001- CRN: 15131 / AEM-528-001-CRN: 15132 / AEM-528-996-CRN: 15135

SPACE PROPULSION

Instructor:

Dr. Semih Olcmen

240 Hardaway Hallel: !4"#400!

e#mail: solcmen$eng.ua.edu

O%%ice hours: &nytime during the wor' hours( not right )e%ore the class.*lass +:00 am # +:50 am ,- H , *omer /,in Indust 212 an 0( 2015 # &pr 24( 2015

e3t#)oo': Space ropulsion &nalysis and Design )y Hum)le( Henry and arson. he ,c6raw#Hill *ompanies( 1++5.

Course Obe!"#$es

Students are introduced to di%%erent types o% space propulsion engines7motors in this class. Di%%erent roc'ets( such as:

monopropellant( )i#propellant( solid( li8uid( nuclear and electrical roc'ets( are discussed in detail. -or'ing principles o% these

roc'ets( their intended use and their design are discussed. ower limited and energy limited roc'et wor'ing principles aregi9en. he course uses %undamental engineering 'nowledge gathered in many di%%erent classes( such as thermodynamics( heat

trans%er( %luid mechanics to study and analye roc'ets. he class )uilds on the e3perience gained in the 'nowledge on air#

)reathing engines. he class will )e a uni8ue e3perience especially %or the aerospace engineers interested in space missions.

&dditional in%ormation a)out the no9el technologies that are under de9elopment )y the go9ernment agencies are alsointroduced in the class.

&t the conclusion o% the course students will )e a)le to:

• &nalye any e3isting roc'et and generate per%ormance characteristics %or the roc'et

• Design roc'ets %or speci%ied missions.

• *hoose an engine %or speci%ic missions.

• ,a'e no9el roc'et designs and analye them.

A%%#"#o&'( Re)u#re*e&"s +or ,r'%u'"e S"u%e&"s:

6raduate students or the undergraduate students ta'ing the class as a graduate class are re8uired to wor' on a

computer program7research topic decided )etween the instructor and the student in addition to the class re8uirements.

Students will )e re8uired to turn in a report and present their research in class close to the end o% the semester. ong#distance education students are re8uired either to ma'e a oweroint presentation with sound em)edded in it( or to9ideotape their presentations. resentation ha9e to )e sent )y email or regular mail )e%ore the presentation date.

Students will not get a %ull grade without these re8uirements )eing %ul%illed; presentation will cost them a one %ull

grade /i.e the top score they can get will )e <.

Students are e3pected to search %or research topics prior to discussing it with the instructor. he topics must )e selected at the )eginning o% the semester. & research topic rele9ant to your ongoing research could ser9e as a

research topic i% it is appropriate. he research should )e started a%ter discussing the topic with the instructor.

he %ollowing are e3pected %rom the students:

a =eport: & report descri)ing the pro)lem( main e8uations used in sol9ing the pro)lem( %igures descri)ing the

pro)lem and the solutions( and discussion on e8uations7%igures. he computer program used in the research

should also )e included in the report. he report can )e written using the &I&& paper %ormat.

he report should ha9e sections( including:

• &)stract

• Introduction7<ac'ground: descri)ing the research topic and the pre9ious wor' done on the topic.

• >umerical ,ethod: & )rie% description o% the method/s and the e8uations used.

• =esults and Discussion: & section discussing your %indings.

• *onclusions: & section descri)ing the conclusions o% your wor'.

• =e%erences

) resentation: & twel9e minute presentation descri)ing the research and the results.

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AEM-428-001- CRN: 15131 / AEM-528-001-CRN: 15132 / AEM-528-996-CRN: 15135

SPACE PROPULSION

Course Po(#!

1. rere8uisites: &?, 40" &erospace ropulsion. @ou should ha9e a good understanding o% hermodynamics( luid

,echanics and *ompressi)le &erodynamics.

2. &ssignment Schedule: he assignment schedule shows %or each class meeting the material which is to )e studied and the

pro)lems which are to )e sol9ed )e%ore that class meeting.

!. ests: he tests will )e gi9en on the scheduled dates and will co9er assigned material whether discussed in class or not(and any additional material which may )e presented in class although not co9ered in the te3t)oo'. I% a test is missed( the

grade will )e recorded as ero. >o ma'e#up test will )e gi9en e3cept in the e9ent o% illness or serious emergency.

he tests may include 8uestions as well as pro)lems. 6rammar( spelling( punctuation( and neatness will )e considered in

the grading.

4. Auies: Auies o% %rom 5 to 10 minutes in the length may )e gi9en( generally without prior announcement. hese will

co9er assigned material through the date o% the 8ui whether it has )een discussed in class or not( as well as unassigned

material which has )een discussed in class. >o ma'e#up 8uies will )e gi9en. & missed 8ui will )e recorded as a grade

o% ero.

5. Homewor': Homewor' su)mitted is to )e the indi9idual wor' o% each student. Students should %eel %ree to discuss thehomewor' at any length with each other; howe9er( when a student sol9es the homewor' pro)lems %or su)mission he

should not re%er to the solution o% any other student. Once he has completed his homewor' solutions( he is not to allow

other students to see them. Doing so will )e considered as gi9ing unauthoried aid and a 9iolation o% the Honor *ode.

B. Design roCect: here will )e se9eral design proCects assigned during the semester.

. &ttendance: Students are e3pected to attend e9ery class session. he instructor should not )e e3pected to de9ote any time

outside o% class to a student who has a record o% une3cused a)sences.

". 6rading: he course grades will )e )ased on mid#term e3am( homewor'( proCects( 8uies( and the %inal e3am. Occasional

special assignments and classroom response may )e graded %or use in esta)lishing the course grade.

,id#term e3am !0

H-( proCects and 8uies !5

inal e3am !5

+0#100 &( "0#"+ <( 0#+ *( B0#B+ D( no cur9e

he plus7minus grading will )e applied only to undergraduate scores in consistence with the E& grading practices.

+. Honor re8uirements: O)ser9ance o% the Eni9ersity o% &la)ama Honor *ode. @ou promise to not to )e in9ol9ed with

cheating( plagiarism or misrepresentation while enrolled as a student.




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40 4720 6rad student presentations S=S due

41 4722 6rad student presentations

42 4724 6rad student presentations

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r#%'7 M' 17 2015

":00 &, # 10:!0 &, *lasses which %irst meet %rom ,- +:00 # +:50 &,

Sr#& 2015

anuary 5 Eni9ersity resumes normal )usiness hours

anuary B ate registration7add7drop

anuary *lasses )egin

anuary 14 ast day to register or add a course

anuary 14 L's" %' "o %ro ' !ourse #"ou" ' r'%e o+

anuary 1+ Holiday#,artin uther Fing r. )irthday o)ser9ed

,arch 1!#20 Sr#& o(#%'s be#&s 5:00 * M'r! 13;

,arch 2! *lasses resume /:00 a.m.

,arch 25 L's" %' "o %ro ' !ourse #" ' r'%e o+

,arch 25ast day to drop a course on#line. Drops a%ter this

date need to )e processed in the students college o%%ice

,arch !0 # &pril ! Honors -ee'

&pril ! Honors Day /classes dismissed

&pril 1 ast day %or all tests( etc.

&pril 24ast day to withdraw %rom the Eni9ersity without

ha9ing to petition the students college o%%ice ?3cept >ursing J awK

&pril 24 *lasses end

&pril 2#,ay 1 inal e3ams

,ay 1#2 *ommencement One ceremony riday7two SaturdayK




,ay 5 &ll grades due /due 24:00 ,idnight

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