Semester : SEMESTER 8
Subject : Propulsion Engineering
Year : 2019
Term : October
Branch : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Scheme : 2015 Full Time
Course Code : ME 462
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What is restrictive and unrestrictive modes burning of solid propellant.
PART C
Answer any four full questions, each carries 10 marks.
Explain the working of pressure-fed and pump-fed LPR?
Explain the working of pyrogen igniter.
List out any 5 desirable properties of a liquid propellant
What do you mean by Combustion instability in Rocket engines
Explain the different methods of cooling of thrust chambers and nozzles in Liquid
propellant Rocket engine.
A rocket-propelled vehicle has a mass ratio of 0.10. The specific impulse of the
rocket is 2500Ns/kg. If the rocket burns for 60s, find the velocity and altitude
attained by the vehicle. Assume vertical trajectory and negligible drag, g=9.81
11/82.
Explain the major components of a typical rocket test facility.
Explain the safety provisions in a modern rocket test facility.
Derive an expression for altitude gain in a powered flight.
List out at least eight physical quantities measured in rocket testing.
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