Good rocket engine design text books?

[l3p3r]

<p>Hi all,</p><p>If anyone knows any comprehensive books on the subject for the budding aerospace engineer I'd love to hear from you! Especially if you find yourself regularly referring to it for your work. I'm looking for the book that is to aerospace engineers as <em>The Art of Electronic Design</em> is to electrical engineers. Maybe no such book exists, but it can't hurt to ask &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;Cheers </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[DrRocket]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Hi all,If anyone knows any comprehensive books on the subject for the budding aerospace engineer I'd love to hear from you! Especially if you find yourself regularly referring to it for your work. I'm looking for the book that is to aerospace engineers as The Art of Electronic Design is to electrical engineers. Maybe no such book exists, but it can't hurt to ask &nbsp;&nbsp;Cheers <br />Posted by l3p3r</DIV></p><p><font color="#000000">Rocket Propulsion Elements, 7th Edition </font><span class="ptBrand"><font color="#000000">by George P. Sutton and Oscar</font> </span></p><p><span class="ptBrand">might be what&nbsp;you are looking for if your interest is in the propulsion side of the business.</span></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[drwayne]

<p>This book is out of print, so getting it can be a bit challenging, but it is a superb background book on propulsion chemistry and the history thereof.&nbsp; Great history and humor.</p><p>Tile: "Ignition!"</p><p>http://www.amazon.com/Ignition-informal-history-liquid-propellants/dp/0813507251</p><p>Wayne</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>"1) Give no quarter; 2) Take no prisoners; 3) Sink everything."  Admiral Jackie Fisher</p> </div>

 

[drwayne]

<p>On my shelf at work:</p><p>http://www.amazon.com/Propulsion-Analysis-Design-Ronald-Humble/dp/0070313202/ref=pd_sim_b_title_2</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>"1) Give no quarter; 2) Take no prisoners; 3) Sink everything."  Admiral Jackie Fisher</p> </div>

 

[drwayne]

<p>But I have heard some positive&nbsp;recommendations:</p><p>http://www.amazon.com/Engineering-Liquid-Propellant-Progress-Astronautics-Aeronautics/dp/1563470136/ref=pd_sim_b_title_5</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>"1) Give no quarter; 2) Take no prisoners; 3) Sink everything."  Admiral Jackie Fisher</p> </div>

 

[l3p3r]

Thanks for the suggestions guys I'll see if I can find them locally else I've gotta try and remember my amazon account details <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-innocent.gif" border="0" alt="Innocent" title="Innocent" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[l3p3r]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Rocket Propulsion Elements, 7th Edition by George P. Sutton and Oscar might be what&nbsp;you are looking for if your interest is in the propulsion side of the business. <br /> Posted by DrRocket</DIV>Well, it turns out my dad had a copy of this sitting in his bookshelf! Only thing is; this is the 6th edition, not the 7th - do you think I will be missing much of value? The preface mentions that the 6th edition has "40% more pages" than the 5th.. so I'm tempted to pursue the 7th edition afterall...&nbsp; </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[DrRocket]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Well, it turns out my dad had a copy of this sitting in his bookshelf! Only thing is; this is the 6th edition, not the 7th - do you think I will be missing much of value? The preface mentions that the 6th edition has "40% more pages" than the 5th.. so I'm tempted to pursue the 7th edition afterall...&nbsp; <br />Posted by l3p3r</DIV></p><p>That book has been around since Hector was a pup.&nbsp; The basics haven't changed much so I think you would do well to look through edition that you have in hand.&nbsp; I don't know what the additional 40% might be.&nbsp; You might find a copy of the new addition, at a library, compare it with the 6th edition and then decide if you want the new book.&nbsp; It depends on what you want to do with it.</p><p>Quite frankly I spent about 24 years associated with the design of solid rockets and didn't use a textbook very much.&nbsp; There are various lecture notes and data books available that cover the material, but Sutton does offer a nice compact package for the fundamentals.&nbsp; It is good for doing hand calculations and getting a feel for the underlying physics.&nbsp; When you need really accurate calculations you need some sophisticated and specialized computer codes.&nbsp; The textbooks don't cover those.</p><p>ADDED:&nbsp; The value of Sutton is that it is readily available.&nbsp; I have looked through it and know that it has the sort of information that you are looking for, but I personally have used other notes and outside references that are available within the industry but might be difficult to obtain outside of it.&nbsp; There is an organization called the CPIA (Chemical Propulsion Industry Association) that has available a huge amount of information on rocketry.&nbsp; However, that information is only available to member organizations and some of it is classified.&nbsp; </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[AstronautBB]

Sweet! Just what I was looking for!