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What does the study of propulsion involve?

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G. Deacon

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G. Deacon, Civil Engineer, B.E(Bachelor of Engineering), Trenton, New Jersey

Answered Dec 11, 2019

The study of propulsion involves majorly the fundamental operation plus design of the devices of aerospace propulsion, which includes both rocket power plants and air-breathing engines. In propulsion study, the gas dynamics of thermodynamics, internal flows, and the process of combustion that are used in these devices are put into detailed study. More studies are also given to engine components, such as nozzles, combustion chambers, pumps, inlet, compressors, and turbines. You will also treat some air-breathing engines, which include turbofans, turboprops, turbojets, scramjets, and ramjets.

You will also cover the systems of rocket propulsion such as liquid rocket engines, solid rocket motors, hybrid rockets, nuclear non-chemical systems, electric non-chemical systems, and advanced non-chemical systems. Parts of the work that are done still include combustion in energy systems and propulsion, simulations of fluid, computational modeling, and turbulence. Some other disciplines that are taken into consideration in the study of propulsion include aeroacoustics, atomization processes, fluid mechanics computation, turbo machinery aerodynamics, combustion, and heat transfer of particle flows.

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E. James

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E. James

Answered Dec 04, 2019

The study of propulsion involves basic reviews of operations and the design of aerospace. It involves air inhalation engines and rocket power plants.

The term propulsion is a word derived from 2 Latin words “pro" and “pellere." Pro stands for “forward or before," while pellere means to “move" or to “drive."
The propulsion system produces thrust that moves the object forward. It consists of a source of mechanical power (engine) to move the engine and a propulsor (propels the production of propulsive force).

The engine parts which generate the mechanical force consist of compressors, inlets, combustion chamber, nozzles, turbines, and pumps.

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B. Mary

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B. Mary, Health Care manager, MHA(Master's In Healthcare Administration), Raleigh, North Carolina

Answered Nov 21, 2019

Propulsion involves the study of the essential operation and strategy of aerospace propulsion devices, including both air inhalation engines and rocket power plants. The gas aspects of internal flows, thermodynamics, and combustion processes correlated with those components examined in detail.

Engine parts such as inlets, pumps, and compressors, combustion chambers, turbines, and nozzles are investigated. Rocket propulsion systems, containing reliable rocket motors, liquid rocket engines, hybrid rockets, and nuclear electric and advanced nonchemical systems, are also included.

A propulsion system consists of a supply of mechanical power and a propulsor. It also involves the study of driving an object forward.

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Julie Ann Sullivan

Julie Ann Sullivan

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Julie Ann Sullivan

Answered Jan 18, 2019

The study of propulsion is all about the review of thebasic operation and design of devices that are known as being aerospace propulsion devices. These devices include air-breathingengines and rocket power-plants.

The study of propulsion is all about the review of thebasic operation and design of devices that

Propulsion is a word that means to push something forward or drive an object ahead. The term comes from two Latin words. These two words are no other than pro, which means before or forward, and pellere. Pellere means to drive. A propulsion system is made up of a source of mechanical power, and a propulsor, which means to convert this power into a propulsive force.

The study of propulsion is all about the review of thebasic operation and design of devices that

A propulsion system is a type of machine that creates thrust to push an object forward. Thrust is a mechanical force that is generated by engines to move an object. The amount of thrust that is made depends on the mass flow going through the engine and the exit velocity of the gas. Varying propulsion systems produce thrust in ways that are slightly different one from the other.

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