751 pgs, 2001, John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 978-0471326427

With rocket propulsion technology advancing at an unprecedented rate and proliferating in other countries, the need for a totally revised edition of this benchmark work has never been greater. Like its predecessors, this seventh edition of Rocket Propulsion Elements offers a thorough introduction to basic principles, a description of physical mechanisms and designs, and an understanding of how rocket propulsion is applied to flying vehicles, delivering both theory and application more clearly and comprehensively than any other work. George P. Sutton has more than 45 years of experience in rocket propulsion, including industry, government, and academia. His 25 years with the Rocketdyne division of Rockwell International culminated with his appointment as executive director of engineering and assistant to the president. His seventh edition of Rocket Propulsion Elements serves well as a text for new students of rocket propulsion or as a desktop reference for the growing number of professionals who need to become educated on the subject.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Classification
2. Definitions and Fundamentals
3. Nozzle Theory and Thermodynamic Relations
4. Flight Performance
5. Chemical Rocket Propellant Performance Analysis
6. Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine Fundamentals
7. Liquid Propellants
8. Thrust Chambers
9. Combustion of Liquid Propellants
10. Turbopumps, Engine Design, Engine Controls, Calibration, Integration, and Optimization
11. Solid Propellant Rock Fundamentals
12. Solid Propellants
13. Combustion of Solid Propellants
14. Solid Rocket Components and Motor Design
15. Hybrid Propellant Rockets
16. Thrust Vector Control
17. Selection of Rocket Propulsion Systems
18. Rocket Exhaust Plumes
19. Electric Propulsion
20. Rocket Testing