This book is intended for students and engineers who design and develop
liquid-propellant rocket engines, offering them a guide to the theory
and practice alike. It first presents the fundamental concepts (the
generation of thrust, the gas flow through the combustion chamber and
the nozzle, the liquid propellants used, and the combustion process) and
then qualitatively and quantitatively describes the principal components
involved (the combustion chamber, nozzle, feed systems, control systems,
valves, propellant tanks, and interconnecting elements). The book
includes extensive data on existing engines, typical values for design
parameters, and worked-out examples of how the concepts discussed can be
applied, helping readers integrate them in their own work. Detailed
bibliographical references (including books, articles, and items from
the "gray literature") are provided at the end of each chapter, together
with information on valuable resources that can be found online. Given
its scope, the book will be of particular interest to undergraduate and
graduate students of aerospace engineering.