| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree With Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learns working principles of rocket motor.
2) Learns chemical fueled, electrical rocket, electrothermal, electrostatic, electromagnetic, solar radiational thrust and nuclear motors.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Working principles of rocket engine. Chemical fueled engines. Electrical rocket engines. Electrothermal engines. Electrostatic engines (ion engines). Electromagnetic engines (plasma engines). Solar radiational thrust engines. Nuclear engines. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Rocket Propulsion Systems | | 2nd Week | The Theory of Nozzle and Gas Dynamics | | 3rd Week | Performance Analysis of Rocket Importers | | 4th Week | Solid Fuel Rocket Engines-1 | | 5th Week | Solid Fuel Rocket Engines-2 | | 6th Week | Liquid Fuel Rocket Engines-1 | | 7th Week | Liquid Fuel Rocket Engines-2 | | 8th Week | MIDTERM | | 9th Week | Hybrid Rocket Motors | | 10th Week | Rocket Motor Propulsion Vector Control Systems | | 11th Week | Electrical Rocket Motors-1 | | 12th Week | Electrical Rocket Motors-2 | | 13th Week | Nuclear Rocket Engines-1 | | 14th Week | Nuclear Rocket Engines-2 |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Rocket Engines, Books Llc,General Books
Introduction to Rocket Technology,V. I. Feodosiev, G. B. Siniarev,Academic Press
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Total(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 4 | 56 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 100 | 100 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 100 | 100 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | | | | | Total Workload | | | 302 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 10,06 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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