DEPARTMENTOFAERONAUTICALENGINEERING

PARTB

UNITI

1. List&explaindesignconsiderationforliquidrocketcombustorvolume&shape.
2. Explainthetypesofigniters.
3. Explainthecomponentsofigniters.
4. Explainthetypesofpropellantfeedsystems.
5. Sketch&explainatypical1dmodelofcombustionmechnismofacomposite
social propellants. Sketch the temperature profile in both phases of the
propellant.
6. Explaincombustioninstability&itscontrollingproceduresinthrustchamber.
7. DerivetheTsiolkovskysequationforrocketmotioninfreespace.
8. Thespecificimpulseofarocketis282sec,Itsstructuralefficiencyis0.09.Idealvelocity
incrementinfreespaceis8.9km/s.Calculatepayloadratio,massratip&propellantratio.
9. Explainpropellanthammer&GyseringeffectinLRE.
10. Explaincombustionsystem&combustionmechanismforSRE.

UNITII

1. Explainthetypesofforebodymidbody&tailsectionusedintherockets&missiles
2. Withneatsketchdistinguishb/wbodyupwash&bodydownwash.
3. Sketchselfimpingingtype&splashplatetypeinLRinjectorwithitsadvantage&disadvantage.
4. Sketchthevariousforces&momentsactingonamissilewhilepassingthroughatmosphere.
5. Classificationofmissiles
6. Withneatsketch&explainthetypesofaerodynamicsurfacesusedintherockets&missiles
7. Sketchthevariousforces&momentsactingonarocketprojectile.
8. Explainthetypesofdrag.
9. Whataredragestimation&interferenceeffect.

UNITIII
1. Whatisrocketdispersion?Explainthefactorsthatcauserocketdispersion
2. What arethevarious components ofdrag experienced bya rocket while passing
throughatmosphere.
3. Withneatsketch&explainhowfinsimpartstabilitytoarocketinflight.
4. Sketch the shapes & show the typical pressure coefficient variations over the
aerodynamicsurfaces.
5. Howwavedrag&itscoefficientcanbeestimatedfordoublewedge,modifieddouble
wedge,biconvexprofilesofsupersonicairfoils.
6. List the basic aerodynamics design considerations for the development of airtoair
 missiles.Whatarethefactorsthatlimitstherangeofsuchmissile?
7. Withneatsketch&explainthelateralaerodynamicmomentofarocket&brieflyeludicate
thevariationoflateralaerodynamicmomentcoefficientvariationwithangleofattack.
Howdoesthevariationaffectthestabilityoftherocket.
8. Deriveanexpressionfortherocketmotioninthehomogeneousgravitationalfield.
9. Deriveanexpressionfortheburnoutran

UNITIV
1. ExplainGravityturntrajectors.
2. Deriveanexpressionfortheburnouttimeintermsofspecificimpulse,massratio&thrustto
weightratioofrocketfortheconditionsthattherocketdevelopsbothconstant&varyingthrust.
3. Obtainexpressionfortheburnoutaltitude&culminationaltitudeattainedbyasounding
rocketfortheconditionsthattherocketdevelopsbothconstant&varyingthrust.
Aerodynamicforcesarenegligible.
4. Arocketundergoesaninclinedtrajectorywithconstantpitchangle.Therocketdevelops
constantthrust&itsmotionisinhomogeneousgravitationfield.Deriveanexpression
fortheburnoutvelocity&burnoutaltitude.Showthattheresticalcomponentof
velocityinzeroatculmination.Aerodynamicforcesarenegligible.
5. Explainwhatarekickangle,Staging,Jetavators&Thrusttermination.
6. ExplainTVC&itsmethodsbywhichitcanbeachived.
7. Calculatetheculminationrange&altitudereachedbyarocketafterburnoutwith
followingdata.Specificimpulse=278sec.T/W=1.48,massratio=5.2,pitchangle=
41.2.Assumethattherocketistracinganinclinedtrajectorywithconstantpitchangle
fortheconditionsthattherocketdevelopsbothconstant&varyingthrust.Aerodynamic
forcesarenegligible.
8. Explainmultistagingrocketvehicle&itsnomenclature.Whataretheseparationstages
withintheatmosphere?
9. Whatiscoastingphase?Whatisitsimportanceinthedesignphilosophyofmultistagingrocket.
10. Explaintheaerodynamicscharacteristicsofcanardcontrols.

UNITV
1. What are the possible materials that can be used for nose/fore body, wings,
&interstagecouplingsofshort&longrangeballisticmissiles?Justifyyouranswer.
2. Whataretheselectionconsiderationofmaterialtobeusedfortheconstructionof
thrustchamberofSRE&LRE.
3. Explaintheablationcoolingmethodofreentrybodies.
4. Suggestmaterialsforthefollowing:
REentrynosecones,wingLE,rocketnozzlethrustinserts&fins.
5. ExplaintheprinciplebehindtheSITVCwithneatsketch.Whatarethevarioustypesof
fluidsthatcanbeusedbforsecondaryinjectors?
6. Explainthevariousselectioncriteriafortheaerospaceapplicationmaterials.
7. Listthefactorsthatpromotesthesmoothstageseparationforamultistagingvehicles.
8. Explainhowvehicleoptimisationiscarriedoutforanstagelaunchvehicle.
9. Explaintheeffectofspaceenvironmentonmaterials&listthematerialsthatcanwithstand
thiseffect.