DEPARTMENT OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

III B.TECH. VI Semester.

CYCLE TEST-I
AS1012: Rocket Propulsion.
Date: 25-02-2016
Time: 50 Minutes
Max. Marks: 30
Answer ALL Questions
PART-A (6X1=6 Marks)
1. Draw Energy balance and efficiency diagram of a chemical rocket engine and define the
following:
i. Internal efficiency,
ii. propulsive efficiency,
iii. thermal efficiency and
iv.
overall efficiency

PART-B (2X12=24 Marks)

Answer any two questions
1. A chemical rocket is used for launch into earth orbit. At the end of the combustion the
stagnation temperature is 3000K and the stagnation pressure is 20MPa. The molecular mass of
the combustion product is 26 kg//kmol. The gases expanded isentropically as an ideal gas
mixture with a specific heat ratio of 1.2 and the throat diameter is 0.1m. At sea level determine
the following: Exhaust jet velocity, Area ratio, Specific Impulse, Characteristic velocity,
optimum thrust coefficient and optimum rocket thrust.

solution
Exit jet velocity
1

2 RTc Pe
VJ
1

1 Pc

2 R0Tc
P
1 e

Molecular mass 1 Pc

1.2 1

2 1.2 8314 3000 0.1 1.2

VJ
1
20
26 1.2 1

VJ 2598.43m / s

2 2 1 Pc

1

Pe

1.2 1

2 21.21 20 1.2

1.2 1
.1

20.18
1
1.2 1

2 .1 1.2
2 Pe
1
1
1.2 1 20
1 Pc

Ae

At

Specific impulse
I sp

VJ 2094

264.87 s
g
9.81

Characteristic velocity
1

1.2 1

2 2 1
2 21.21

1.2
0.6485

1.2 1
1
C

R0Tc
1
1
1
8314 3000
RTc

1510.32m / s

Molecular mass 0.6485

26

C 0F
C

0
F

Vj

C*
1.72

Thrust.
F C 0 F Pc At
F 1.72 20 106 0.007857
F 270.36 KN

2. A 3 stage rocket comprises of the following data

PARAMETERS
STAGE-1 STAGE-2 STAGE-3
Propellant Mass (kg)
10000
6000
5000
Structural Mass (kg)
2000
2000
1000
Effective jet Velocity(m/s)
1500
2000
4414.5
Specific Impulse(sec)
450
SMR
0.166
.25
.142
PMR
.833
.75
.714
Del V
693.93
1021.65
5530.32
Total Del V
7245.88
Assume payload of 1000kg.
Find structural mass ratio and propellant mass ratio for each stage, change in velocity for each
stage and the net change in velocity.

3. The following data are given for a certain rocket unit: Thrust=8896N, Propellant consumption
rate=3.867kg/sec, Velocity of vehicle=400m/s, energy content of propellant=6.911MJ/kg.
Assume 99% combustion efficiency. Calculate Effective jet velocity, kinetic energy of jet,
internal efficiency, propulsive efficiency, thermal efficiency, overall efficiency, specific
impulse and SPC.
Solution
F 8896
Vj
2300.491m / s
3.867
m
1 2 1
mV j 3.867 2300.4912 10.23MJ
2
2
K .E of jet
10.23 106
int

0.3867 38.67%

6
0.99

3.867

6.911

10
chem m Q
K .E of jet

2
33.75%
1 2
Vj2 V 2
therm
39.44%
2Q
overall 13.31%

prop

I sp

Vj
g

SPC

234.50 s
1
0.004264 s 1
I sp