Space Shuttle Main Engine |
Chemical Rocket Propulsion MECH
581A4
Catalog Description: Rocket propulsion is a key technology in the areas of space exploration, commercialization of space and even terrestrial systems such as automotive vehicle restraint systems. Space exploration has seen a renewed interest in light of recent unmanned planetary missions. However, the primary obstacle that has prevented man from walking on the surface of Mars is the propulsion system requirements. In terms of the commercialization/privatization of space exploration, the recent explosion in communications technology has put an unprecedented demand for communication satellite launches and new companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic have captured the public imagination. And, every automobile sold in this country includes solid rocket motors that are used to rapidly inflate the air bags.
Textbook:
Instructor: Anthony J. Marchese Download Course Syllabus here Office: Scott 104 and Powerhouse 211Phone: (970) 491-2328 Email: marchese@colostate.edu |
Active: Methane Leakage from Natural Gas Supply Chain •Ultrasonic Harvesting of Microalgae• Advanced Biofuels Combustion and Characterization Laboratory • Reduced Chemical Kinetic Mechanisms for High BMEP Natural Gas Engines • Conversion of Beef Tallow into High Quality Biofuels • Dual Fuel Natural Gas/Diesel Engines • Development of Tier 4 Biomass Gasifier Cookstoves • Rapid Compression Machine for Chemical Kinetics of Biofuels • HCCI Performance of Alcohol/Alkyl Ester Blends• Development of a Thermophoretic Sampling System for Engineered Nanoparticles •Characterization of Physical and Chemical Properties of Algal Methyl Esters and Renewable Diesel•Measurement of Direct Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Microalgae Cultivation •Combustion Chemistry of Algae-Derived Biofuels•Engine Emissions from Algal Methyl Esters•Locomotive Diesel Emissions•Methy Ester Droplet Combustion•1.1 Second Drop Tower for Microgravity Combustion Experiments•Biodiesel Chemical Kinetics Archive: Microgravity Droplet Combustion Experiments •Results from STS-94 Space Shuttle Mission •Multi-Component Droplet Combustion Modeling•Edge Flames •Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Emissions |
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Colorado State
University • Fort Collins, CO 80523 •
Phone / 970.491.2328 |