Lec0: Sizing a Rocket Engine from Scratch (Intro to Rocket Design)

This is an introduction to rocket engine sizing and physics. It is recorded for new members of the Liquid Propulsion Group club @ CSUS, but is uploaded publicly. Makar Loktyukhin is the founder of LPG, and is currently serving as a graduate advisor to the club.

Links mentioned:
https://cearun.grc.nasa.gov/
http://www.rocket-propulsion.com/RPA/...
https://www.amazon.com/Rocket-Propuls... (originally published 1949 :^)

Music (Kerbal):

Sneaky Adventure Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Groove Grove Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:09 Basic Rocket Ideas
02:23 Thrust and Specific Impulse
04:05 Exhaust Velocity Equation
06:49 Flow Assumptions
08:14 Isentropic Relations
09:05 Area-Mach Relation
11:16 Throat Area Equation
12:34 Isp vs Pressure
13:20 Isp vs O:F
16:35 Characteristic Properties
19:50 Sizing by Hand
23:30 Contour Shape
24:47 Sizing with Software
25:22 Heat Transfer Trends
27:04 Summary