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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog - SCCC & Day Students [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MECH 476 - Propulsion Systems

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisites: MECH 316  with a grade of “C” or higher
Application of basic principles in the study of the performance characteristics of air and space vehicles to include the aerodynamics of steady 1 dimensional isentropic compressible flow. Shock waves, gas turbines, turbojet, turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft, ram jet, rocket, nuclear propulsion and space propulsion systems are discussed and compared.