Course Name: Rocket Propulsion

Course abstract

The fundamental aspects of rockets and the current trends in rocket propulsion are dealt with in this course. Starting with description of motion in space, the requirements of rockets for placing space-crafts in different orbits and escaping the gravitational fields of the planets are examined. The operating principles and design aspects of solid propellant, liquid propellant, electrical, nuclear and other types of rockets are dealt with.


Course Instructor

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Prof. K. Ramamurthi

K. Ramamurthi worked in ISRO and thereafter in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Madras. He is presently Chairman of the Combustion and Shock Wave Panel (CDSW) of ARMREB in DRDO and Chairman of Extramural Research in Combustion of SERB. His research interests are in detonation, blast waves, combustion instability and thermodynamics.
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Prof. S. Varunkumar

S Varunkumar is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Madras. He teaches undergraduate thermodynamics and graduate level course in numerical methods for thermal engineering, combustion and rocket propulsion. His research interests include, instability in solid propellant rockets and thermo-chemical conversion of lingo-cellulosic biomass and coal.
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Teaching Assistant(s)

Muthaiah M

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 Course Duration : Jan-Apr 2020
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 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2019 to 03-Feb-2020
 Exam registration : 16-Dec-2019 to 20-Mar-2020
 Exam Date : 25-Apr-2020

Enrolled

4693

Registered

121

Certificate Eligible

53

Certified Category Count

Gold

2

Silver

11

Elite

21

Successfully completed

19

Participation

39

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Rocket Propulsion - Toppers list

MOHIT NITIN KOTHEKAR 97%

SHRI RAMDEOBABA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

VAIBHAV SHARMA 90%

MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH & STUDIES

DINTAKURTHI YASWANTH 88%

SREE VENKATESWARA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

KOTTANA PRADEEP 86%

RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGIES

DHAVALKUMAR RAJESHBHAI LAD 84%

PIEAZO Systemtech Pvt. Ltd

SWASTIK KANJILAL 84%

Jadavpur University

ASHWIN R 84%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 4693

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 486

Assignment Statistics



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Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.