AUDIENCE: This course is intended for students, engineers, and managers involved or interested in the aero-thermodynamic and structural design of liquid propulsion turbomachinery components as well as how they fit in the rocket through their relevant systems.

- Non-Member Price: $1195 USD

- AIAA Member Price: $995 USD

- AIAA Student Member Price: $495 USD

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1.1 Overview of liquid rocket engines and propulsive cycles | 4 hours

1.1.1 Requirements for development of liquid propulsion systems

1.1.2 Development of the preliminary concept of launcher for specific payload and orbit

1.1.3 Propulsive cycle options

1.1.4 Fluid properties modeling

1.1.5 Follow-along examples of modeling rocket engines in AxCYCLE™ (part of AxSTREAM® platform)

1.2 Turbine design theory for rockets | 8 hours

1.2.1 Turbomachinery design philosophy and process

1.2.2 General axial turbine design theory

1.2.3 Turbine specificities based on selected cycle (including sub- and supersonic turbines)

1.2.4 Detailed design and requirements for turbines for liquid rocket engines (LRE)

1.2.5 Follow-along conceptual design of a turbine for the RL-10 engine in AxSTREAM®

1.3 Cryogenic pump design | 6 hours

1.3.1 Centrifugal pump design theory

1.3.2 Specificities of pumps for rocket applications (including inducers, splitters and axial-flow pumps)

1.3.3 Detailed design and requirements for pumps for liquid propulsion

1.3.4 Follow-along conceptual design of a pump for the RL-10 engine in AxSTREAM®

1.4 Turbopump secondary flows | 2 hours

1.4.1 Turbopump configuration selection

1.4.2 Secondary flow modeling

1.4.3 Hydraulic losses and leakages determination

1.4.4 Axial force balancing

1.5 System-level rotor dynamics | 3 hours

1.5.1 Importance of rotor dynamics evaluation

1.5.2 Bearing elements commonly found in LRE

1.5.3 Basics of lateral and torsional rotor dynamic analyses

1.6 Example of automated preliminary design of LRE turbopump | 1 hour

Mr. Clement Joly is a Senior Manager at SoftInWay and has been with the company since January 2013. He received his Master’s Degree in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering from Polytech ’Orleans in France and attended engineering classes at Wichita State University in Kansas (USA). Mr. Joly specializes in traditional and emerging technologies linked to turbomachinery components and systems.

Dr. Vlad Goldenberg joined SoftInWay after completing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. His doctoral research involved the development of a novel aerodynamic synthesis method for a centrifugal compressor stage, and integrated CFD with optimization, AI, and machine learning. His other research involved novel heat pump modeling and optimization, and flow and heat transfer in porous media, with applications in heat transfer enhancement. Vlad’s research interests are in the areas of computation and modeling of thermal and fluid systems to solve complex engineering problems. Vlad has been a practitioner of turbomachinery analysis and design for over a decade. He implemented analysis methods on axial power generation gas turbines and steam turbines, also involving complete thermal engineering on the entire power generating process. He also developed centrifugal compressors for HVAC chillers, incorporating thermal modeling of the cycle into the design of the flow path, culminating in preliminary design through a full CFD analysis of compressor stages. Vlad holds B.S. degrees from UC Berkeley, M.S. from the University of St. Thomas, and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.

About SoftInWay: SoftInWay is an international R&D engineering company specializing in the development of clean, efficient, and reliable turbomachinery and propulsion technology through its software platform AxSTREAM and engineering services. With 450 customers worldwide, SoftInWay supports companies, research labs, and government organizations in a number of industries including aerospace and space exploration. In addition to the Liquid Rocket Propulsion online course, SoftInWay also offers classes in propulsion system and component (fan, compressor, pump, turbine, etc.) design. Learn more about SoftInWay by visiting https://www.softinway.com/

Classroom hours / CEUs: 24 classroom hours / 2.4 CEU/PDH

Contact: Please contact Lisa Le or Customer Service if you have questions about the course or group discounts (for 5+ participants).