ROCKET PROPULSION ELEMENTS by Sutton, G. P. reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

From The Space Library

ROCKET PROPULSION ELEMENTS

by Sutton, G. P.

New York, 1948: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 294 pages, OP

First edition of book later greatly expanded (see 1956 entry), it provides an introduction to the engineering of rockets and treats rocket history, nozzle theory and thermodynamic relations, rocket propellant performance calculations, liquid rocket propellants, liquid rocket motors, liquid propellant feed systems, flight performance, rocket testing and solid propellant rockets. The book has become a standard text in its field.

Extracted from the 1962 Publication Annotated Bibliography of Space Science and Technology with an Astronomical Supplement - A History of Astronautical Book Literature 1931 - 1961. by Frederick I. Ordway III