These will prepare you to hit the ground running and to become a propulsion god
Key reads
The Science and Design of the Hybrid Rocket Engine
This is Aaron’s most recommended piece of reading as an introduction to hybrid rocketry. It’s extremely accessible (written in plain language with no complex theory) and is quite comprehensive.
If there is one book you should read cover to cover, it is this.
Propulsion section of the 2022 IREC technical report (starts on page 8)
Do take a glance at the other sections. Learning about the rest of the rocket is helpful.
You can the skip appendices/schedules/nontechnical stuff for now, it’s just required for the report
Hybrid safety (ignore sections on LOX and HTP)
'Rocket Propulsion Elements', Sutton and Biblarz
Incredibly useful and popular rocketry textbook; the “rocketeer’s bible”
Chapters 2, 3, 6, 8, 15, 16
Feel free to skip some content if it’s too dense; focus on the “big picture” for now
'Design of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines', a.k.a. Huzel & Huang
More focus on detailed mechanical design
Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
Feel free to skip some content if it’s too dense; focus on the “big picture” for now
Not key but still useful / for reference:
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