Theory of aerospace propulsion

Theory of aerospace propulsion / Pasquale M. Sforza.

Readers of this book will be able to: utilize the fundamental principles of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics to analyze aircraft engines, understand the common gas turbine aircraft propulsion systems and be able to determine the applicability of each, perform system studies of aircraft engine syst...

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Main Author: Sforza, P. M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Waltham, MA : Academic Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Jet propulsion.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Aeronautics & Astronautics.
Jet propulsion
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 IDEALIZED FLOW MACHINES
  • Chapter 2 QUASI-ONE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW EQUATIONS
  • Chapter 3 IDEALIZED CYCLE ANALYSIS OF JET ENGINES
  • Chapter 4 COMBUSTION CHAMBERS FOR AIRBREATHING ENGINES
  • Chapter 5 NOZZLES
  • Chapter 6 INLETS
  • Chapter 7 TURBOMACHINERY
  • Chapter 8 BLADE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF AXIAL FLOW TURBOMACHINES
  • Chapter 9. TURBINE ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND COMPONENT INTEGRATION
  • Chapter 10 PROPELLERS
  • Chapter 11 LIQUID ROCKETS
  • Chapter 12 SOLID PROPELLANT ROCKETS
  • Chapter 13 NUCLEAR ROCKETS
  • Chapter 14 SPACE PROPULSION
  • Chapter 15. PROPULSION ASPECTS OF HIGH-SPEED FLIGHT
  • Appendix A: SHOCK WAVES, EXPANSIONS, TABLES AND CHARTS
  • Appendix B: PROPERTIES OF HYDROCARBON FUEL COMBUSTION
  • Appendix C: EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
  • Appendix D: BOOST PHASE AND STAGING OF ROCKETS
  • Appendix E: SAFETY, RELIABILITY, AND RISK ASSESSMENT
  • Appendix F: AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE
  • Appendix G: THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF SELECTED SPECIES.

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