Aircraft propulsion and gas turbine engines

"AIRCRAFT PROPULSION and GAS TURBINE ENGINES, Second Edition, will be a significantly updated and expanded survey of today's aeronautical and aerospace propulsion. The book will be divided into three parts rather than two as in its 1st edition. The first two parts are devoted to air breath...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author El-Sayed, Ahmed F. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2017]
EditionSecond edition.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781315156743
1315156741
9781523113965
1523113960
9781466595170
1466595175
9781351631969
1351631969
9781466595187
1466595183
9781466595163
1466595167
Physical Description1 online resource (xxvii, 1447 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • History and classifications of aero-engine
  • Performance parameters of jet engines
  • Pulsejet and ramjet engines
  • Turbojet engine
  • Turbofan engines
  • Shaft engines
  • High speed supersonic and hypersonic engines
  • Industrial gas turbines
  • Power plant installation and intakes
  • Combustion systems
  • Exhaust system
  • Centrifugal compressors
  • Axial flow compressors and fans
  • Axial turbines
  • Radial inflow turbines
  • Module matching
  • Selected topics
  • Introduction to rocketry
  • Rocket engines.