Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion / Edition 2

by Philip Hill, Carl Peterson

Overview

In this textbook, the authors show that a few fundamental principles can provide students of mechanical and aeronautical engineering with a deep understanding of all modes of aircraft and spacecraft propulsion. The book also demonstrates how these fundamental principles can lead directly to useful quantitative assessments of performance as well as possibilities for improvement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780201146592
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	09/17/1991
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	768
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.70(d)

Table of Contents

1. The Jet Propulsion Principle.


2. Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Fluid Flow.


3. Steady One-Dimensional Flow of a Perfect Gas.


4. Boundary Layer Mechanics and Heat Transfer.


5. Thermodynamcis of Aircraft Jet Engines.


6. Aerodynamics of Inlets, Combustors, and Nozzles.


7. Axial Compressors.


8. Axial Turbines.


9. The Centrifugal Compressor.


10. Performance of Rocket Vehicles.


11. Chemical Rocket Thrust Chambers.


12. Chemical Rocket Propellants: Combustion and Expansion.


13. Turbomachinery for Liquid-Propellant Rockets.


14. Electrical Rocket Propulsion.

Editorial Reviews

Shows how basic principles may be used to predict the performance of aircraft engines and rockets and to illuminate their design limitations. Stresses the application of the reader's theoretical knowledge to several real devices, pointing toward the engineering objectives of propulsion, and provides a method of examining the potential of new concepts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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