Powered Flight The Engineering of Aerospace Propulsion /

• Main Author: Greatrix, David R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Fluids.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.

Whilst most contemporary books in the aerospace propulsion field are dedicated primarily to gas turbine engines, there is often little or no coverage of other propulsion systems and devices such as propeller and helicopter rotors or detailed attention to rocket engines. By taking a wider viewpoint,...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Aerospace Propulsion
• Introduction to Atmospheric Flight
• The Propeller
• Internal Combustion Engines
• Pulsejet Engines
• Gas Turbine Engines – Fundamentals
• Turbofan Engines
• Turboprop & Turboshaft Engines
• Introduction to Space Flight
• Solid-Propellant Rocket Motors
• Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engines
• Hybrid Rocket Engines
• Air-Breathing Rocket Engines
• Propulsion in Space – Beyond the Chemical Rocket.