Fundamentals of Aircraft and Rocket Propulsion

• Main Author: El-Sayed, Ahmed F. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Fluids.; Thermodynamics.; Fluid mechanics.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.

This book provides a comprehensive basics-to-advanced course in an aero-thermal science vital to the design of engines for either type of craft. The text classifies engines powering aircraft and single/multi-stage rockets, and derives performance parameters for both from basic aerodynamics and therm...