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...

Table of Contents:

• Classifications of Aircrafts and Propulsion Systems
• Basic Laws for Fluids; Performance Parameters of Jet Engines
• Piston Engines and Propellers
• Pulsejet, Ramjet, and Scramjet Engines
• Turbojet, Turbofan, and Turboramjet Engines
• Shaft Engines
• Stationary Modules of Airbreathing Engines
• Rotating Modules of Airbreathing Engines
• Special Topics
• Rockets; Rocket Engines.