Elements of propulsion : gas turbines and rockets /

Elements of Propulsion: Gas Turbines and Rockets, Second Edition provides a complete introduction to gas turbine and rocket propulsion for aerospace and mechanical engineers. Textbook coverage has been revised and expanded, including a new chapter on compressible flow. Design concepts are introduced...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Mattingly, Jack D. (Author), Boyer, Keith M. (Author)
Other Authors:	Ohain, Hans von, 1911-1998 (author of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Reston, Virginia : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., [2016].
Edition:	Second edition.
Series:	AIAA education series.
Subjects:	Aircraft gas-turbines. Airplanes > Jet propulsion. Jet engines. Rocket engines.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Review of fundamentals
3. Compressible flow
4. Aircraft gas turbine engine
5. Parametric cycle analysis (PCA) of ideal engines
6. Component performance
7. Parametric cycle analysis (PCA) of real engines
8. Engine performance analysis (EPA)
9. Turbomachinery
10. Rocket propulsion
11. Inlets, nozzles, and combustion systems
Appendix A: Altitude tables
Appendix B: Gas turbine engine data: uninstalled performance
Appendix C: Data for some liquid-propellant rocket engines
Appendix D: Compressible flow functions
Appendix E: Normal shock functions
Appendix F: Two-dimensional oblique shock functions
Appendix G: Rayleigh line flow functions
Appendix H. Fanno line flow functions
Appendix I: Turbomachinery stresses and materials
Appendix J: About the software
Appendix K: Answers to selected problems
Appendix L: Air and (CH2)n properties at low pressure
Appendix M: Propeller design tools.