Gas Turbine and Rocket Engine Propulsion
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Gas Turbine and Rocket Engine Propulsion

Fundamental Concepts and Design Elements of Liquid-Propellant and Hydrodynamic Propulsion

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eBook - ePub

Gas Turbine and Rocket Engine Propulsion

Fundamental Concepts and Design Elements of Liquid-Propellant and Hydrodynamic Propulsion

About this book

A unified, conservation-law-based treatment of air-breathing and rocket propulsion, covering cycle analysis, component design and hydrodynamic propulsion for advanced students and engineers.

Information

Publisher
Gocks Publications
Year
2026
Topic
Technology & Engineering
eBook ISBN
9798259675254
Subtopic
Thermodynamics
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Preface
  3. About This Book
  4. Important Safety Notice
  5. Chapter 1: Thrust, Momentum and Propulsion Efficiency
  6. Chapter 2: Thermodynamic Cycles for Air-Breathing Engines
  7. Chapter 3: Inlets and Diffusers from Subsonic to Supersonic
  8. Chapter 4: Axial and Centrifugal Compressors
  9. Chapter 5: Combustors, Flame Stability and Emissions
  10. Chapter 6: Turbines, Stage Loading and Blade Cooling
  11. Chapter 7: Nozzles, Expansion and Off-Design Operation
  12. Chapter 8: Cycle Analysis and Engine Performance Matching
  13. Chapter 9: Afterburners, Ramjets and Scramjets
  14. Chapter 10: Rocket Fundamentals: Specific Impulse and Characteristic Velocity
  15. Chapter 11: Liquid-Propellant Engine Cycles, Injectors and Cooling
  16. Chapter 12: Turbopumps, Solid Motors and Combustion Instability
  17. Chapter 13: Hydrodynamic Propulsion: Propellers, Cavitation and Waterjets
  18. Conclusion
  19. Acknowledgements
  20. Glossary
  21. Sources and Further Reading
  22. About the Author
  23. A Request from the Author

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