Elements of Gas Turbine Propulsion
New Edition with Rockets Coming in July 2006 from AIAA
Author:
Jack D. Mattingly
DESCRIPTION: This exciting new text gives an introduction to the
fundamentals of gas turbine engines and jet propulsion for aerospace and
mechanical engineers. The book contains sufficient material for two sequential
courses in propulsion: an introductory course in jet propulsion and a gas
turbine engine components course. The text is divided into four parts:
introduction to aircraft propulsion; basic concepts and one-dimensional gas
dynamics; analysis and performance of air-breathing propulsion systems; and
analysis and design of gas turbine engine components. 960 pages and over 650
illustrations.
Table of Contents
DISTINCTIONS:
- Fifty-page foreword by Hans von Ohain (German inventor of the jet engine) covers past, present, and future of jet propulsion.
- Design concepts introduced early (aircraft performance in introductory chapter) and integrated throughout; includes six extensive design projects: two multi-chapter for the design of gas turbine engine cycles and four for the axial-flow turbomachinery.
- Extensive student input
on the design of the book means the book builds upon definitions and
gradually develops the thermodynamics, gas dynamics, and gas turbine
engine principles. Also contains over 100 worked examples and more than
260 homework problems so concepts are applied after they are introduced.
- Seven user-friendly,
computer programs for IBM compatible computers accompanies the text which
allows for rapid calculation of trends,
"what if" questions, conceptual design, homework problems, and
homework verification.
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Textbook Adoptions - some of the more than 50
institutions currently using this textbook
In any publication, a few typo's are made. The errors noted by Jan 19, 2006
in the new AIAA printing are: Pg 58, Fig 1-42, correct units for Thrust to (k
lbf) and Pg. 332, Fig 5-41e, correct labels of vertical axis to 0 to 1.0 in
increments of 0.2. If you know of any others, please let me know. My email
address is jack@aircraftenginedesign.com