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Includes engine performance charts for actual engines to help with student projects and ballpark estimations
Provides a broad coverage of most propulsion systems to give the reader a better context of trends and inter-connections between systems
Gives comprehensive and straightforward internal ballistic analysis for solid and hybrid rocket engines
Includes online access to sample test questions and solutions
Contains many colour illustrations
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Whilst most contemporary books in the aerospace propulsion field are dedicated primarily to gas turbine engines, there is often little or no coverage of other propulsion systems and devices such as propeller and helicopter rotors or detailed attention to rocket engines. By taking a wider viewpoint, Powered Flight - The Engineering of Aerospace Propulsion aims to provide a broader context, allowing observations and comparisons to be made across systems that are overlooked by focusing on a single aspect alone. The physics and history of aerospace propulsion are built on step-by-step, coupled with the development of an appreciation for the mathematics involved in the science and engineering of propulsion.
Combining the author’s experience as a researcher, an industry professional and a lecturer in graduate and undergraduate aerospace engineering, Powered Flight - The Engineering of Aerospace Propulsion covers its subject matter both theoretically and with an awareness of the practicalities of the industry. To ensure that the content is clear, representative but also interesting the text is complimented by a range of relevant graphs and photographs including representative engineering, in addition to several propeller performance charts. These items provide excellent reference and support materials for graduate and undergraduate projects and exercises.
Students in the field of aerospace engineering will find that Powered Flight - The Engineering of Aerospace Propulsion supports their studies from the introductory stage and throughout more intensive follow-on studies.
Authors and Affiliations
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Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
David R. Greatrix
About the author
David R. Greatrix is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, having taught and conducted research there since 1993. He has previously worked or studied for the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg; Canadair Group of Bombardier, Inc., Montreal; Boeing Canada, Winnipeg Division; the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies; and Defence Research Establishment Valcartier, Quebec.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Powered Flight
Book Subtitle: The Engineering of Aerospace Propulsion
Authors: David R. Greatrix
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2485-6
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-2484-9Published: 26 January 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-5947-6Published: 22 February 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-2485-6Published: 25 January 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 526
Topics: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Fluid- and Aerodynamics