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Record Nr.

UNINA9910765544203321

Autore

Li Longbiao

Titolo

Propulsion systems : recent advances, new perspectives and applications / / Longbiao Li

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : IntechOpen, , 2023

ISBN

1-83768-478-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations

Disciplina

629.134353

Soggetti

Propulsion systems

Propulsion systems - Automatic control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Review of the Aviation Power Units Development -- 2. Impulse Measurement Methods for Space Micro-Propulsion Systems -- 3. Matter/Anti-Matter Propulsion -- 4. Optimised PVDF Placement Inside an Operating Hydrodynamic Thrust Bearing -- 5. Developing a Novel Superstructure System for the Ballasted Railways Using RRP235special Stabilized Clayey Soil -- 6. High-Speed Train Traction System Reliability Analysis -- 7. Nuclear Propulsion.

Sommario/riassunto

Propulsion systems play an important role in civil and military applications. New designs, new materials, and new technologies have already been applied to propulsion systems to improve power and decrease energy consumption. This book focuses on the recent progress in propulsion system development for different applications in fields such as aerospace and marine industries, as well as for high-speed trains and other vehicles.