Aerothermodynamics of gas turbine and rocket propulsion [[electronic resource] /] / Gordon C. Oates

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783934603321
• Autore: Oates Gordon C
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Reston, Va., : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c1997
• ISBN: 1-60086-134-2; 1-60086-006-0; 1-60119-222-3
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (469 p.)
• Collana: AIAA education series
• Disciplina: 629.134/353
• Soggetti: Aerothermodynamics; Aircraft gas-turbines; Rocket engines
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1. Introduction""; ""1.1 Purpose""; ""1.2 Chemical Rockets""; ""1.3 Nonchemical Rockets""; ""1.4 Airbreathing Engines""; ""1.5 Summary""; ""Chapter 2. Thermodynamics and Quasi-One-Dimensional Fluid Flows""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Definitions""; ""2.3 The Laws of Thermodynamics""; ""2.4 The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics""; ""2.5 The First Law of Thermodynamics""; ""2.6 The Reversible Process""; ""2.7 Derived Properties: Enthalpy and Specific Heats""; ""2.8 The Second Law of Thermodynamics""""2.9 The Gibbs Equation""; ""2.10 The Gibbs Function and the Helmholtz Function""; ""2.11 Maxwell's Relations""; ""2.12 General Relationships between Properties""; ""2.13 The Perfect Gas""; ""2.14 Quasi-One-Dimensional Fluid Flows""; ""2.15 The First Law for a Flowing Systemâ€?The Control Volume""; ""2.16 The Channel Flow Equations""; ""2.17 Stagnation Properties""; ""2.18 Property Variations in Channels""; ""2.19 The Nozzle Flow Equations""; ""2.20 Numerical Solutions of Equations""; ""Problems""; ""Chapter 3. Chemical Rockets""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Expression for the Thrust""""3.3 Acceleration of a Rocket""; ""3.4 Rocket Nozzle Performance""; ""3.5 Elementary Chemistry""; ""3.6 Determination of Chamber Conditions""; ""3.7 Nozzle Flow of a Reacting Gas""; ""3.8 Solid-Propellant Rockets""; ""Problems""; ""Chapter 4. Nonchemical Rockets""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 The Nuclear-Heated Rocket""; ""4.3 Electrically Powered Rockets""; ""Problems""; ""Chapter 5. Ideal Cycle Analysis""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Notation""; ""5.3 Ideal Component Behaviors""; ""5.4 The Ideal Thermodynamic Cycle""; ""5.5 The Effect of Burning at Finite Mach Number""""5.6 The Propulsive Efficiency, η[sub(p)]""; ""5.7 Systems of Units""; ""5.8 The Ideal Turbojet""; ""5.9 Interpretation of the Behavior of the Specific Fuel Consumption""; ""5.10 The Maximum Thrust Turbojet""; ""5.11 The Ideal Turbojet with Afterburning""; ""5.12 The Turbofan with Separate Exhaust Streams""; ""5.13 The Ideal Turbofan with Mixed Exhaust Streams""; ""5.14 The Ideal Constant-Pressure Mixer""; ""5.15 The Ideal Turbofan with Afterburning""; ""Problems""; ""Chapter 6. Component Performance""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 The Thrust Equation""""6.3 Averages""; ""6.4 The Inlet""; ""6.5 The Compressor""; ""6.6 The Burner""; ""6.7 The Turbine""; ""6.8 The Nozzle""; ""6.9 Summary of Component Figures of Merit""; ""Problems""; ""Chapter 7. Nonideal Cycle Analysis""; ""7.1 Introduction""; ""7.2 The Turbojet""; ""7.3 The Turbofan""; ""7.4 The Turboprop or Prop Fan""; ""7.5 The Effects of Nonconstant Specific Heats""; ""7.6 Summary and Conclusions""; ""Problems""; ""Chapter 8. Engine Off-Design Performance""; ""8.1 Introduction""; ""8.2 Off-Design Analysis of the Turbojet""; ""8.3 Off-Design Analysis of the Turbofan""