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A comprehensive coverage of the key physical concepts thatgovern gas turbine propulsion systems. Topics include combustiontechnology, engine/airplane performance matching, inlets and inlet/engineintegration, variable convergent/divergent nozzle aerodynamics, and more. ... Read more

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Analyzes the nation's aeronautic testing needs and the effectiveness of and management issues for, NASA's major wind tunnel and test propulsion facilities in serving those needs. ... Read more

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"Fundamentals of Hybrid Rocket Combustion and Propulsion" is the first text to offer a comprehensive treatment of hybrid rockets. In this book, editors have pooled together some of the most respected minds in the field, each providing their very special insight and expertise to the text. The content is therefore as up-to-date as it is broad. Each chapter offers an expert account of every aspect of hybrid rocket propulsion, including fundamental aspects of hybrid combustion, numerical and theoretical approaches, and various applications. All chapters are enhanced with more than 25 to 35 graphical elements - including tables, figures and photographs. Making for an easy and informative read, this book is a must-have resource for anyone currently working in or studying rocket propulsion. ... Read more

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THE work on Hybrid Rocket Propulsion
An outstanding assembly of work in this field. Deeply technical, this book covers every aspect of the art from science to speculation.

Highly recommended for University Libraries, Engineering Libraries and for students of reaction propulsion. ... Read more

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The escalating use of aircraft in the 21^st century demands a thorough understanding of engine propulsion concepts, including the performance of aero engines. Among other critical activities,gas turbines play an extensive role in electric power generation, and marine propulsion for naval vessels and cargo ships.

In the most exhaustive volume to date, this text examines the foundation of aircraft propulsion: aerodynamics interwoven with thermodynamics, heat transfer, and mechanical design. With a finely focused approach, the author devotes each chapter to a particular engine type, such as ramjet and pulsejet, turbojet, and turbofan. Supported by actual case studies, he illustrates engine performance under various operating conditions.

Part I discusses the history, classifications, and performance of air breathing engines. Beginning with Leonardo and continuing on to the emergence of the jet age and beyond, this section chronicles inventions up through the 20^th century. It then moves into a detailed discussion of different engine types, including pulsejet, ramjet, single- and multi-spool turbojet, and turbofan in both subsonic and supersonic applications.

The author discusses Vertical Take Off and Landing aircraft, and provides a comprehensive examination of hypersonic scramjet and turbo ramjet engines. He also analyzes the different types of industrial gas turbines having single-and multi-spool with intercoolers, regenerators, and reheaters.

Part II investigates the design of rotating compressors and turbines, and non-rotating components, intakes, combustion chambers, and nozzles for all modern jet propulsion and gas turbine engine systems, along with their performance. Every chapter concludes with illustrative examples followed by a problems section; for greater clarity, some provide a listing of important mathematical relations.

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This includes papers presented at this symposium which represent the state-of-the-art in the development of base bleed projectiles and related research, and are from recognized experts in the field. Additionally, papers have undergone a thorough review process. Base bleed technology is of importance in the aerospace industry and among military contractors, particularly as base bleed projectiles are likely to become standard ammunition in the armed forces of many nations. The book is aimed at researchers and engineers in aerospace engineering, companies with military contracts, academic and industrial libraries in chemical engineering and combustion. ... Read more

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Includes software

This seminal book on gas turbine technology has been a best-seller sinceit was first published in 1984. It now includes a comprehensive set ofsoftware programs that complement the text with problems and designanalyses. Software topics included are: atmosphere programs,quasi-one-dimensional flows programs (ideal constant-area heatinteraction, adiabatic constant-area flow with friction, rocket nozzleperformance, normal shock waves, oblique shock waves), gas turbineprograms (engine cycle analysis and engine off-design performance), androcket combustion programs (Tc and Pc given, Hc and Pc given, isentropicexpansion). Used as a standard text in more than 50 universities, the bookand software will continue to fulfill the need for a comprehensive modernbook on the principles of propulsion.

System Requirements:IBM PC 386/486/586/Pentium or compatible; 640 Kb RAMhard disk with 1.0 Mb of available disk space; EGA or better videocapability ... Read more

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The only comprehensive text available on space propulsionfor students and professionals in astronautics. ... Read more

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Excellent Reference
This book is excellent for Aerospace Engineering students and engineers alike. Contains plenty of graphs, tables, and "back-of-the-napkin" equations.

I wouldn't recommend this so much as a "learning the concepts" text book,as it doesnt always explain the data it is present very well. However for those already familiar with the topics covered it provides excellent reference.

Highly recommended!
I'm working in the Aerospace industry and for me there are only two books on the subject that I use for unclassified reference litterature - this book and "Rocket Propulsion Elements" by C. Sutton.
This book covers almost everything on the preliminary design level of a rocket propulsion system. Except for the typing errors this book is perfect. And I can surely recommend it for students as well as professionals.

"Un Buon punto di partenza"
Il testo analizza tutti i motori per la propulsione spaziale; a propellente liquido (bi e mono), solido, ibrido, a gas freddo,nucleare ed elettrico.
Una parte è dedicata anche all'apetto della missione orbitale e per la specifica missione anche quale tipo di propulsiore impiegare.
Per quando riguarda la tematica strettamente motoristica vengono presi in considerazione le problematiche di carattere progettuale senza però entrare nei particolare.
Il libro si conferma così "un buon punto di partenza". Personalmente lo consiglio a tutti quelli che volessero "iniziare a saperne di più". La "matematica" dei calcoli NON è a livello "universitario", e la lettura è molto scorrevole.
Un'attenzione particolare va rivolta alla bibliografia, dove vengono citati report tecnici della NASA reperibili anche in rete.

A "Must Have" in any Aerospace Professional's Library
This book is THE definitive work on rocket and space propulsion.Unlike any other textbook on the subject, this text permits you to start with a blank sheet of paper and literally design a propulsion system from theground up that meets user requirements.You can then assess the overallsystem performance.Highly recommended.If you are going to purchase anybook on this topic - I recommend you start with this one! ... Read more

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A companion volume to "Electrogravitics Systems: Reports on a New Propulsion Methodology," this book delivers (1) the scientific validation from three different authorities; (2) the compelling public history of gravity research conducted by the aviation industry before it became 'unacknowledged' and (3) testimonials which eye-witnesses have provided. In total, this anthology attests to the validity of the Biefeld-Brown high voltage force effect. The book's Science Section includes a well-known "electrokinetic force" and how it works; the proposed ion mobility explanation; and how electricity and gravity may couple. The Historical Section contains seven articles about T.T. Brown, gravity research, etc. Also included are a Testimonial Section and Patent Section. ... Read more

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Best book ever on new Propulsion Systems
I can not recommend this book strongly enough. It is a delight to read and a big source for any one interested in new propulsion systems. My be "new" is not the proper word for it as most of the propulsion theories and methods are actually dating back to the 2nd World War.The Author Thomas Valone PhD has created something called Integrity Research Institute which is a publishing company for future energies - Zero Point Energy The Fuel of the Future etc. You can write to the Institute and ask for the free CD, it is full of interesting goodies, such as a video clip of a real, huge and rotating UFO-disk filmed somewhere in Bulgaria. I have read Gravitics I and II and recommend them both highly.

Kindle version is poor import
The Kindle version of this book is poor to read. Paragraphs are disjointed. Some paragraphs never end with a complete sentence or a period. The biggest problem is between sections 208 and 220. The mathematical formula is missing. This looks like a font is missing. I am using my IPAD to view and type this review. Kindle version is 2.01. This is not a review on the contents of the book. The implementation is the problem.

Electrogravitics II: Validating Repports on a New Propulsion Metadology
An excellent overview of the history and current progress of electrogravitics. It is not a do it yourself book.

More In Depth Look at EG
This book was very mathematically oriented - much different than EG1.It had very good info, but was more a compilation of other people's articles and research.

If you're looking for a book along the lines of EG1, you will be disappointed here.

Nice work
Succeeding to the book by T.Valone, "Electrogravitics systems", this is a nice pack of discovories on the Biefeld-Brown effect, which also contains the scientific validation conducted by different research teams in the world. It might be very helpful for reserchers to make further investigations on the electro-gravitic effect. ... Read more

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In this definitive study, J. D. Hunley traces the program's development from Goddard's early rockets (and the German V-2 missile) through the Titan IVA and the Space Shuttle, with a focus on space-launch vehicles. Since these rockets often evolved from early missiles, he pays considerable attention to missile technology, not as an end in itself, but as a contributor to launch-vehicle technology.

Focusing especially on the engineering culture of the program, Hunley communicates this very human side of technological development by means of anecdotes, character sketches, and case studies of problems faced by rocket engineers. He shows how such a highly adaptive approach enabled the evolution of a hugely complicated technology that was impressive--but decidedly not rocket science.

Unique in its single-volume coverage of the evolution of launch-vehicle technology from 1926 to 1991, this meticulously researched work will inform scholars and engineers interested in the history of technology and innovation, as well as those specializing in the history of space flight. ... Read more

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A Superb History of Rocket Technology in America
Every few years a benchmark study appears on some aspect of space history that reinterprets our understanding of the subject. J.D. Hunley, whom I freely admit is a longtime friend and colleague, has published--along with two additional volumes on the history of rocket technology in the United States, "Preludes to U.S. Space-Launch Vehicle Technology: Goddard to Minuteman III" and "U.S. Space-Launch Vehicle Technology: Viking to Space Shuttle"--a major study of the history of U.S. rocketry. "The Development of Propulsion Technology for U.S. Space-Launch Vehicles, 1926-1991" is Hunley's magnum opus and will hereafter provide the starting point for studying this subject.

This book accomplishes three critically important tasks exceptionally well. First, it fills what is unquestionably a tremendous gap in the literature of space launch. There is no single book or even a small collection of books where anyone may find a comprehensive history of rocket technology. Most of what is available is superficial, such as Frank Winter's "Rockets into Space" (Harvard, 1990), or concentrates on specific launch systems, such as David Stumpf's excellent book, "Titan II: A History of a Cold War Missile Program" (Arkansas, 2000). Hunley's work is a cohesive whole that analyzes that story much more even-handedly and effectively. It will undoubtedly become the standard resource on this subject.

Second, it does a superb job of tracing the main lines of development of the major rocket technologies. Much of the existing literature overemphasizes the contributions of the German rocketeers under Wernher von Braun, and while they were clearly important, almost as important were influences coming out of Caltech and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, often through the Aerojet Corporation, along with many other companies, institutions, and universities.

Third, Hunley explores in some detail the process of innovation. We know too little about the origins of these launch technologies, coming as they do from large, anonymous organizations. But he illuminates decisions and direction in technological development that have never been explored before. His work is a benchmark in the process of the invention of spaceflight and its evolution over time. He employs the concept of "engineering science" to the subject of rocket technology, noting that at least until very late in the development of American rocketry, there was fundamentally no body of theory that would allow engineers to predict how new technologies would function in the harsh environment of launch and operations in space. Engineers would design a rocket and encounter problems in static or flight-testing (or both) and then had to undertake cut-and-try methods to correct problems. This happened repeatedly, and the various shuttle accidents, as Hunley demonstrates, points up the magnitude of the problem. In this way what engineers did was hardly science in the sense that they developed a body of knowledge that would allow prediction of how these machines would operate.

There is much to praise and little to criticize in this fine volume on the history of U.S. rocket technology. I am proud that this fine work appeared in the "Centennial of Flight Series" at Texas A&M University Press which I have edited since its inception.

Reliable and balanced account
In the October 2008 issue of _Technology and Culture_, Yasuchi Sato wrote about this book: "The first two chapters provide a reliable and balanced account of the development of all major space-launch vehicles, military and civilian, flown up to 1991." He adds: "The rest of the book goes into details of the evolution of specific propulsion technologies. . . . This book," Sato concludes, "is based on Hunley's total mastery of the literature in relevant fields. Both primary and secondary sources are so vast that integrating and synthesizing them is no small feat. Moreover, as Hunley points out, the sources are often inconsistent. Thanks to Hunley's critical examination of the sources, this book will be a valuable reference for historians of American space programs." ... Read more

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Both Jet-engine propelled aircraft and long-range rockets were first successfully flown during World War II. This led 10 rapid post-war improvements in both, and within two decades we had supersonic airplanes, communication satellites, and trips to the moon. Unmanned probes to Mars and the outer planets followed, as well as the International Space Station. The technology behind these advances is described, along with short biographies of key pioneers. Problems at high Mach numbers are reviewed. Possible future developments are discussed. Mora technical details, including mathematics, are in an appendix. ... Read more

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The papers in this volume summarize key technological advancements that occurred during the ten years from 1984 to 1993 in such areas as heat pipe technology, fuels, space nuclear safety, dynamic power conversion systems, and advanced radiator technologies for spacecraft power systems. In light of new industry initiatives to form a consortia and the possibility of bi-modal space nuclear power and propulsion systems, this informative volume will be an invaluable reference source. ... Read more

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"Commissioned by the European Space Agency, this book details specific propulsion technologies as envisioned by 2020. Each technology has been considered in terms of concept, associated key technologies, development status and proposed roadmaps. The reader is led through all the steps that propulsion will likely take between now and the 2020s in a clear, concise, and detailed way, including market and feasibility perspectives when applicable.
The 16 chapters follow a developmental logic. The material starts with the future of SRM, grounded on R&D done at present, goes through the development of LOX/HC liquid rocket engines, a technology based on U.S. and Russian work of the 60s and 70s. It then looks into future technologies, and systems just beginning to make their impact felt now, such as superconductivity applied to electric propulsion, MW-class ion engines (perhaps utilizing a nuclear power source), solar sails, laser propulsion, nuclear propulsion (such as the promising VASIMR), and ISRU." ... Read more

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Despite the overall downturn in hypersonic vehicle projects,there have been impressive achievements in the last few years in thetechnologies associated with turboramjets and other combined cycleengines. The technologies of these engines, including their thermalmanagement and integration with the vehicle, are the principal concerns ofthis present volume.

Drawing on the expertise of international engineers and researchers in thefield of high-speed vehicle propulsion systems, these articles, written byexperts from the United States, Russia, Germany, Japan, Belgium, andIsrael, highlight the most recent developments in the industry. ... Read more

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Great Intro to hypersonic propulsion
Let the contents decide if it's right for you:
Contents:
Introduction
Optimal Aerodynamic Shapes of a Hypersonic Vehicle with an Airbreathing Engine
The Low Speed Operation of an Integrated Rocket-Ram-Scramjet for a Transatmospheric Accelerator
Variable Cycle Engine Development at General Electric 1955-1995
Turboramjets and Installation (with Postscript)
Turboramjets: Theoretical and Experimental Research at Central Institute of Aviation Motors
Development Study on Air Turboramjet (with Postscript)
In-Flight Oxidizer Collection Systems for Airbreathing Space Boosters
Air Collection Systems (with Postscript)
Pulse Detonation Engine Theory and Concepts (with Postscript)
Analysis of the Pulse Detonation Wave Engine
High Speed Flight Thermal Management
Energy Management and Vehicle Synthesis
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This text provides a collection of the original ideas of many of the leading engineers, scientists, and fusion energy specialists. The specific intent of the collection is to explore the possibility of using fusion energy in advanced and future propulsion systems so that suitable space transportation can be developed, enhanced, and perfected. ... Read more

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A Fine Look at the Future of Fusion for Space
This book is a well written introduction on how fusion technology might be applied to space propulsion. The first few chapters give the basics of fusion engines.The descriptions of magnetic confinement and intertialconfinement fusion are some of the best I have seen.The material istechnical enough for those who have studied fusion for years, and partsthat are too technical can be skimmed without loss of understanding inlater chapters. These later chapters describe fusion initiated byantiprotons and catalyzed by the muons that are produced bymatter-antimatter annihilation.This seems to be a very efficient way touse very smallamounts of antimatter. The technical details of thefusion rocket engines were very well researched, and were quite detailed.The only problem I found in the book was in the list of fusion fuels intable 2 of chapter 1, where there are several typographic errors (there is,of course, no beryllium-3 isotope).There is also an error in the data forthe lithium-7/proton reaction, giving beryllium-7/neutron products as 80%. This reaction rate would require a temperature of nearly 20 billion degreesKelvin, whereas it would not occur at ignition temperatures (~1 billiondegrees Kelvin). Overall, the book is very well done, and thespeculation in the book is backed by good research and theory.Thepossibilities that are envisioned by this book for the future of fusion inspace propulsion are great. ... Read more

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This updated second edition, written as a companion to "Flight Without Formulae", examines the mechanics and theory of flight and the various components of piston engine and turbine driven aircraft. It aims to explain simply, without mathematical jargon, how an aircraft flies. This second edition has been revised and covers new aspects of the technology in this field. It also has a new plate section which contains photographs of some engines still in the experimental stages of design. The book also contains 100 questions to aid student revision. ... Read more

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Recent years have witnessed tremendous growth in research into the fundamental physics of numerous innovative propulsion technologies. This work is the first of its kind to compile the available research on plasma propulsion into a single source. The book examines the physical principles of plasma propulsion independently from any particular hardware or implementation, providing a strong, universally applicable foundation. Following introductory chapters on collisional and collective processes, cutting-edge contributions by leading experts profile the current state of understanding in the field. Coverage ranges from basic electrode processes to Hall, magnetoplasmadynamic, and pulsed plasma acceleration. ... Read more

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This volume presents for the first time a systematic andcomprehensive treatment of technology that is critical to the developmentof effective gun systems. Material is included that is closely associatedwith the launching of projectiles from guns but is not commonly includedin treatments of gun interior ballistics. The book is organized into broadsubject areas, such as ignition systems; barrel erosion and wear; muzzlephenomena; propellant thermodynamics; and novel, unconventional gunpropulsion concepts. It should prove valuable both to those entering thefield and to the experienced practitioners in R&D of gun-type launchers. ... Read more

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This text includes papers from the 11th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion, covering topics including: space exploration; fuels and materials; space nuclear safety; radioisotope power systems; key nuclear technologies for space exploration; space mission and power needs; heat pipe technology; nuclear thermal propulsion - facilities and testing; dynamic energy conversion; surface nuclear power; manufacturing and processing; thermionic energy conversion; reactor and power system control; nuclear electric propulsion - technology, simulation and modelling; innovative nuclear concepts; and nuclear thermal propulsion. This text is intended to be of use to nuclear physicists and engineers involved with NASA projects and mission planning, as well as chemical and mechanical engineers and major industrial and national laboratory researchers whose work is space related. ... Read more