Aircraft Propulsion Systems Technology and Design.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1. Design and Development of Aircraft Propulsion Systems -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Engine Design Objectives -- 1.3 Effect of Thermodynamic Variables on Engine Performance -- 1.4 Development of Thrust -- 1.5 Off-Design Performance of Gas Turbine Propulsion Engines -- 1.6 Losses in Available Energy -- 1.7 Interrelations Among Aerodynamic Components -- 1.8 Interaction with Other Specialties -- 1.9 Advanced Flow Calculations -- 1.10 Biography of a Typical Engine -- Chapter 2. Turbopropulsion Combustion Technology -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Combustion System Description/Definitions -- 2.3 Component Considerations -- 2.4 Design Tools -- 2.5 Future Requirements -- 2.6 Conclusions -- Chapter 3. Engine/Airframe Performance Matching -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Mission Analysis -- 3.3 Optimization of Engine/Airplane Match -- 3.4 Sensitivity and Influence Coefficients -- 3.5 Computer Simulation of Gas Turbine Engines -- Chapter 4. Inlets and Inlet/Engine Integration -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Elements of a Successful Inlet/Engine Integration Program -- 4.3 Definition of Subsonic Inlet/Engine Operational Requirements -- 4.4 Definition of Supersonic Inlet/Engine Operational Requirements -- 4.5 Engine Impact on Inlet Design -- 4.6 Inlet Impact on Engine Design -- 4.7 Validation of Inlet/Engine System -- Chapter 5. Variable Convergent-Divergent Exhaust Nozzle Aerodynamics -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Nozzle Concept -- 5.3 Performance Predictions -- 5.4 Aerodynamic Load Predictions -- Chapter 6. Engine Operability -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Definitions -- 6.3 Stability Assessment -- 6.4 Aerodynamic Interface Plane -- 6.5 Total Pressure Distortion -- 6.6 Total Temperature Distortion -- 6.7 Planar Waves -- 6.8 Recoverability -- 6.9 Analytical Techniques -- 6.10 Summary.

Chapter 7. Aeroelasticity and Unsteady Aerodynamics -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Overview of Turbomachinery Flutter -- 7.3 Brief Survey of Turbomachinery Flutter Regimes -- 7.4 Elementary Considerations of Aircraft Wing Flutter -- 7.5 Fundamental Differences Between Turbomachinery Flutter and Wing Flutter -- 7.6 Fundamental of Unsteady Aerodynamic Theory for Isolated Airfoils -- 7.7 Unsteady Aerodynamic Theory for Cascaded Airfoils -- 7.8 Dynamic Stall-Empiricism and Experiment -- 7.9 Coupled Blade-Disk-Shroud Stability Theory -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

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