Aerothermodynamics and Jet Propulsion

This robust introduction to aerothermodynamics uses example-based teaching to provide students with a solid theoretical foundation linked to real-world engineering scenarios.

List of contents

Part I. Basic Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics for Propulsion: 1. Jet Propulsion Principle; 2. Aerothermodynamics Review; 3. Steady One-Dimensional Gas Dynamics; 4. Viscous Boundary Layer and Thermal Boundary Layer; 5. Introduction to Combustion; Part II. Air-Breathing Engines: 6. Thermodynamics of Air-Breathing Engines; 7. Jet Engine Components; 8. Thrust Augmentation; Part III. Rocket Engines: 9. Classification of Rocket Propulsion Systems; 10. Chemical Rocket Performance.

About the author

Paul G. A. Cizmas is Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. Over the past 25 years, he has conducted research into numerical simulations of transport phenomena in propulsion systems, covering a large range of topics, including reduced-order modeling, aeroelasticity, combustion and computational fluid dynamics. He is a Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers and an Associate Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Product details

• Authors: Paul G a Cizmas, Paul G. A. Cizmas, Paul G. A. (Texas a & M University) Cizmas
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781108480758
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48075-8
• No. of pages: 482
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; SCIENCE / Mechanics / Fluids, Fluid mechanics, Physics: Fluid mechanics