The Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (817 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1852604638 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This is the story of how jet and turbine engines have been developed and refined over the years, together with a description of how they work. The book contains: explanations of the differences between gas turbines, jet propulsion and rockets; the history of the jet engine; descriptions of how the various parts of gas turbine and gas engines work; and a history and description of rocket and ramjet engines as well as turboprops, propfans and helicopter power plants.
"You will understand Jet Engines after reading this!" according to Scott Copeland. Very technical & exhaustively detailed - might be more than some want to know. But if you read this, you WILL have a solid grasp of how turbine engines work.. Great Book Topically speaking this excellent book is probably closer to a college text than it is an introduction to jet engines, yet the material is put forth in a way which is uniquely entertaining from a historical point of view, without heavy mathematical formulas. For someone who has a substantive head start in understaning how a jet engine works, the technical and historical discussions will blend beautifully and provide a type of perspective that a formal classroom often does not have time for. I also find the illustrations to be quite nice. Overall, a great book for those who already. John Hudson said A most excellent book!. David Taylor, another reviewer, is way off base. This book is one of the finest books I have read describing the functioning, history and development, as well as current trends of gas turbine and jet technology. The author has obviously been around the business for many years, and explores areas that some of us in this business consider leading edge.