Research Catalog

Title

Elements of gas turbine propulsion / Jack D. Mattingly ; with a foreword by Hans von Ohain.

Author

Mattingly, Jack D.

Publication

New York : McGraw-Hill, [1996], ©1996.

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Description

lxiii, 960 pages : illustrations; 25 cm +

Series Statement

• McGraw-Hill series in mechanical engineering
• McGraw-Hill series in aeronautical and aerospace engineering

Uniform Title

• McGraw-Hill series in mechanical engineering.
• McGraw-Hill series in aeronautical and aerospace engineering.

Subjects

• Jet engines
• Aircraft gas-turbines
• Airplanes > Jet propulsion

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 945-948) and index.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Thermodynamics Review -- 3. Compressible Flow -- 4. Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine -- 5. Parametric Cycle Analysis of Ideal Engines -- 6. Component Performance -- 7. Parametric Cycle Analysis of Real Engines -- 8. Engine Performance Analysis -- 9. Turbomachinery -- 10. Inlets, Nozzles, and Combustion Systems -- App. A. U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1976 -- App. B. Gas Turbine Engine Data -- App. C. Data for Some Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines -- App. D. Air and (CH[subscript 2]), Properties at Low Pressure -- App. E. Compressible Flow Functions ([gamma] = 1.4, 1.33, and 1.3) -- App. F. Normal Shock Functions ([gamma] = 1.4) -- App. G. Two-Dimensional Oblique Shock Functions ([gamma] = 1.4) -- App. H. Rayleigh Line Flow Functions ([gamma] = 1.4) -- App. I. Fanno Line Flow Functions ([gamma] = 1.4) -- App. J. Turbomachinery Stresses and Materials -- App. K. About the Software.

ISBN

• 0079121969 (acid-free paper)
• 0071145214 (pbk)

LCCN

95000897

OCLC

• ocm31970867
• SCSB-4317525

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries