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An Introduction to Aerospace Propulsion
ISBN: 9780131204966
Year Published: 1995
Pages: 608
A textbook for a two-semester first course in propulsion for engineering majors. Assumes a background in fluid mechanics, including elementary boundary layer theory and thermodynamics; an appendix reviews the necessary one-dimensional steady-flow gas dynamic equations for a perfect gas. Covers the entire range of propulsion systems used in aeronautics and aerospace from piston engines and propellers to rockets. A chapter also considers environmental impacts. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Oregon.
Updated: January 27, 2008