Aircraft propulsion systems technology and design

Gordon C. Oates093040324X, 9780930403249

A comprehensive coverage of the key physical concepts that govern gas turbine propulsion systems. Topics include combustion technology, engine/airplane performance matching, inlets and inlet/engine integration, variable convergent/divergent nozzle aerodynamics, and more.

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Table of contents :
Front Matter……Page 1
Foreword……Page 3
Table of Contents……Page 0
Table of Contents……Page 5
1. Design and Development of Aircraft Propulsion Systems……Page 8
1.1 Introduction……Page 10
1.2 Engine Design Objectives……Page 11
1.3 Effect of Thermodynamic Variables on Engine Performance……Page 13
1.4 Development of Thrust……Page 21
1.5 Off-Design Performance of Gas Turbine Propulsion Engines……Page 31
1.6 Losses in Available Energy……Page 55
1.7 Interrelations Among Aerodynamic Components……Page 69
1.8 Interaction with Other Specialties……Page 78
1.9 Advanced Flow Calculations……Page 83
1.10 Biography of a Typical Engine……Page 84
References……Page 106
2.1 Introduction……Page 108
2.2 Combustion System Description/Definitions……Page 109
2.3 Component Considerations……Page 115
2.4 Design Tools……Page 134
2.5 Future Requirements……Page 139
2.6 Conclusions……Page 160
References……Page 163
3.1 Introduction……Page 170
3.2 Mission Analysis……Page 171
3.3 Optimization of Engine/Airplane Match……Page 205
3.4 Sensitivity and Influence Coefficients……Page 221
3.5 Computer Simulation of Gas Turbine Engines……Page 226
References……Page 238
4.1 Introduction……Page 240
4.2 Elements of a Successful Inlet/Engine Integration Program……Page 241
4.3 Definition of Subsonic Inlet/Engine Operational Requirements……Page 242
4.4 Definition of Supersonic Inlet/Engine Operational Requirements……Page 250
4.5 Engine Impact on Inlet Design……Page 261
4.6 Inlet Impact on Engine Design……Page 271
4.7 Validation of Inlet/Engine System……Page 279
References……Page 296
5.1 Introduction……Page 299
5.2 Nozzle Concept……Page 301
5.3 Performance Predictions……Page 303
5.4 Aerodynamic Load Predictions……Page 327
6. Engine Operability……Page 336
6.1 Introduction……Page 337
6.2 Definitions……Page 338
6.3 Stability Assessment……Page 343
6.4 Aerodynamic Interface Plane……Page 349
6.5 Total Pressure Distortion……Page 351
6.6 Total Temperature Distortion……Page 363
6.7 Planar Waves……Page 366
6.8 Recoverability……Page 368
6.9 Analytical Techniques……Page 370
References……Page 377
7. Aeroelasticity and Unsteady Aerodynamics……Page 381
7.1 Introduction……Page 386
7.2 Overview of Turbomachinery Flutter……Page 387
7.3 Brief Survey of Turbomachinery Flutter Regimes……Page 389
7.4 Elementary Considerations of Aircraft Wing Flutter……Page 393
7.5 Fundamental Differences Between Turbomachinery Flutter and Wing Flutter……Page 404
7.6 Fundamentals of Unsteady Aerodynamic Theory for Isolated Airfoils……Page 410
7.7 Unsteady Aerodynamic Theory for Cascaded Airfoils……Page 419
7.8 Dynamic Stall-Empiricism and Experiment……Page 450
7.9 Coupled Blade-Disk-Shroud Stability Theory……Page 483
References……Page 507
D……Page 520
M……Page 521
T……Page 522
W……Page 523