Name: Thrust for Flight By W. Thomson
SKU: 9780582082809
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Thrust for Flight by W. Thomson

This updated second edition, written as a companion to "Flight Without Formulae", examines the mechanics and theory of flight and the various components of piston engine and turbine driven aircraft. It aims to explain simply, without mathematical jargon, how an aircraft flies. This second edition has been revised and covers new aspects of the technology in this field. It also has a new plate section which contains photographs of some engines still in the experimental stages of design. The book also contains 100 questions to aid student revision.

The need for thrust; forces on an aircraft in flight; propellers and jet propulsion; propellers, jets and rockets compared; source of thrust; efficient propulsion in a fluid; rockets; aerofoils; optimum angle of attack; propeller blades; variable pitch and constant speed propellers; feathering; reversible pitch propellers; blade tip speed; propeller reduction gears; number of blades required; contra rotating propellers; altitude effects; variable pitch and constant speed mechanisms; the engine cycles; the importance of compression; two strokes and four strokes; the practical four stroke engine; poppet valve mechanisms; sleeve valves; inertia of moving parts; balancing the reciprocating parts; torsional oscillations; turbojets;.turboprops - an introduction; turbofans, ducted fans and by-pass engines - an introduction; the gas turbine cycle; the compression process; compression ratios and pressure ratios; the effect of altitude on engine power; the centrifugal supercharger; exhaust turbines; two-stage superchargers; compression in the gas turbine; compression by RAM; compressor intake losses; surging; compressor characteristics; the two-stage centrifugal compressor; axial compressors; compressor velocity diagrams; free vortex flow; constant reaction blades; stall and surge; starting the airflow; adjustable guide vanes; blow-off valves; two spool compressors; temperature effects; fuels and combusion; combustion in the piston engine; detonation and octane ratings; gas turbine fuels; supplying the fuel to the combustion chambers; induction; the simple carburettor; compensating devices; correction for altitude; icing; injectors; supplying the fuel to the gas turbine; combustion in the gas turbine; burners and combustion changers; power, power limitations and power boostings; transmission dynamometers; radial and in-line piston engines; expansion in the gas turbine; turbines; effect of free vortex flow on blade shape; limiting conditions at the turbine; radial flow turbines; jet pipes; boosting the thrust; adjustable jet pipe nozzles; turboprops; turbofans; thrust reversal; intakes; water/methanol injection; engine cooling; controls; supercharger controls; automatic boost control; controls for the aircraft turbine; limiting the speed; pressure control; anti-surge devices; temperature control; re-heat control; electrical fuel control systems; jet pipe temperature control; complete electrical control; control for a two spool engine with re-heat; propulsion controls for supersonic flight; conclusion.

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Sku

GOR003606138

ISBN 13

9780582082809

ISBN 10

0582082803

Title

Thrust for Flight by W. Thomson

Author

W. Thomson

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Pearson Education Limited

Year published

1992-08-17

Number of pages

172

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N/A

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Thrust for Flight W. Thomson

Thrust for Flight by W. Thomson

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