Gas Turbines

Provides the most authentic and current information on Gas Turbines. Key Features: Detailed chapter on Environmental Considerations and Applications discussing the techniques to reduce pollutants from a gas turbine engine. Basic concepts in fluid mechanics-boundary layer, nature of flow and non-dimension parameters. New chapter on Rocket Propulsion 365 illustrations, 75 solved problems, 86 practice problems and 210 review questions. Table of Content: Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Review of Basic Principles Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Rotating Machines Chapter 4 Cycle Arrangements Chapter 5 Ideal Cycles and Their Analysis Chapter 6 Practical Cycles and Their Analysis Chapter 7 Jet Propulsion Cycles and Their Analysis Chapter 8 Centrifugal Compressors Chapter 9 Axial Flow Compressors Chapter 10 Combustion Systems Chapter 11 Impulse and Reaction Turbines Chapter 12 Inlets and Nozzles Chapter 13 Blades Chapter 14 Component Matching and Performance Evaluation Chapter 15 Environmental Considerations and Applications Chapter 16 Rocket Propulsion Appendix Index