Intro
Preface
Contents
About the Author
1 Introduction
1.1 Thrust
1.2 Modes of Thrust Generation
1.2.1 Propellers
1.2.2 Jet Engines
1.3 Types of Aircraft Engines
2 Basics of Compressible One-Dimensional Flows
2.1 Compressibility of Fluids
2.2 Compressible and Incompressible Flows
2.3 Perfect Gas Equation of State
2.4 Calorically Perfect Gas
2.5 Governing Equations
2.6 Acoustic Wave Propagation Speed
2.6.1 Mach Number
2.7 Reference States
2.7.1 Sonic State
2.7.2 Stagnation State
2.8 T-s Diagrams in Compressible Flows

3 Basics of Turbomachinery
3.1 Euler's Turbomachinery Equation
3.2 Relationship Between the Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery Process
3.3 Blade Design Parameters
3.3.1 Flow and Loading Coefficients
3.3.2 Degree of Reaction
3.4 Multi-stage Turbomachines
4 Basics of Combustion Thermodynamics
4.1 Enthalpy of Formation and Sensible Enthalpy
4.2 Properties of Ideal Gas Mixtures
4.3 Combustion Stoichiometry
4.4 Enthalpy of Combustion and Calorific Value
4.5 Adiabatic Flame Temperature
4.6 Fuels and Their Properties

4.6.1 Combustion Aspects of Fuels
5 The Turbojet Engine
5.1 Compressor
5.1.1 Nature of Compression Process
5.1.2 Design and Off-Design Operation
5.1.3 Tip Clearance Control
5.1.4 Materials
5.2 Combustor
5.2.1 Materials
5.2.2 Emissions
5.3 Turbine
5.3.1 Blade Cooling
5.3.2 Materials
5.4 Nozzle
5.4.1 Thrust Reversing
5.5 Afterburning Turbojet Engine
6 The Turbofan Engine
6.1 Concept of Bypass Engine
6.2 Transonic Fan Stage
6.2.1 Wide-Chord Fan Blade
6.2.2 Multi-spool Engine Technology
6.2.3 Fan Blade Material

6.3 Operation of a Turbofan Engine
6.3.1 Thrust Reversing
7 Thrust Calculations
7.1 Derivation of Expression for Thrust and TSFC
7.1.1 Turbojet Engine
7.1.2 Turbofan Engine
7.2 Thermodynamics of an Ideal Turbojet Engine
7.3 Thermodynamics of an Ideal Turbojet Engine with Afterburning
7.4 Component Efficiencies
7.4.1 Inlet
7.4.2 Compressor
7.4.3 Combustor
7.4.4 Turbine
7.4.5 Nozzle
7.5 Calculation of Specific Thrust and TSFC for a Turbojet Engine
7.5.1 Specific Thrust
7.5.2 TSFC
7.6 Thermodynamics of an Ideal Turbofan Engine

7.7 Component Efficiencies-Turbofan Engine
7.8 Calculation of Thrust and TSFC for a Twin Spool Turbofan Engine
7.8.1 Specific Thrust
7.8.2 TSFC
8 Ramjet and Scramjet Engine
8.1 Ramjet Engine
8.2 Supersonic Intakes
8.2.1 Internal Compression Intakes
8.2.2 External Compression Intakes
8.2.3 Intake Characteristic Curve
8.2.4 Mixed Compression Intake
8.2.5 Stability of Intake Operation
8.2.6 Axi-Symmetric (Conical) Intake
8.2.7 Thermodynamics of a Ramjet Engine
8.2.8 Thrust Calculation
8.3 Turboramjet Engine
8.4 Scramjet Engine