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Written by an author who has devoted the past twenty--five years of his life to studying and designing shock wave engines, this unique book offers comprehensive coverage of the theory and practice of shock wave engine design.

Table of Contents
Review of Thermodynamics.

One-Dimensional Adiabatic Flow.

Time-Dependent Flow.

Applications of Time-Dependent, One-Dimensional Flow with ShockWaves.

Design of the Wave Rotor.

Seals, Materials, and Blade Temperatures.

Losses, Flow, and Wave Approximations.

Wave Engine Compounded with Gas Turbine.

Compound Engines.

Off-Design Operation of the Wave Rotor.

Preliminary Design of the Basic Wave Engine.

Appendices.

List of Symbols.

References.

Index.

Shock Wave Engine Design

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 5 January 1995
      ISBN-13 9780471597247
      978-0471597247
      ISBN-10 0471597244

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Written by an author who has devoted the past twenty--five years of his life to studying and designing shock wave engines, this unique book offers comprehensive coverage of the theory and practice of shock wave engine design.

      Table of Contents
      Review of Thermodynamics.

      One-Dimensional Adiabatic Flow.

      Time-Dependent Flow.

      Applications of Time-Dependent, One-Dimensional Flow with ShockWaves.

      Design of the Wave Rotor.

      Seals, Materials, and Blade Temperatures.

      Losses, Flow, and Wave Approximations.

      Wave Engine Compounded with Gas Turbine.

      Compound Engines.

      Off-Design Operation of the Wave Rotor.

      Preliminary Design of the Basic Wave Engine.

      Appendices.

      List of Symbols.

      References.

      Index.

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