Powerplant : turbine

Gas Turbine Engines
for Pilots and Mechanics
by R.E. Birch
Publisher:
ISBN-13:
9780884872948
Copyright Date:
2001
Other Identifiers:
JS319025
Pages:
112
Binding:
Paperback
Weight:
2.0lbs
Gas Turbine Engines gives a modern introduction to aircraft gas turbine engines intended to provide the fundamentals of turbines to maintenance personnel and pilots either to simply understand the basics of turbines, or as a primer before studying the details of the specific engines you will be involved with. Easy to understand, step by step descriptions, with many color drawings and diagrams.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- Brief History
- Principles
- Air Intakes
- Compressors
- Combustors
- Turbines
- Exhaust
- Afterburn
- Reverse Thrust
- Noise
- Starting & Ignition
- Fuel
- Lubrication
- Ice
- Bleed Air
- Fire
- Water / Methanol
- Instruments
- Accessory Drives
- Performance
- Calculating Thrust
- Conclusions
- Abbreviations Mach Tables
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