454 pgs, 1997, 3rd Edition, AIAA
ISBN 978-1563472411

Oates' comprehensive, modern book on principles of propulsion was designed for use in both undergraduate and graduate courses. This revised version of the original 1984 publication includes new appendices on standard atmosphere characteristics and SAE gas turbine engine notation, additional illustrations, and a new section analyzing engine behavior during transient operation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Thermodynamics and Quasi-One-Dimensional Fluid Flows
3. Chemical Rockets
4. Nonchemical Rockets
5. Ideal Cycle Analysis
6. Component Performance
7. Nonideal Cycle Analysis
8. Engine Off-Design Performance
9. Elementary Theory of Blade Aerodynamics
10. Throughflow Theory
11. Cascade Flows

Appendix A-C