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Chemical propulsion comprises the science and technology of using chemical reactions of any kind to create thrust and thereby propel a vehicle or object to a desired acceleration and speed.This book focuses on recent advances in the design of very highly efficient, low-pollution-emitting propulsion systems, as well as advances in testing, diagnostics and analysis.It offers unique coverage of Pulse Detonation Engines, which add tremendous power to jet thrust by combining high pressure with ignition of the air/fuel mixture.Readers will learn about the advances in the reduction of jet noise and toxic fuel emissions-something that is being heavily regulated by relevant government agencies.

* Lead editor is one of the world's foremost combustion researchers, with contributions from some of the world's leading researchers in combustion engineering
* Covers all major areas of chemical propulsion-from combustion measurement,analysis and simulation, to advanced control of combustion processes, to noise and emission control
* Includes important information on advanced technologies for reducing jet engine noise and hazardous fuel combustion emissions ... Read more

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Provides detailed analyses of the nation's aeronautic testing needs and the effectiveness of and management issues for, NASA's major wind tunnel and test propulsion facilities in serving those needs. ... Read more

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This book is designed to fill a professional vacuum in the new field of advance, high-angle, vectored stealth aircraft. The subject matter presented in the volume has never before been investigated and presented as a unified field of study because it covers entirely new fields and because specialized fragments of this unified field are scattered throughout literature in specific problems. The book is of interest to aeronautical and mechanical engineers, electrical and control engineers, aerospace industry, USAF, US Navy, NASA, pilots and instructors. ... Read more

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"Vectored Propulsion, Supermaneuverability and Robot Aircrft"
The only book since 1990 on the most advanced technologies of super-agile fighter aircarft, manned and unmanned, which are TAILLESS, STEALTHY & FLIGHT CONTROLLED BY COMPLETE [Yaw-roll-pitch] THRUST VECTORING [TS/TFVC].
This unique book deals with the design and flight-testing-emulations of TS/TVFC subscaled flying vehicles and the development and testing of TVFC jet engine[s] or a gas turbine[s]. TVFC-based jet-engines then become the primary flight control system, with or without the 100 years old aerodynamic only conventional flight control[AOFC]. In close range engagements complete yaw-pitch-roll TVFC provides at least 64 to 1 KILL RATIO adventage over AOFC fighter aircarft. Stealth and tailless designs further increase the KILL RATIO. Many drawings, graphs and illustrations are included. Currently out of print and the book price has dramatically increased. Graviton, USA. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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"Commissioned by the European Space Agency, this book details specific propulsion technologies as envisioned by 2020. Each technology has been considered in terms of concept, associated key technologies, development status and proposed roadmaps. The reader is led through all the steps that propulsion will likely take between now and the 2020s in a clear, concise, and detailed way, including market and feasibility perspectives when applicable.
The 16 chapters follow a developmental logic. The material starts with the future of SRM, grounded on R&D done at present, goes through the development of LOX/HC liquid rocket engines, a technology based on U.S. and Russian work of the 60s and 70s. It then looks into future technologies, and systems just beginning to make their impact felt now, such as superconductivity applied to electric propulsion, MW-class ion engines (perhaps utilizing a nuclear power source), solar sails, laser propulsion, nuclear propulsion (such as the promising VASIMR), and ISRU." ... Read more

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Despite the overall downturn in hypersonic vehicle projects,there have been impressive achievements in the last few years in thetechnologies associated with turboramjets and other combined cycleengines. The technologies of these engines, including their thermalmanagement and integration with the vehicle, are the principal concerns ofthis present volume.

Drawing on the expertise of international engineers and researchers in thefield of high-speed vehicle propulsion systems, these articles, written byexperts from the United States, Russia, Germany, Japan, Belgium, andIsrael, highlight the most recent developments in the industry. ... Read more

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Great Intro to hypersonic propulsion
Let the contents decide if it's right for you:
Contents:
Introduction
Optimal Aerodynamic Shapes of a Hypersonic Vehicle with an Airbreathing Engine
The Low Speed Operation of an Integrated Rocket-Ram-Scramjet for a Transatmospheric Accelerator
Variable Cycle Engine Development at General Electric 1955-1995
Turboramjets and Installation (with Postscript)
Turboramjets: Theoretical and Experimental Research at Central Institute of Aviation Motors
Development Study on Air Turboramjet (with Postscript)
In-Flight Oxidizer Collection Systems for Airbreathing Space Boosters
Air Collection Systems (with Postscript)
Pulse Detonation Engine Theory and Concepts (with Postscript)
Analysis of the Pulse Detonation Wave Engine
High Speed Flight Thermal Management
Energy Management and Vehicle Synthesis
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The papers in this volume summarize key technological advancements that occurred during the ten years from 1984 to 1993 in such areas as heat pipe technology, fuels, space nuclear safety, dynamic power conversion systems, and advanced radiator technologies for spacecraft power systems. In light of new industry initiatives to form a consortia and the possibility of bi-modal space nuclear power and propulsion systems, this informative volume will be an invaluable reference source. ... Read more

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This includes papers presented at this symposium which represent the state-of-the-art in the development of base bleed projectiles and related research, and are from recognized experts in the field. Additionally, papers have undergone a thorough review process. Base bleed technology is of importance in the aerospace industry and among military contractors, particularly as base bleed projectiles are likely to become standard ammunition in the armed forces of many nations. The book is aimed at researchers and engineers in aerospace engineering, companies with military contracts, academic and industrial libraries in chemical engineering and combustion. ... Read more

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upper level
OK.Great book for the aspiring amateur rocketeer.But for the inquisitive visitor, there are better books without equations and discussion of mass flows.Overall, rocketeers: buy.Everyone else: no. ... Read more

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Complete reference book on the subject
This book not only provides a history of our nuclear endeavors in space over the past 60 years but it also provides the current aspirations of the Russian, Chinese, Indian, Japanese and American programs.

It is well written and is far from the stodgy style that you might expect from a government agency.The photographs, many colored, are excellent. ... Read more

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This book contains the nearly complete collection of papers, presented at the Fifth International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion (ISBEP 5). It will provide an inspirational reading to researchers in the field of advanced propulsion, students and faculty at physics and engineering departments, as well as general audience, concerned with the future exploration of space. Topics include: Ablative Laser Propulsion, Lightcraft, Plasmadynamics of Laser Propulsion, Measurement Techniques, Power Beaming Sources and Facilities, Power Beaming for Thermal Stress and Drag Reduction, Microwave Beamed Energy Propulsion, and Other Advanced Propulsion Concepts.

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If you enjoy crosswords, or need to learn more about the word "propulsion", these crosswords are for you. Learning a subject can be difficult. To ease the pain, hints are provided at the bottom of each page, though these are selected to prevent an engineered solution to the puzzle. The clues in this book are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. Definitions of terms can be found at www.websters-online-dictionary.org. All entries marked [WP] are adapted from articles created by contributors to Wikipedia.org, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) based on the headword. Please note that these entries are not full articles. For the full article associated with a given Wikipedia headword, the reader can simply go to www.wikipedia.org or www.websters-online-dictionary.org and type in the name of the topic to better understand the context of the entry; passages attributed to Wikipedia are exempt from any compilation or other copyright held by this book and can be freely used under the GFDL found at www.wikipedia.org. The full GFDL is reproduced at the end of the book after the solutions, and applies to each Wikipedia headword. Enjoy! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Drawn from early volumes of Aerospace America and itsantecedents, this book rescues the insights, concerns, and dreams ofdozens of space propulsion experts for the next generation of aerospacescientists and engineers.

Written by well-known figures in space propulsion, this book providesreadily accessible source material for design courses in astronauticalengineering. Propulsion Techniques surveys the technologies of rocketry inthe traditional categories of liquid, solid, hybrid, nuclear, and electricpropulsion. Historical trends and cycles are displayed in each category asarticles describe concepts and progress from the early visions of Goddard,Oberth, and Tsiolkovsky to proposed (and re-proposed) ideas for advancedspace thrusters. In addition to descriptions of rocket engines of varioustypes, associated technologies for propellants and space-electrical powersystems are discussed. ... Read more

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propulsion techniques:action and reaction
this introduces the laser propulsion to understand easily. ... Read more

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This report was created for global strategic planners who cannot be content with traditional methods of segmenting world markets. With the advent of a "borderless world", cities become a more important criteria in prioritizing markets, as opposed to regions, continents, or countries. This report covers the top 2000 cities in over 200 countries. It does so by reporting the estimated market size (in terms of latent demand) for each major city of the world. It then ranks these cities and reports them in terms of their size as a percent of the country where they are located, their geographic region (e.g. Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Latin America), and the total world market.

In performing various economic analyses for its clients, I have been occasionally asked to investigate the market potential for various products and services across cities. The purpose of the studies is to understand the density of demand within a country and the extent to which a city might be used as a point of distribution within its region. From an economic perspective, however, a city does not represent a population within rigid geographical boundaries. To an economist or strategic planner, a city represents an area of dominant influence over markets in adjacent areas. This influence varies from one industry to another, but also from one period of time to another.

In what follows, I summarize the economic potential for the world's major cities for "marine propulsion gear transmissions and drives" for the year 2009. The goal of this report is to report my findings on the real economic potential, or what an economist calls the latent demand, represented by a city when defined as an area of dominant influence. The reader needs to realize that latent demand may or may not represent real sales. ... Read more