JET PROPULSION by Hesse, W. J. reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

From The Space Library

JET PROPULSION

by Hesse, W. J.

New York, 1958: Pitman Publishing Corp., 567 pages, $9.75

This is a textbook on jet propulsion, with chapters entitled: "Review of Principal Definitions, Concepts, and Basic Physical Laws," "Principle of Jet Propulsion and Engine Classification," "Aerothermodynamics of Steady, One-Dimensional Isentropic Compressible Flow," "Compressible Flow in Constant-Area Ducts and the Thermodynamics of Shock Waves," "Diffuser and Nozzle Flow with Friction," "Energy Transfer in Turbo-Machinery," "Centrifugal Compressors," "Axial-Flow Compressors," "Combustion Chambers, Fuels, and Controls," "Gas Turbines," "The Turbojet Engine," "Thrust Augmentation of the Turbojet Engine," "The Turbopump Engine," "High Flight Mach Number Air-Breathing Engines," and "The Rocket Engine."

Extracted from the 1962 Publication Annotated Bibliography of Space Science and Technology with an Astronomical Supplement - A History of Astronautical Book Literature 1931 - 1961. by Frederick I. Ordway III