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# Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion

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Review: Great book but needs a better index - I first saw our Doctor using this book to teach us from it and then I looked into the reviews here and decided to buy it, and I wasn't disappointed, this book is really unique and amazing. This book is one of the best books for understanding airbreathing and rocket propulsion topics, starts from the fundamentals of gas dynamics, boundary layer and thermodynamics and then starts talking about propulsion topics after connecting them to the previous topics. What I liked in this book is that it has very detailed explanation for many topics that are hard to find information about in similar books, for example Elements of Gas Turbine Propulsion is a good book but it's full of equations and there is little explanation of physical phenomenons and relationships. The book shows the fundamental equations and their derivation but it lacks solved examples,so it's not a very good book if you want to learn how to solve problems.Although there are some unsolved problems at the end of each chapter with an appendix with the answers for some of them. It has been said that it's not a self study book and I can say that but if you are interested in knowing more deep about propulsion and seek better understanding this is the book for you. The kind of problems in this book is the kind that if you solve you would know that you don't have a problem in understanding. The good thing about this book is that it has been released early so here you can find an explanation for almost everything. I really enjoy reading this book and the way of discussing these topics. The thing that I was really disappointed with is that this book has a very poor index, not showing all the words that the reader may be looking for, and I really hope that the authors could use a better index with more entries.
Review: The best overall book on propulsion in existence - Yeah, that's a big statement, but considering the fact that I own 7 other major propulsion books and refer to this one 10 times more than any of the others, I think it's definitely true. All of the top Aerospace Engineering schools use it, and for good reason. It is NOT a teach-yourself book. If that is what you are into, then go buy something with more pretty pictures, because some sections take some work to dig into. But if you are Senior level or grad student, then the book will be very good for you. The content in the book is very insightful, and if you go through the book concurrently with a course it is a great help.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #979,378 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #48 in Aerospace Propulsion Technology #153 in Thermodynamics (Books) #799 in Aeronautics & Astronautics (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (71) |
| Dimensions  | 1.8 x 6.6 x 9.3 inches |
| Edition  | 2nd |
| ISBN-10  | 0201146592 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0201146592 |
| Item Weight  | 2.4 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 768 pages |
| Publication date  | September 17, 1991 |
| Publisher  | Pearson |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book but needs a better index
*by A***N on October 7, 2012*

I first saw our Doctor using this book to teach us from it and then I looked into the reviews here and decided to buy it, and I wasn't disappointed, this book is really unique and amazing. This book is one of the best books for understanding airbreathing and rocket propulsion topics, starts from the fundamentals of gas dynamics, boundary layer and thermodynamics and then starts talking about propulsion topics after connecting them to the previous topics. What I liked in this book is that it has very detailed explanation for many topics that are hard to find information about in similar books, for example Elements of Gas Turbine Propulsion is a good book but it's full of equations and there is little explanation of physical phenomenons and relationships. The book shows the fundamental equations and their derivation but it lacks solved examples,so it's not a very good book if you want to learn how to solve problems.Although there are some unsolved problems at the end of each chapter with an appendix with the answers for some of them. It has been said that it's not a self study book and I can say that but if you are interested in knowing more deep about propulsion and seek better understanding this is the book for you. The kind of problems in this book is the kind that if you solve you would know that you don't have a problem in understanding. The good thing about this book is that it has been released early so here you can find an explanation for almost everything. I really enjoy reading this book and the way of discussing these topics. The thing that I was really disappointed with is that this book has a very poor index, not showing all the words that the reader may be looking for, and I really hope that the authors could use a better index with more entries.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best overall book on propulsion in existence
*by M***T on January 10, 2007*

Yeah, that's a big statement, but considering the fact that I own 7 other major propulsion books and refer to this one 10 times more than any of the others, I think it's definitely true. All of the top Aerospace Engineering schools use it, and for good reason. It is NOT a teach-yourself book. If that is what you are into, then go buy something with more pretty pictures, because some sections take some work to dig into. But if you are Senior level or grad student, then the book will be very good for you. The content in the book is very insightful, and if you go through the book concurrently with a course it is a great help.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion (2nd Edition)
*by T***L on October 29, 2013*

Excellent book. Very in depth thermodynamics analysis and good illustrations and explanations. Excellent problems for study. A very vast topic of study covering; Basic Thermodynamics, Boundary Layer Heat Transfer Functions, Air Breathing Engines, Inlets and Nozzles, Rocket Dynamics, 1 and 2-D combustion analysis, Compressors, Turbines, Chemical Liquid and Electrical Rockets, and more.

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