The Brayton cycle and gas turbine engines / produced by the College of Engineering, Instructional Media Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin; written and conceived by Philip S. Schmidt & John R. Howell.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Simon, Jason, director, producer, editor.

Schmidt, Philip S., narrator, author.

Howell, John R., narrator, author.

University of Texas at Austin. College of Engineering, producer, distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gas-turbines--History.

Gas-turbines.

Gas-turbines--Design and construction.

Brayton, George Bailey, 1830-1892.

Brayton, George Bailey.

Whittle, Frank, 1907-1996.

Whittle, Frank.

History.

Genre:

Educational films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 20 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Austin, Texas : College of Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, [1994]

System Details:

DVD.

digital

optical

video file

DVD video

Summary:

Surveys the achievements of George Bailey Brayton and Frank Whittle in developing the gas turbine engine, ancestor of today's turbojet, turbofan and turboshaft engines, which revolutionized aviation, and are in use in various land vehicles. Process diagrams delineate basic ratios.

Participant:

Narrators, John R. Howell, Philip S. Schmidt.

Credits:

Production director, Jason Simon; On-line editor, Angela Alston; off-line editor, Jason Simon; graphics and animation, Eric Castro.

OCLC:

79868081