Thrust and drag [electronic resource] : its prediction and verification / edited by Eugene E. Covert ; associate editors, C.R. James ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Covert, Eugene E.

James, C. R.

Series:

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 98.

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 98

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drag (Aerodynamics).

Airplanes--Motors--Thrust.

Airplanes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c1985.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter I. Introduction""; ""An Historic Perspective""; ""Performance Calculations""; ""Estimation and Prediction of Drag""; ""A Short History of the Turbojet Engine""; ""The Turbine""; ""Compressor""; ""Flight Validation""; ""Chapter II. Thrust-Drag Accounting Methodology""; ""Thrust-Drag Accounting Approach""; ""Airframe System Drag""; ""Flow-Through Model Internal Drag Correction""; ""Scale-Model/Full Scale Geometry Correction""; ""Trim Drag""; ""Reynolds Number Correction""; ""Full Scale Drag Polar""

""Engine Thrust""""Throttle-Dependent Drags""; ""Inlet Spillage Drag""; ""Exhaust System Drag""; ""Auxiliary Airflow Thrust Drag""; ""Net Propulsive Force""; ""Chapter III. Gas Turbine Engine Performance Determination""; ""Engine Performance Estimation by Analysis and Calculation""; ""Practical Computational Limitations""; ""General Application of Thermodynamic Approach""; ""The Need for Approximations and Correlations""; ""Thermal and Mechanical Equilibrium Considerations""; ""Nonuniform Flowfields""; ""Engine Computer Math Models""; ""Performance Estimation by Ground Testing""

""Test Configurations""""Factors Affecting Engine Performance Measurement""; ""Measurement Schemes""; ""Measurement Error Sources""; ""Measurement Resource Estimating""; ""Measurement Validation""; ""Scale-Model Test Comparisons""; ""Short-Duration Turbine Engine Testing""; ""Engine Performance Estimation by Flight Testing""; ""Preflight Test Considerations""; ""Engine Installation Effects""; ""Engine Evaluation Methods""; ""Flight Instrumentation Considerations""; ""Unsteady Influences on Thrust Determination in Flight""; ""Calculational Considerations""

""Chapter IV. Prediction and Verification of Aerodynamic Drag, Part I: Prediction""""Introduction""; ""Drag""; ""Level of Drag Prediction Detail""; ""Subsonic Drag""; ""Empirical Correlations""; ""Detailed Drag Estimates�Component Buildup""; ""Cruise Efficiency""; ""Transonic Drag""; ""The Drag Rise""; ""Detailed Drag Estimates�Component Buildup""; ""Numerical Transonic Aerodynamics""; ""Supersonic Drag""; ""Friction Drag""; ""Wave Drag""; ""Lift-Induced Drag""; ""Numerical Aerodynamics""

""Prediction and Verification of Aerodynamic Drag, Part II: Wind-Tunnel/Flight Correlation of Lift, Drag, and Pitching Moment""""Chapter V. Throttle-Dependent Forces""; ""Basic Concepts and Examples""; ""Supersonic/Transonic Aircraft Inlets""; ""Supersonic/Transonic Aircraft Nozzles""; ""Other Tactical Aircraft Throttle-Dependent Forces""; ""Subsonic Aircraft Inlets/Nozzles""; ""Determination of Throttle-Dependent Forces""; ""Experimental Techniques""; ""Difficulties in Experimental Testing""; ""Qualitative Techniques to Assess Throttle-Dependent Forces""; ""Analytical Techniques""

""Throttle-Dependent Forces in Flight""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographies.

ISBN:

1-60086-573-9

1-60086-354-X

OCLC:

922978774