Progress in Propulsion Physics
Title | Progress in Propulsion Physics PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 822 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9782759808762 |
La 4e de couverture indique : "The book contains 42 selected, revised, and thoroughly edited papers addressing various issues of propulsion physics written by world-known experts. The papers include critical analyses of previous studies and controversial aspects of novel propulsion concepts, new theoretical and experimental results and findings as well as numerous references to archival publications worldwide. The book is organized in 8 chapters: (1) Solid and Hybrid Rocket Propulsion; (2) Liquid and Gelled Rocket Propulsion; (3) Nuclear and Electric Rocket Propulsion; (4) Air-Breathing and Pulse Detonation Propulsion; (5) Combustion Diagnostics and Modeling; (6) Fluid/Structure Interactions; (7) Environmental Impact of Rocket Emissions; and (8) Mitigation and Removal of Space Debris. The volume was prepared as a reference for research scientists and practicing engineers in the field of aerospace propulsion."
Frontiers of Propulsion Science
Title | Frontiers of Propulsion Science PDF eBook |
Author | Marc G. Millis |
Publisher | AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics) |
Pages | 786 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN |
Frontiers of Propulsion Science is the first-ever compilation of emerging science relevant to such notions as space drives, warp drives, gravity control, and faster-than-light travel - the kind of breakthroughs that would revolutionize spaceflight and enable human voyages to other star systems. Although these concepts might sound like science fiction, they are appearing in growing numbers in reputable scientific journals. This is a nascent field where a variety of concepts and issues are being explored in the scientific literature, beginning in about the early 1990s. The collective status is still in step 1 and 2 of the scientific method, with initial observations being made and initial hypotheses being formulated, but a small number of approaches are already at step 4, with experiments underway. This emerging science, combined with the realization that rockets are fundamentally inadequate for interstellar exploration, led NASA to support the Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Project from 1996 through 2002.""Frontiers of Propulsion Science"" covers that project as well as other related work, so as to provide managers, scientists, engineers, and graduate students with enough starting material that they can comprehend the status of this research and decide if and how to pursue it in more depth themselves. Five major sections are included in the book: Understanding the Problem lays the groundwork for the technical details to follow; Propulsion Without Rockets discusses space drives and gravity control, both in general terms and with specific examples; Faster-Than-Light Travel starts with a review of the known relativistic limits, followed by the faster-than-light implications from both general relativity and quantum physics; Energy Considerations deals with spacecraft power systems and summarizes the limits of technology based on accrued science; and, From This Point Forward offers suggestions for how to manage and conduct research on such visionary topics.
Advanced Propulsion Systems and Technologies, Today to 2020
Title | Advanced Propulsion Systems and Technologies, Today to 2020 PDF eBook |
Author | Claudio Bruno |
Publisher | AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics) |
Pages | 520 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9781563479298 |
"Commissioned by the European Space Agency."--P. [4] of cover.
Advances in Chemical Propulsion
Title | Advances in Chemical Propulsion PDF eBook |
Author | Gabriel D. Roy |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 553 |
Release | 2001-10-25 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1420040685 |
Written by the scientists who performed the research, this book reports on the progress achieved by the outstanding team of researchers participating in the ONR Propulsion Program. It covers all aspects of the combustion process, from chemical synthesis, reaction pathways of the fuel, and combustor performance to the reduction of emissions, thrust vectoring, and control. The chapter authors discuss the relevant issues, describe their approach and results, and explain how the findings can be extended to practical applications. Richly illustrated and carefully edited for clarity, uniformity, and readability, this book offers a comprehensive survey of the field, from pre- to post-combustion.
Micropropulsion for Small Spacecraft
Title | Micropropulsion for Small Spacecraft PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Matthew Micci |
Publisher | AIAA |
Pages | 520 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Microspacecraft |
ISBN | 9781600864391 |
Nuclear Space Power and Propulsion Systems
Title | Nuclear Space Power and Propulsion Systems PDF eBook |
Author | Claudio Bruno |
Publisher | Progress in Astronautics and A |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9781563479519 |
Nuclear propulsion : an introduction / Claudio Bruno -- Nuclear-thermal-rocket propulsion systems / Timothy J. Lawrence -- Application of ion thrusters to high-thrust, high-specific-impulse nuclear electric missions / D.G. Fearn -- High-power and high-thrust-density electric propulsion for in-space transportation / Monika Auweter-Kurtz and Helmut Kurtz -- Review of reactor configurations for space nuclear electric propulsion and surface power considerations / Roger X. Lenard -- Nuclear safety : legal aspects and policy recommendations / Roger X. Lenard -- Radioactivity, doses, and risks in nuclear propulsion / Alessio Del Rossi and Claudio Bruno -- The Chernobyl accident : a detailed account / Alessio del Rossi and Claudio Bruno.
Scramjet Propulsion
Title | Scramjet Propulsion PDF eBook |
Author | E. T. Curran |
Publisher | AIAA |
Pages | 1354 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Airplanes |
ISBN | 9781600864414 |