The Jet Engine
Author: Rolls-Royce Technical Publications Department
Publisher: Rolls-Royce
ISBN: 0-902121-2-35
This is one of my favourite books, it satisfies the inner geek more than any other book I have ever come across. I bought it when I was studying aerospace engineering along with many other books, but nothing came close to this book for it’s attention to detail and clarity.
If you know nothing about jet engines or gas turbines as is the correct term(see I learnt something), then this is the book. The first chapters cover the basics of how and why a jet engine works, the there are chapters dedicated to breaking down the essential parts of the engine; compressors, combustion, turbines, exhaust systems etc. Then it gets more geeky.
Following on from the essentials there’s lubrication, internal air systems, the fuel system and ignition, starting and ignition, ice and fire protection thrust reversal. It goes on. Right through to manufacture, installation, maintenance and overhaul. There is also coverage of the other gas turbine based aero-engines; turboprop, turbo shaft and the other experimental types such as the Contra-Rotating Fan and Prop-Fan-Concept.
There is also a section dedicated to the mathematics of thrust and how it is calculated as well as calculating other forces. This is all backed by the finest Rolls-Royce diagrams and drawings. The language used is no more complicated than what it needs to be which I found a great help when studying as I didn’t find myself trying to understand words before I could understand what I was learning.
The other good thing is, you get to say you own a Rolls-Royce !
‘The Jet Engine’
Author: Rolls-Royce Technical Publications Department
Publisher: Rolls-Royce
ISBN: 0-902121-2-35
This is one of my favourite books, it satisfies the inner geek more than any other book I have ever come across. I bought it when I was studying aerospace engineering along with many other books, but nothing came close to this book for it’s attention to detail and clarity.
If you know nothing about jet engines or gas turbines as is the correct term(see I learnt something), then this is the book. The first chapters cover the basics of how and why a jet engine works, the there are chapters dedicated to breaking down the essential parts of the engine; compressors, combustion, turbines, exhaust systems etc. Then it gets more geeky.
Following on from the essentials there’s lubrication, internal air systems, the fuel system and ignition, starting and ignition, ice and fire protection thrust reversal. It goes on. Right through to manufacture, installation, maintenance and overhaul. There is also coverage of the other gas turbine based aero-engines; turboprop, turbo shaft and the other experimental types such as the Contra-Rotating Fan and Prop-Fan-Concept.
There is also a section dedicated to the mathematics of thrust and how it is calculated as well as calculating other forces. This is all backed by the finest Rolls-Royce diagrams and drawings. The language used is no more complicated than what it needs to be which I found a great help when studying as I didn’t find myself trying to understand words before I could understand what I was learning.
The other good thing is, you get to say you own a Rolls-Royce !
