Primarily emphasizing nuclear thermal rocket engines, this book provides an understanding of the physical principles underlying the design and operation of nuclear fission-based rocket engines. --
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This book provides state-of-the-art advances in several areas of importance in energy, combustion, power, propulsion, environment using fossil fuels and alternative fuels, and biofuels production and utilization. Availability of clean and sustainable energy is of greater importa…
Whilst most contemporary books in the aerospace propulsion field are dedicated primarily to gas turbine engines, there is often little or no coverage of other propulsion systems and devices such as propeller and helicopter rotors or detailed attention to rocket engines. By takin…
This title offers broad coverage key propulsion systems, including gas turbine engines, propeller and helicopter rotors, and rocket engines. It allows observations and comparisons to be made across systems.
Whilst most contemporary books in the aerospace propulsion field are dedicated primarily to gas turbine engines, there is often little or no coverage of other propulsion systems and devices such as propeller and helicopter rotors or detailed attention to rocket engines. By takin…
This book examines different proposals on the construction of advanced spacecraft and "gates" to other regions of space. It covers current theory, latest and ongoing investigations and experiments, and speculation on what might and might not be feasible.
The following topics are dealt with: hybrid vehicles; hybrid power plant specifications; electric drive system; power electronics; AC drives; drive system control; hybrid vehicle characterization; energy storage technologies; and automated electrified transportation.
This comprehensive treatment of network information theory and its applications provides the first unified coverage of both classical and recent results. With an approach that balances the introduction of new models and new coding techniques, readers are guided through Shannon's…
The following topics are dealt with: hybrid vehicles; hybrid power plant specifications; electric drive system; power electronics; AC drives; drive system control; hybrid vehicle characterization; energy storage technologies; and automated electrified transportation.
This work assumes a working knowledge of automotive systems and electric machines, power electronics, and drives, and is recommended primarily for practicing engineers in industrial, commercial, academic, and government settings.
The following topics are dealt with: hybrid vehicles; hybrid power plant specifications; electric drive system; power electronics; AC drives; drive system control; hybrid vehicle characterization; energy storage technologies; and automated electrified transportation.
This volume presents selected papers presented during the National Aerospace Propulsion Conference (NAPC) held at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. It brings together contributions from the entire propulsion community, spanning air-breathing and non-air-breathing propuls…