The Standard Handbook for Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineers

by Davies, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780071362290
• ISBN10: 0071362290
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-10-31
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

The first comprehensive resource expressly for aerospace engineers! GET INSTANT INSIGHT INTO ANY AEROSPACE ISSUE!In the past, aerospace engineers and students have had to access a wide array of trade publications and books for comprehensive coverage of their highly specialized industry. That's because with "The Standard Handbook for Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineers, those practitioners now have a resource that delivers a combination of reference, data, and handy information -- all within the pages of a single, easy-to-use volume! Containing contributions from more than 50 aerospace specialists -- and edited by an internationally renowned aeronautical engineering expert and educator -- this handbook frames the technological applications in a perspective that specifically addresses aircraft and engineering science. As a result, you get insightful, practical guidance into the gamut of aerospace engineering, including: * Instrumentation and control * Aeronautical and astronautical propulsion * Aerospace structures * Aerodynamics, flight mechanics, control, and stability * Avionics and astrionics * Aircraft design * Spacecraft * Earth's environment and space * And much, much more! Plus, "The Standard Handbook for Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineers is richly illustrated with hundreds upon hundreds of informative diagrams, charts, and graphs. From basic engineering science and mathematics to astrodynamics, this book is the one resource that all starting and mature aerospace engineers need to take their work to new heights.

Author Biography

Mark Davies is Professor of Engineering Science, Head of the Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Department, and Founder Director of the Stokes Research Institute at the University of Limerick in Ireland. He was a Rolls-Royce research scholar at Cambridge University, earning his Ph.D. with a thesis on aircraft engine blade flutter. From there he went to Oxford University to research gas turbine heat transfer. His present research interests range from entropy generation in turbomachinery to electronic system reliability.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors

Preface

Section 1: New Vision for Future Aerospace Vehicles and Systems

Section 2: Engineering Mathematics, Units, Symbols, and Constants

Part 1: Trigonometric Functions and General Formulae

Part 2: Calculus

Part 3: Series and Transforms

Part 4: Matrices and Determinants

Part 5: Differential Equations

Part 6: Statistics

Part 7: SI Units

Part 8: Conversion of Existing Imperial Terms

Part 9: Abbreviations

Part 10: Physical and Chemical Constants

SECTION 3: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES

Part 1: Statics of Rigid Bodies

Part 2: Strength of Materials

Part 3: Dynamics of Rigid Bodies

Part 4: Vibrations

Part 5: Mechanics of Fluids

Part 6: Principles of Thermodynamics

Part 7: Heat Transfer

SECTION 4: ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRINCIPLES

SECTION 5: COMPUTING

SECTION 6: MICROPROCESSORS, INSTRUMENTATION, AND CONTROL

Part 1: Summary of Number Systems

Part 2: Microprocessors

Part 3: Communication Standards

Part 4: Interfacing of Computers to Systems

Part 5: Instrumentation

Part 6: Classical Control Theory and Practice

Part 7: Microprocessor-Based Control

Part 8: Programmable Logic Controllers

Part 9: The z-Transform

Part 10: State Variable Techniques

SECTION 7: AERONAUTICAL PROPULSION

SECTION 8: ROCKETS AND LAUNCH VEHICLES

SECTION 9: AEROSPACE STRUCTURES

Part 1: Aircraft Loadings

Part 2: Properties of Materials

Part 3: Structural Considerations

Part 4: Structural Dynamics

Part 5: Spacecraft Structures

SECTION 10: AERODYNAMICS, PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY AND CONTROL

Part 1: Aerodynamics

Part 2: Airplane Performance

Part 3: Aircraft Stability and Control

SECTION 11: AVIONICS AND ASTRIONICS

Part 1: The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Part 2: The Spacecraft Environment

Part 3: Aircraft Environment

Part 4: Electromagnetic Compatibility

Part 5: Introduction to Radar

Part 6: Optical Fibers and Lasers

Part 7: Photovoltaics

Part 8: Aircraft Flight Control Systems

Part 9: Space Borne Instruments

Part 10: In-Flight Computing

Part 11: In-Space Computing

SECTION 12: AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

SECTION 13: AERONAUTICAL DESIGN

SECTION 14: ASTRODYNAMICS

SECTION 15: SPACECRAFT

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: Platform Technologies

Part 3: Launch and Reentry Vehicles

Part 4: Satellites

Part 5: Orbital and Mission Spacecraft and Space Stations

Part 6: Payload Management

Part 7: Human Factors

Part 8: Nutrition and Sanitation

Part 9: Space Suits

SECTION 16: EARTH'S ENVIRONMENT AND SPACE

Part 1: The Earth and Its Atmosphere

Part 2: The Near-Earth Space Environment

Part 3: The Solar System

Part 4: The Moon

Part 5: Mars

Part 6: The Sun-Earth Connection

Part 7: Space Debris

SECTION 17: AIRCRAFT SAFETY

Part 1: Organizational Safety Program

Part 2: Aviation Law

Part 3: Accident Analysis Data

Part 4: Risk Management

Part 5: Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation

SECTION 18: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE

Part 1: The Economics of Maintenance

Part 2: National and International Regulations

Part 3: Maintenance Programs

Part 4: Aircraft Structural Corrosion

Part 5: Aerospace Paints and Protective Coatings

Part 6: Airframe Maintenance

Part 7: Engine Maintenance

Part 8: Maintenance Human Factors

Part 9: Extended Twin Operations (ETOPS)

INDEX