Bernie MacIsaac & Roy Langton 
Gas Turbine Propulsion Systems [EPUB ebook] 

About the Authors
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Acronyms
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Gas Turbine Concepts
1.2 Gas Turbine Systems Overview
Chapter 2 Basic Gas Turbine Operation
2.1 Turbojet Engine Performance
2.2 Concluding Commentary
Chapter 3 Basic Concepts of the Gas Generator Fuel Control System
3.1 Gas Generator Control Modes
3.2 Fuel System Design and Implementation
3.3 The Concept of Error Budgets in Control System Design
3.4 Installation, Qualification and Certification Considerations
3.5 Concluding Commentary
Chapter 4 Thrust Engine Control and Augmentation Systems
4.1 Thrust Engine Concepts
4.2 Thrust Management and Control
4.3 Thrust Augmentation
Chapter 5 Shaft Power Propulsion Control Systems
Chapter 6 Inlet, Exhaust and Nacelle Systems
6.1 Subsonic Engine Air Inlets
6.2 Supersonic Engine Air Inlets
6.3 Inlet Anti-Icing
6.4 Exhaust Systems
Chapter 7 Lubrication Systems
7.1 Basic Principles
7.2 Lubrication System Operation
Chapter 8 Power Extraction and Starting Systems
8.1 Mechanical Power Transfer
8.2 Bleed Air-Powered Systems and Equipment
Chapter 9 Marine Propulsion Systems
9.1 The Marine Environment
9.2 The Engine Enclosure
9.3 Engine Ancillary Equipment
9.4 Marine Propulsion Control
9.5 Concluding Commentary
Chapter 10 Prognostics and health Monitoring
10.1 Basic Concepts in Engine Operational Support Systems
10.2 The Role of Design in Engine Maintenance
10.3 Prognostics and Health Monitoring
Chapter 11 New and Future Gas Turbine Propulsion Systems Technologies
11.1 Thermal Efficiency
11.2 Improvements in Propulsive Efficiency
11.3 Other Engine Technology Initiatives
Appendix A Compressor Stage Performance
Appendix B Estimation of Compressor Maps
Appendix C Thermodynamic Modeling of Gas Turbines
Appendix D Introduction to Classical feedback Control
Index

Bernie Mac Isaac is President and CEO of Gas TOPS Ltd. in Ottawa, Canada.
Roy Langton has recently retired from his position as Vice-President, Engineering & Integrity at Parker Aerospace, where he was responsible for internal seminars & training into feedback control. He is now a technology consultant for Parker, and has also recently been appointed as an editor for the Wiley Aerospace Series.