3rd Edition
Aircraft and Rocket Propulsion and Gas Turbine Engines
Preface
Author
Section 1- Aero Engines and Gas Turbine
1. History and Classifications of Aeroengines
2. Performance Parameters of Jet Engines
3. Pulsejet and Ramjet Engines
4. Turbojet Engine
5. Turbofan Engines
6. Shaft Engines: Internal Combustion, Turboprop, Turboshaft, and Propfan Engines
7. High-Speed Supersonic and Hypersonic Engines
8. Industrial Gas Turbines
Section 2- Component design
9. Powerplant Installation and Intakes
10. Combustion Systems
12. Centrifugal Compressors
13. Axial Flow Compressors and Fans
14. Axial Turbines
15. Radial Inflow Turbines
16. Module Matching
17. Conceptual Design of Gas Turbines
Section 3- Rocket Propulsion
18. Introduction to Rocketry
Biography
Ahmed F. El-Sayed is a Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Power Engineering at Zagazig University, Egypt, since 1983. He served as a Senior Engineer at EGYPTAIR for 10 years and has collaborated with Westinghouse, Rolls-Royce, and European Wind Energy Projects. Dr. El-Sayed has authored 15 textbooks, including History and Evolution of Aircraft (Taylor & Francis, 2024) and Foreign Object Debris and Damage in Aviation (Taylor & Francis, 2022). He has published over 100 technical papers on aircraft propulsion, engine design, and renewable energy. His accolades include the Distinguished Professor Award from Zagazig University (2009) and the Golden Tamikum necklace for scientists on the Egyptian National Honor Roll (2020).
