MODEL JET ENGINES
Written by Thomas Kamps
Published by Traplet Publications
in 1995
ISBN: 0951058991
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- ENGINES
- ENGINEERING
- MODELS
MODEL JET ENGINES
Written by Thomas Kamps.
Stock no. 2136259
1st.
1995.
Softcover.
Large format.
Almost very good condition.
The Modeller's World Series. Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams throughout. ISBN: 0951058991. Wear to cover edges; small split to base of spine. Browning/grubby marks to outer page edges. Some pages are just starting to come away from the gutter.
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction:
- How do jet engines work?
- The development history of the jet engine
- Prototypes for model jet engines
- Model jet engines to date
- Chapter 1 the Component Parts of a Model Jet Engine:
- Special features of small gas turbines
- The compressor
- The combustion chamber
- Turbine stage and exhaust cone
- Chapter 2 A Home-made Model Jet Engine:
- Introduction
- Determining the principal dimensions
- Constructing the engine
- Assembling the components
- Running the engine for the first time
- Bench running stand for kerosene operation
- General instructions for other types of compressor
- Optimising the performance of model jet engines
- Chapter 3 The Engine in Practice:
- Safety: the First Commandment
- Measuring the engine's performance
- Using jet engines in model aircraft
- Particular problems encountered in jet-powered flight
- Fault-finding
- A standard problem
- Maintenance and repair
- Bibliography
- Notes