Gas turbine texts

[XcalibeR]

Had no clue where to post this, so General Forum it is!

I'm on the hunt for a good turbine engine text. The one I currently have for my class is Aircraft Gas Turbine Powerplants by Otis and Vosbury. While it's an informative book, it's very dry and written for mechanics, not pilots. The class itself also isn't worth anything (I shall refrain from defacing my professor anymore than necessary...). I obviously know the basics, but I think that this subject is too important for me to not have a solid working knowledge, so I'm just wondering if anyone knows of any other texts on this subject that are good.

[JHines]

This one is good:

"Aircraft Gas Turbine Technology" by Irwin E. Treager, Professor Emeritus Purdue University, McGraw-Hill, Glencoe Division, 1979. (ISBN 0070651582)

It's been updated a couple of times since the original publication.

[SteveC]

Originally Posted by XcalibeR

(I shall refrain from defacing my professor anymore than necessary...)

That's gotta hurt!









("defaming", maybe?)

[fish314]

Exactly what context are you looking at Turbine engines? By that I mean if you are looking at them in terms of a physicist or engineer/designer, or a fluid dynamicist then you'll be looking at a lot of equations and such. But you won't be looking at fuel pumps and spray nozzles and injectors, etc.

If you're looking at engines like a mechanic then you'll be looking at a lot of parts- nozzles, fuel pumps, control units, gearing, etc. But probably not looking at equations.

And if you're looking at engines like a pilot, then you don't really need a very indepth knowledge of a whole lot of different kinds of engines, just a general overview of how engines work, and maybe some specifics of the one that's on YOUR airplane.

[XcalibeR]

Originally Posted by SteveC

That's gotta hurt!









("defaming", maybe?)

Yes, defaming. I shall now go hide in the corner and submit myself to the whims of the grammar nazis and typing perfectionists whom I used to so humbly serve. I am no longer worthy! Haha

Originally Posted by fish314

Exactly what context are you looking at Turbine engines? By that I mean if you are looking at them in terms of a physicist or engineer/designer, or a fluid dynamicist then you'll be looking at a lot of equations and such. But you won't be looking at fuel pumps and spray nozzles and injectors, etc.

If you're looking at engines like a mechanic then you'll be looking at a lot of parts- nozzles, fuel pumps, control units, gearing, etc. But probably not looking at equations.

And if you're looking at engines like a pilot, then you don't really need a very indepth knowledge of a whole lot of different kinds of engines, just a general overview of how engines work, and maybe some specifics of the one that's on YOUR airplane.

Good point. I understand that in order to be a pilot you don't really need an in-depth knowledge of the intricacies of the engine. However, I am the type of person that loves to take things apart just so I can figure how they work and, for even more of a challenge, to put them back together correctly. I also enjoy math, so I'm not scared of formulas. I love to know what and how and why, especially when it comes to aircraft systems. However, as I said before, the book I currently use is geared toward mechanics. It will introduce a topic then completely skip over the use of or purpose of the item (other than a single general sentence) and go straight to "If this is happening, this is the probable cause, this is what you need to check for inside the engine, and this is what you do if that's what's actually happening."

I'm just looking for a good book that might be a little more pleasing in the "Here's what it is, here's what it's used for, here's how it works, and here's how to use it" department.