Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Abbreviations and Acronyms |
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About the Companion Website |
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1 Aircraft Engines - A Review |
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1 | (108) |
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1 | (1) |
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1.2 Aerothermodynamics of Working Fluid |
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1.2.1 Isentropic Process and Isentropic Flow |
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6 | (1) |
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1.2.2 Conservation of Mass |
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1.2.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum |
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7 | (1) |
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1.2.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum |
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7 | (1) |
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1.2.5 Conservation of Energy |
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8 | (2) |
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1.2.6 Speed of Sound and Mach Number |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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1.3 Thrust and Specific Fuel Consumption |
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12 | (8) |
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16 | (1) |
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1.3.2 Installed Thrust - Some Bookkeeping Issues on Thrust and Drag |
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16 | (2) |
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1.3.3 Air-Breathing Engine Performance Parameters |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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1.3.3.2 Specific Fuel Consumption and Specific Impulse |
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19 | (1) |
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1.4 Thermal and Propulsive Efficiency |
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20 | (7) |
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20 | (2) |
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1.4.2 Propulsive Efficiency |
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22 | (2) |
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1.4.3 Engine Overall Efficiency and Its Impact on Aircraft Range and Endurance |
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24 | (3) |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (24) |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (6) |
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36 | (4) |
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40 | (4) |
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44 | (8) |
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1.7 Performance Evaluation of a Turbojet Engine |
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52 | (2) |
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1.8 Turbojet Engine with an Afterburner |
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54 | (5) |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (3) |
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59 | (25) |
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59 | (1) |
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1.9.2 Analysis of a Separate-Exhaust Turbofan Engine |
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60 | (4) |
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1.9.3 Thermal Efficiency of a Turbofan Engine |
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64 | (1) |
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1.9.4 Propulsive Efficiency of a Turbofan Engine |
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65 | (4) |
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1.9.5 Ultra-High Bypass (UHB) Geared Turbofan Engines |
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69 | (4) |
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1.9.6 Analysis of Mixed-Exhaust Turbofan Engines with Afterburners |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (2) |
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1.9.6.2 Mixed-Turbofan Cycle Analysis |
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76 | (1) |
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1.9.6.3 Solution Procedure |
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77 | (7) |
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84 | (11) |
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84 | (1) |
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1.10.2 Turboprop Cycle Analysis |
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85 | (1) |
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1.10.2.1 The New Parameters |
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85 | (1) |
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1.10.2.2 Design-Point Analysis |
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86 | (4) |
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1.10.2.3 Optimum Power Split between the Propeller and the Jet |
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90 | (4) |
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1.10.2.4 Advanced Propeller: Prop-Fan |
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94 | (1) |
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1.11 High-Speed Air-Breathing Engines |
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95 | (8) |
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1.11.1 Supersonic Combustion Ramjet |
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99 | (1) |
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99 | (2) |
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1.11.1.2 Scramjet Combustor |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (1) |
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1.12 Rocket-Based Airbreathing Propulsion |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (5) |
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105 | (4) |
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2 Aircraft Aerodynamics - A Review |
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109 | (92) |
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109 | (2) |
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2.2 Similarity Parameters in Compressible Flow: Flight vs. Wind Tunnel |
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111 | (2) |
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2.3 Physical Boundary Conditions on a Solid Wall (in Continuum Mechanics) |
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113 | (2) |
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2.4 Profile and Parasite Drag |
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115 | (26) |
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115 | (1) |
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2.4.1.1 Case 1: Incompressible Laminar Flow |
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116 | (9) |
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2.4.1.2 Case 2: Laminar Compressible Boundary Layers |
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125 | (4) |
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2.4.1.3 Case 3: Turbulent Boundary Layers |
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129 | (3) |
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2.4.1.4 Case 4: Transition |
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132 | (3) |
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2.4.2 Profile Drag of an Airfoil |
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135 | (6) |
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141 | (9) |
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141 | (6) |
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2.5.2 Optimal Spanloading: The Case of Bell Spanload |
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147 | (3) |
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2.6 Waves in Supersonic Flow |
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150 | (7) |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (1) |
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2.6.3 Oblique Shock Waves |
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152 | (3) |
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155 | (2) |
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2.7 Compressibility Effects and Critical Mach Number |
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157 | (4) |
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2.8 Drag Divergence Phenomenon and Supercritical Airfoil |
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161 | (2) |
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163 | (3) |
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2.10 Delta Wing Aerodynamics |
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166 | (3) |
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167 | (2) |
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2.11 Area-Rule in Transonic Aircraft |
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169 | (2) |
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2.12 Optimum Shape for Slender Body of Revolution of Length I in Supersonic Flow |
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171 | (4) |
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174 | (1) |
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2.12.2 Von Karman Ogive of Length I and Base Area, S(C), for Minimum Axisymmetric Nose Wave Drag |
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175 | (1) |
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2.13 High-Lift Devices: Multi-Element Airfoils |
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175 | (4) |
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2.14 Powered Lift and STOL Aircraft |
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179 | (1) |
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2.15 Laminar Flow Control, LFC |
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180 | (2) |
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2.16 Aerodynamic Figures of Merit |
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182 | (6) |
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2.17 Advanced Aircraft Designs and Technologies for Leaner, Greener Aviation |
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188 | (6) |
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194 | (7) |
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195 | (6) |
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3 Understanding Aviation's Impact on the Environment |
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201 | (82) |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (73) |
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202 | (3) |
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3.2.2 Carbon Monoxide, CO, and Unburned Hydrocarbons, UHC |
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205 | (3) |
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3.2.3 Oxides of Nitrogen, NOx |
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208 | (1) |
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3.2.4 Impact of NO on Ozone in Lower and Upper Atmosphere |
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209 | (1) |
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209 | (2) |
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211 | (2) |
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3.2.5 Impact of NOx Emissions on Surface Air Quality |
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213 | (1) |
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3.2.6 Soot/Smoke and Particulate Matter (PM) |
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214 | (1) |
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3.2.7 Contrails, Cirrus Clouds, and Impact on Climate |
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215 | (1) |
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3.3 Engine Emission Standards |
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215 | (1) |
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3.4 Low-Emission Combustors |
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216 | (3) |
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219 | (6) |
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3.6 Interim Summary on Combustion Emission Impact on the Environment |
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225 | (2) |
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3.7 Aviation Impact on Carbon Dioxide Emission: Quantified |
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227 | (5) |
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232 | (21) |
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232 | (1) |
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3.8.1.1 General Discussion |
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232 | (4) |
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236 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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3.8.1.4 Levels and Decibels |
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237 | (1) |
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3.8.1.5 Sound Power Level in Decibels, dB |
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237 | (1) |
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3.8.1.6 Sound Intensity Level in Decibels, dB |
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237 | (1) |
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3.8.1.7 Sound Pressure Level in Decibels, dB |
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237 | (1) |
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3.8.1.9 Overall Sound Pressure Level in Decibels, dB |
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238 | (1) |
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3.8.1.10 Octave Band, One-Third Octave Band, and Tunable Filters |
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238 | (1) |
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3.8.1.11 Adding and Subtracting Noise Sources |
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239 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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3.8.1.13 Effective Perceived Noise Level (EPNL), dB, and Other Metrics |
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240 | (1) |
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3.8.1.14 Pulsating Sphere: Model of a Monopole |
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241 | (1) |
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3.8.1.15 Two Monopoles: Model of a Dipole |
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242 | (1) |
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3.8.1.16 Two Dipoles: Model of Quadrupole |
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243 | (1) |
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3.8.2 Sources of Noise Near Airports |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (4) |
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249 | (2) |
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3.8.5 Supersonic Jet Noise |
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251 | (2) |
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3.9 Engine Noise Directivity Pattern |
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253 | (3) |
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3.10 Noise Reduction at the Source |
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256 | (7) |
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256 | (1) |
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3.10.2 Fan Noise Reduction |
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256 | (4) |
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3.10.3 Subsonic Jet Noise Mitigation |
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260 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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3.10.3.2 Acoustic Liner in Exhaust Core |
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261 | (1) |
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3.10.4 Supersonic Jet Noise Reduction |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (5) |
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3.12 Aircraft Noise Certification |
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268 | (4) |
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3.13 NASA's Vision: Quiet Green Transport Technology |
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272 | (1) |
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3.14 FAA's Vision: NextGen Technology |
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273 | (1) |
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3.15 The European Vision for Sustainable Aviation |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (8) |
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276 | (7) |
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4 Future Fuels and Energy Sources in Sustainable Aviation |
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283 | (42) |
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283 | (5) |
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4.2 Alternative Jet Fuels (AJFs) |
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288 | (17) |
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4.2.1 Choice of Feedstock |
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291 | (1) |
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4.2.2 Conversion Pathways to Jet Fuel |
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292 | (1) |
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4.2.3 AJF Evaluation and Certification/Qualification |
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293 | (1) |
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4.2.4 Impact of Biofuel on Emissions |
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294 | (2) |
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4.2.5 Advanced Biofuel Production |
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296 | (7) |
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4.2.6 Lifecycle Assessment of Bio-Based Aviation Fuel |
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303 | (2) |
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4.2.7 Conversion of Bio-Crops to Electricity |
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305 | (1) |
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4.3 Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG |
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305 | (3) |
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4.3.1 Composition of Natural Gas and LNG |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (4) |
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4.4.1 Hydrogen Production |
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310 | (2) |
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4.4.2 Hydrogen Delivery and Storage |
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312 | (1) |
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4.4.3 Gravimetric and Volumetric Energy Density and Liquid Fuel Cost |
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312 | (1) |
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312 | (6) |
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4.5.1 Battery Energy Density |
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314 | (1) |
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4.5.2 Open-Cycle Battery Systems |
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315 | (1) |
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4.5.3 Charging Batteries in Flight: Two Examples |
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316 | (1) |
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4.5.4 All-Electric Aircraft: Voltair Concept Platform |
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316 | (2) |
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318 | (2) |
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4.7 Fuels for the Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR) |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (4) |
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322 | (3) |
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5 Promising Technologies in Propulsion and Power |
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325 | (78) |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (4) |
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5.2.1 Brayton Cycle: Simple Gas Turbine Engine |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (3) |
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5.3 Distributed Combustion Concepts in Advanced Gas Turbine Engine Core |
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330 | (5) |
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5.4 Multifuel (Cryogenic-Kerosene), Hybrid Propulsion Concept |
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335 | (1) |
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5.5 Intercooled and Recuperated Turbofan Engines |
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335 | (5) |
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340 | (1) |
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5.7 Topping Cycle: Wave Rotor Combustion |
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340 | (11) |
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5.8 Pulse Detonation Engine (PDE) |
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351 | (1) |
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5.9 Humphrey Cycle vs. Brayton: Thermodynamics |
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351 | (7) |
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5.9.1 Idealized Laboratory PDE: Thrust Tube |
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353 | (2) |
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5.9.2 Pulse Detonation Ramjets |
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355 | (1) |
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5.9.3 Turbofan Engine with PDE |
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356 | (1) |
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5.9.4 Pulse Detonation Rocket Engine (PDRE) |
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357 | (1) |
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5.9.5 Vehicle-Level Performance Evaluation of PDE |
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358 | (1) |
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5.10 Boundary-Layer Ingestion (BLI) and Distributed Propulsion (DP) Concept |
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358 | (9) |
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5.10.1 Aircraft Drag Reduction Through BLI |
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360 | (2) |
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5.10.2 Aircraft Noise Reduction: Advanced Concepts |
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362 | (3) |
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5.10.3 Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) of a BWB Aircraft with BLI |
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365 | (2) |
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5.11 Distributed Propulsion Concept in Early Aviation |
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367 | (1) |
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5.12 Distributed Propulsion in Modern Aviation |
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368 | (16) |
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5.12.1 Optimal Number of Propulsors in Distributed Propulsion |
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371 | (1) |
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5.12.2 Optimal Propulsor Types in Distributed Propulsion |
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372 | (12) |
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5.13 Interim Summary on Electric Propulsion (EP) |
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384 | (2) |
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5.14 Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine; SABRE |
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386 | (2) |
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5.15 Compact Fusion Reactor: The Path to Clean, Unlimited Energy |
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388 | (1) |
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5.16 Aircraft Configurations Using Advanced Propulsion Systems |
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389 | (6) |
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395 | (8) |
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396 | (7) |
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6 Pathways to Sustainable Aviation |
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403 | (8) |
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403 | (1) |
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6.2 Pathways to Certification |
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403 | (2) |
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6.3 Energy Pathways in Sustainable Aviation |
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405 | (2) |
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407 | (2) |
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409 | (2) |
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410 | (1) |
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