Jet Web

CONNECTIONS in the Development History of Turbojet Engines 1920 - 1950
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-658-38533-0
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 738 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1251 g

The present book describes the development history of turbojet engines, mainly in the web-type triangle Great Britain (USA) - Germany - Switzerland from early beginnings in the 1920s up to the first practical usage in the 1950s, before the still unbroken, grand impact of aero propulsion technology on global air traffic started. interconnections are highlighted, including the considerable impact of axial-flow compressor design know-how of the Swiss/German company BBC Brown Boveri & Cie. on both sides.

The author reveals significant undercurrents which led to a considerable exchange, and thus change in understanding of the technical-historical perspective, especially in the decisive years before WWII, and thus closes gaps in the unilateral views of this ground-breaking technical advancement. The old ‘Whittle vs. von Ohain Saga’ is not repeated in full, but addressed in sufficient detail to understand the considerably enlarged narrative scope.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eckardt, Dietrich

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technikgeschichte
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Maschinenbau Triebwerkstechnik, Energieübertragung
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Konstruktionslehre und -technik
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Maschinenbau Konstruktionslehre, Bauelemente, CAD
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik, Luftverkehr

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Survey Excursion I: Max Koenig (1893-1975) and Claude Seippel (1900-1986) Turbomachinery and Aero-Related Activities at BBC and in International Context up to 1935  Excursion II: Fritz Heppner (1904-1982) and Hellmut Weinrich (1909-1988)  'Connections' and Early Turbojet Developments 1935-1939 Excursion III: Helmut Schelp (1912-1994) and Max Adolf Mueller (1901-1962) The War Years 1940-1945 Excursion IV: Hermann Reuter (1911-1981) and Hermann Oestrich (1903-1973) The Post-War Period

Über Autor(innen)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietrich ECKARDT has more than forty years of professional experience in turbomachinery research, in German turbojet engine and Swiss power generation gas turbine industry. He is winner of the 2017 ASME engineer-historian award.