With contributions from the leading researchers and scientists in the field, this volume is a compendium of the latest advances in tactical missile propulsion. The objectives of the book are to provide todays designer with a summary of the advances in potential propulsion systems as well as provide a discussion of major design and selection considerations. Authors were chosen for their demonstrated knowledge of and excellence in their respective fields to ensure a complete and up-to-date summary of the latest research and developments.

There have been impressive achievements in the last few years in the technologies associated with turboramjets and other combined cycle engines. These technologies, including their thermal management and integration with the vehicle, are the principal concerns of this volume. Drawing on the expertise of international engineers and researchers in the field of high-speed vehicle propulsion systems, these articles, written by experts from the United States, Russia, Germany, Japan, Belgium, and Israel, highlight developments in the industry.

Since the invention of the V-2 rocket during World War II, combustion instabilities have been recognized as one of the most difficult problems in the development of liquid propellant rocket engines. This book is the first published in the United States on the subject since NASA's Liquid Rocket Combustion Instability (NASA SP-194) in 1972. In this book, experts cover four major subject areas: engine phenomenology and case studies, fundamental mechanisms of combustion instability, combustion instability analysis, and engine and component testing. Especially noteworthy is the inclusion of...

This work is about terminal guidance of intercepting missiles. It contains a variety of newly developed guidance methods based on linear quadratic optimization problems. This application-oriented book employs widely used and thoroughly developed theories such as LQ and H-infinity to the problem of missile guidance.

Supersonic combustion ramjet (SCRJ) engine research and development begun some 40 years ago is the key to airbreathing hypersonic flight. Many unexpected complexities of SCRJ engine combustion and combustor-inlet interaction have been continuing challenges. However, valuable progress has been made in several aspects. In the next few years, it would appear that significant flight testing will take place in several countries and this should lead to further understanding of SCRJ processes in engine design for cruise and accelerator vehicle applications.

The biggest single increase in the US defence budget request for modernization spending over the next six years is for ballistic missile defence, including theatre and national systems. Engineers, managers and policy makers will need to stay abreast of the ever-changing state of the art in theatre ballistic missile defence. This text covers the special technical and design issues involved in the development of a ballistic missile defence system. Dr Neveh pulls together 40 years of experience in Israeli theatre missile defence activities and provides in a single volume, Theatre Ballistic...

A review of all approaches to calculate aerodynamics, allowing engineers to see the pros and cons of each approach, and setting the stage for a semi-empirical approach. It contains many approximate aerodynamic methods, bringing together both linearized and nonlinear aerodynamic methods.

Recently, there has been a serious effort to design aircraft that are as small as possible for special, limited-duration missions. These vehicles may carry visual, acoustic, chemical, or biological sensors for such missions as traffic management, hostage situation surveillance, rescue operations, etc. The goal is to develop aircraft systems that weigh less than 90 grams, with a 15-centimetre wingspan. Since it is not possible to meet all of the design requirements of a micro air vehicle with current technology, research is proceeding. This new book reports on the latest research in the area...

This unique book and accompanying software provides concise, exhaustive, and clear descriptions of terms, notations, concepts, methods, laws, and techniques that are necessary for engineers and researchers dealing with physical and chemical processes in gas and plasma dynamics. It reflects the state of the art of physico-chemical gas dynamics and is designed to serve the modern needs of the related areas of science and technology. This first volume of a two-volume set treats the dynamics of elementary processes (cross section and rate coefficients of chemical reactions, ionisation and...

Chernyi (scientific advisor, Institute of Mechanics, Moscow State University) presents models and formulas produced over the past ten years by scientists at the AVAGADRO Laboratory of Moscow State University's Institute of Mechanics. The book/CD-ROM package offers concise descriptions of terms, nota