[share_ebook] Systems of Commercial Turbofan Engines - An Introduction to Systems Functions

Many textbooks describing the function of a turbine engine are available on the market.  These books describe the operation of the main components of an engine, its thermodynamic principles and the principle of thrust generation.  They are available at any required level.  For persons that first get in touch with the subject matter of turbine engines it is also important to understand the operation of the systems necessary for the operation of a turbine engine. 

With my long-term experience as a technical training instructor the idea developed to write a description of the engine systems to provide this as an add-on to the many text books available describing the operation of the basic turbine engine.  For a complete understanding of functions of the engine systems it is important not to describe the systems isolated from the aircraft.  Systems of modern turbine engines are highly integrated into the aircraft system architecture.  Thus the functional interface with the aircraft is shown were necessary.

It took some time to find a concept for this book that provides the information in a sequence that facilitates the understanding of the described functions.  During the writing of this book I got some help from experts in their field for the optimization of the result. I wish to thank Johannes Lange and Dr. Hans Hansen for their expertise concerning the concept of this book; Sybille Schmidt and Wolfgang Lehmann for their useful linguistic suggestions.

I also mustn’t forget to thank my family for their patience while I worked on this book for some months.

Hamburg, August 2007

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Product Description
"Systems of Commercial Turbofan Engines" gives the reader information about the operation of the engine systems, its components and the terminology used throughout the industry. The engine systems are explained by the use of examples from today's engines. So the readers, from aircraft mechanics to commercial pilot, become familiar with the current technology in this field and attains a deeper knowledge of the systems of commercial turbofan engines. To understand the operation of gas turbine engines used in aircraft, it is not enough to understand the basic operation of a gas turbine. It is also necessary to understand the operation and the design of its auxiliary systems. This book is an introduction into the systems of modern commercial aircraft gas turbine engines. It is made for the reader who is familiar with the basic operation of aircraft gas turbine engine.