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Pratt, David Terry was born on September 14, 1934 in Shelley, Idaho, United States. Son of Eugene Francis and Bernice (Montague) Pratt.
(Winner of the Summerfield Book Award. The next great le...)
Winner of the Summerfield Book Award. The next great leap for jet propulsion will be to power-sustained, efficient flight through the atmosphere.
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(This text presents a complete and realistic aircraft engi...)
This text presents a complete and realistic aircraft engine design experience. From the request for proposal for a new aircraft to the final engine layout, the book provides the concepts and procedures required for the entire process. It is an expanded and updated version of the first edition that emphasizes contemporary developments impacting engine design such as theta break/throttle ratio, life management, controls, and stealth. The key steps of the process are detailed in ten chapters that encompass aircraft constraint analysis, aircraft mission analysis, engine parametric (design point) analysis, engine performance (off-design) analysis, engine installation drag and sizing, and the design of inlets, fans, compressors, main combustors, turbines, afterburners, and exhaust nozzles. The AEDsys software that accompanies the text provides comprehensive computational support for every design step. The software has been carefully integrated with the text to enhance both the learning process and productivity, and allows effortless transfer between British Engineering and SI units. The AEDsys software is furnished on CD and runs in the Windows operating system on PC-compatible systems. A user's manual is provided with the software, along with the complete data files used for the Air-to-Air Fighter and Global Range Airlifter design examples of the book.
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Pratt, David Terry was born on September 14, 1934 in Shelley, Idaho, United States. Son of Eugene Francis and Bernice (Montague) Pratt.
Bachelor of Science in Mech. Engineering, University Washington, 1956; Master of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1968.
Assistant professor marine engineering, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland., 1961-1964; professor mechanic engineering, assistant dean, Washington State University, Pullman, 1968-1976; professor mechanic engineering, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1976-1978; professor, chairman mechanic engineering and applied mechanics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1978-1981; professor, chairman mechanic engineering, U. Washington, Seattle, 1981-1986; professor mechanic engineering, U. Washington, Seattle, 1987-1996; professor emeritus, U. Washington, Seattle engineering consultant. Research director supercomputing Aerojet Propulsion Research Institute, Sacramento,1986-1987.
(This text presents a complete and realistic aircraft engi...)
(Winner of the Summerfield Book Award. The next great le...)
Served to First lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1956-1960. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Summerfield award 1998), Combustion Institute, American Society Engineering Education.
Married Marilyn Jean Thackston, December 22, 1956. Children: Douglas Montague, Elizabeth Joann, Brian Stephens.