Scramjet Propulsion (Progress in Astronautics & Aeronautics)

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This volume the third and final in a miniseries on hypersonic propulsion presents a detailed exposition of the gradual maturing of scramjet technologies. Curran (Department of the Air Force) and Murthy (Purdue U.) present 17 chapters that cover a survey of developments in several parts of the world (Australia France Germany Japan Russia and the U.S. especially the U.S.) some possibilities for the future in detonation engines and electromagnetic field interactions; and integration methodology of the overall scramjet engine system. Lacks an index. Annotation c. Book News Inc. Portland OR (booknews.com)