The development of the whittle turbojet

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 249-256

  Meher Homji, C B ^a  

^a BECHTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION; BOILERS; COMPRESSORS; GAS TURBINES; IGNITION;

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR; COMBUSTION INTENSITIES; VORTEX TURBINE; WHITTLE TURBOJET;

TURBOJET ENGINES;

EID: 0032046015     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2818112     Document Type: Article

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