LIQUID PROPELLANT ROCKETS by Altman, D., J. M. Carter, S. S. Penner and M. Summerfield reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

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LIQUID PROPELLANT ROCKETS

by Altman, D., J. M. Carter, S. S. Penner and M. Summerfield

Princeton (New Jersey), 1960: Princeton University Press, 189 pages, $2.95

Liquid Propellant Rockets treats, in four sections by different authors, high temperature equilibrium, expansion processes, liquid propellant combustion, and rocket engines. Within each section are a number of sub-sections dealing with specific aspects of the major topic. The book is intended for both students and practicing engineers. The material comes from the Princeton series on "High Speed Aerodynamics and Jet Propulsion."


Extracted from the 1962 Publication Annotated Bibliography of Space Science and Technology with an Astronomical Supplement - A History of Astronautical Book Literature 1931 - 1961. by Frederick I. Ordway III