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Everything about Propulsive efficiency
Measure of efficiency in aerospace engineering
In aerospace engineering, concerning aircraft, rocket and spacecraft design, overall propulsion system efficiency is the efficiency with which the energy contained in a vehicle's fuel is converted into kinetic energy of the vehicle, to accelerate it, or to replace losses due to aerodynamic drag or gravity. Mathematically, it is represented as, where is the cycle efficiency and is the propulsive efficiency. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Propulsive efficiencyA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Thrust generation and propulsive efficiency in dolphin-like swimming propulsionInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Physics & Process Modeling (PPM) and Other Propulsion R&TThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Oscillating foils of high propulsive efficiencyCited 1,142 times
- Go sideways: PhonovoltaicA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Rankine cycleA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Oscillating foils of high propulsive efficiency
Effects of Dynamic Stall on Propulsive Efficiency and Thrust of Flapping Airfoil
Effect of flexure on aerodynamic propulsive efficiency of flapping flexible airfoil
Optimization of Flapping Airfoils For Maximum Thrust and Propulsive Efficiency
A resonant squid-inspired robot unlocks biological propulsive efficiency
Propulsive efficiency of oscillating foils
Swimming dynamics and propulsive efficiency of squids throughout ontogeny
Accelerating fishes increase propulsive efficiency by modulating vortex ring geometry
🆕 Influential since 2022
Thrust generation and propulsive efficiency in dolphin-like swimming propulsion
Investigation on the propulsive efficiency of undulating fin propulsor
Influence of drift angle on the propulsive efficiency of a fully appended container ship (KCS) using Computational Fluid Dynamics
Connections between propulsive efficiency and wake structure via modal decomposition
A new reciprocating straight propulsion for high propulsive hydrodynamic efficiency
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Physics & Process Modeling (PPM) and Other Propulsion R&TPPM and Other Propulsion R & T Conference (1997 Cleveland, Ohio) · 1997
- 📕Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes studies of low Reynolds number effects on the losses in a low pressure turbineDaniel J. Dorney · 1996
- 📕High pressure, earth storable rocket technologyD. M. Jassowski · 1997
- 📕Ultra-efficient engine diameter studyD. L. Daggett · 2003
- 📕Metallized gelled propellantsBryan A. Palaszewski · 1995
- 📕Laboratory model 50 kW hall thrusterDavid Manzella · 2002
- 📕Experimental and analytical study of close-coupled ventral nozzles for ASTOVL aircraftJack G. McArdle · 1990
- 📕Propulsion over a wide Mach number rangeEdwin L. Resler · 1989
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