Research Guides: Aerospace Engineering: Print Resources

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Aerospace engineering book classification

TL1-4050 Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics

TL1-484 Motor vehicles. Cycles

TL500-777 Aeronautics. Aeronautical engineering

TL500-589	Aeronautics
TL600-688	Aircraft
TL690-697	Electrical and communication systems
TL698	Materials
TL701-704	Aircraft engines
TL709	Jet propulsion
TL710-713	Flight

TL780-785.8 Rocket propulsion. Rockets
TL787-4050 Astronautics. Space travel

Handbooks and Encyclopedias

Aerospace Engineering Desk Reference by Howard Curtis; David Wyatt; Michael V. Cook; Antonio Filippone; T. H. G. Megson; Mike Tooley; Filippo De Florio; Lloyd R. Jenkinson; Jim Marchman; John Watkinson
Call Number: Ref TL551 .A47 2009
ISBN: 9781856175753
Publication Date: 2009-03-30
"A one-stop desk reference, for engineers involved in all aspects of aerospace... Material covers a broad topic range from structural components of aircraft, design and airworthiness to aerodynamics and modeling."
Encyclopedia of Fluid Mechanics by Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff (Editor)
Call Number: Ref TA357 .E53
ISBN: 9780872015135
Publication Date: 1986-01-01
Focuses on flow phenomena and measurement. General topics include transport properties and flow instability, flow dynamics and frictional behavior, and flow and turbulence measurement.
Handbook of Heat Transfer by Warren M. Rohsenow; James P. Hartnett; Young I. Cho
Call Number: Ref QC320.4 .H36 1998
ISBN: 9780070535558
Publication Date: 1998-05-22
This wholly revised edition of a classic handbook reference, written by some of the most eminent practitioners in the field, is designed to be your all-in-one source book on heat transfer issues and problem-solving. It includes the latest advances in the field, as well as covering subjects from microscale heat transfer to thermophysical properties of new refrigerants.
Jane's All the World's Aircraft
Call Number: Ref TL501 .J3
ISBN: 9780710629555
Provides technical detail on over 950 civil and military aircraft currently being produced or under development by more than 550 companies. Complete with photographs and line drawings to aid recognition and comparison, this authoritative resource provides you with the ability to evaluate competitors, identify potential buyers, and business partners, and examine aircraft equipment.
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology by Elizabeth Geller; McGraw-Hill Staff
Call Number: Ref Q121 .M3 2002
ISBN: 0079136656
Publication Date: 2002-04-01
Acts as a reference that surveys the state-of-the-art in the physical, earth, life and applied sciences. It emphasizes industrial engineering, information technology and computing, chemistry and chemical engineering, physics and astronomy, the biomedical sciences, and the environmental sciences.
NASA systems engineering handbook (PDF)
"This handbook consists of six core chapters: (1) systems
engineering fundamentals discussion, (2) the NASA
program/project life cycles, (3) systems engineering processes to get from a concept to a design, (4) systems engineering processes to get from a design to a final product, (5) crosscutting management processes in systems engineering, and (6) special topics relative to systems engineering."
SAE handbook on CD-ROM (2006-2009)
Call Number: TL151 .S62 [Located in Digital Media Center]
ISBN: 107439281
Contains comprehensive information on metals and materials technology. Each volume is packed with articles, illustrations, tables, graphs, specifications and practical examples.