B></U> One of the only books to focus on turbomachinery and gas turbines from the &#147;design&#148; point of view. This volume reviews the necessary thermodynamics, gives extensive design data, provides engine and component illustrations (with comments on good and less-than-good design features), and contains many worked examples &#151; allowing readers to produce preliminary designs that can be made and run quickly. More comprehensive than similar books, it features a simplified &#151; and more accurate &#151; thermodynamic treatment that eliminates the confusing use of &#147;gamma&#148; and specific heat together, and provides individual full-chapter coverage of on axial-flow turbines and compressors and radial-flow versions of the same.