Vortex and The Jet

Reiner Decher is ​Professor Emeritus at University of Washington, Seattle WA USA (Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics). He completed his PhD degree at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Prof. Decher has published numerous technical papers in the subjects of aerodynamics, propulsion, energy conversion and gas dynamics. He has published several books in these fields, Energy Conversion (Oxford UP 1994), Direct Energy Conversion (Oxford UP 1997), Powering the World’s Airliners (Pen & Sword, 2020), 2 books on rail transportation, 1 book history of engine technology: Turbulent Journey (Schiffer 2021), and 1 book as editor on WW II history: Invading Hitler’s Europe (Pen & Sword 2020).Prof. Decher has been Fulbright Research Professor at University of Karlsruhe Germany (1981-82), Fulbright Research Professor at Technical University of Berlin Germany (1998-99), Visiting Research Professor at Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne Switzerland (1992) and Visiting Professor at MIT, (1991).

• How and why does a wing generate lift?.- The bound vortex.- Frictionless air cannot provide lift: a paradox.- Drag, a nightmare or a challenge, depending on your point of view.- Pressure: The Bernoulli principle and flow energy conservation.- Pressure, pressure, it’s all about pressure!.- Putting it all together in the real world.- The jet: fluid in motion.- Propulsion for flight: power or thrust?.- The compressor: engine keystone.- Bypass.- Other components of the jet engine.- More components: inlets, mixers, and nozzles.