Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. The Fundamentals of Gas Dynamics 3. Ideal Power Plant Cycles 4. Performance of Actual Gas Turbine Cycles 5. Principle of Rotating Machines 6. Centrifugal Compressors 7. Axial-Flow Compressors 8. Three-Dimensional Flow in Axial-Flow Turbo-Machines 9. Combustion Systems 10. Axial Flow Gas Turbines 11. The Regenerator 12. Jet Propulsion 13. Rocket Propulsion 14. Performance of Gas-Turbine Power Plant 15. Materials for Gas Turbines 16. Recent Developments and Typical Applications of Gas Turbines.