Further Reading
Many of books listed can be picked up cheaply from time to time second-hand on Amazon. The first two are pretty much essential if you are serious about your Scramjet study. You can supplement the information in these with academic papers (Google Scholar is a good place to start your search for papers) - which will cover more modern developments, detail on specific topics or tangential information (like esoteric approaches or unusual designs).
Recommended Reading
Essential books on Scramjets
1. The main scramjet reference book for basics (although published some time ago now). Easy to read and comprehensive on the basics.
H. W. Heiser et al, Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion, AIAA, 1994
2. A more modern book covering similar topics. Still in print and quite cheap.
C. Segal, The Scramjet Engine, Cambridge, 2011
Important reference books on Aerodynamic theory
The two books listed in this section are both by the same author and are considered “classics” in the field. They are extremely useful as reference books on all sorts of topics - but do overlap with each other in scope. Anderson’s other books (Hypersonic and High Temperature Gas Dynamics, Introduction to Flight and Computational Fluid Dynamics) are also worth getting if you see them cheaply second-hand.
1. Classic text on aerodynamics..
J. D. Anderson, Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, McGraw-Hill, Several Editions – one above is 2006.
2. More focused and detailed on high-speed flow.
J. D. Anderson, Modern Compressible Flow, McGraw-Hill, Several Editions – one above is 2002.
General (lower level) fluid mechanics
1. This is a well-regarded university undergraduate general textbook.
J. F. Douglas et al, Fluid Mechanics, Pearson / Prentice-Hall, Several Editions this one is 2005.