Aircraft Propulsion Systems

课程简介

/ Indicative Syllabus Introduction to propulsion – Brief history of propulsion, aircraft piston engine, propeller, turbojet engine, aircraft gas turbine engines (turbojet, turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft), performance parameters of turbofan engines, other air- breathing engines, rockets Thermodynamics – System and its properties, measurement diagnostics, first law of thermodynamics, forms of work and heat interactions, ideal gas law, internal energy, enthalpy, specific heat capacities, mass conservation and momentum conservation for steady flow process, the second law of thermodynamics, entropy, heat engines, gas power cycles (Carnot cycle, Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, Brayton cycle). Compressible flows – Speed of sound, Mach number, stagnation properties, critical properties, nozzle flow, shock waves, measurement diagnostics and flow visualization Aircraft engine subsystems – Nacelle, inlet, nozzle, fan, compressor, turbine, combustor, afterburner, fluid system (air, oil, and fuel), control system, engine test and maintenance, engine start. Engine performance parameters, parametric cycle analysis, and component performance - turbojet, turbojet with afterburner, turbofan, turboprop, and turbo- shaft engines. -- 1 of 3 --

目标

To provide students with knowledge of advanced modern aircraft gas turbine engines

先修要求

/ Co-requisite/ Exclusion Nil

Teaching Pattern

Methodology 1. The teaching and learning methods include lectures, homework assignments, lab reports, and a final examination. 2. The continuous