Aircraft Engine Systems and Combustion

课程简介

/ Indicative Syllabus Introduction to propulsion – Brief history of propulsion, aircraft piston engines, aircraft gas turbine engines, performance parameters of turbofan engines, other air-breathing engines; 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; Introduction to combustion – Brief history of combustion science, combustion modes, and flame types Thermochemistry – Review of thermodynamics, stoichiometry, chemical equilibrium, adiabatic flame temperatures; Mass transfer – Stefan problem, droplet evaporation and burning; Chemical kinetics – Global/elementary reactions, rates of reaction; Mass transfer – Stefan problem, droplet evaporation; Chemical kinetics – Global/elementary reactions, rates of reaction, some important chemical mechanisms, four types of reactors, simplified conservation equations for reacting flows; Flames – Laminar premixed flame, laminar diffusion flame, turbulent premixed flame, turbulent diffusion flame Fuels and low-carbon combustion – Hydrogen/ammonia, combustion instabilities -- 1 of 3 --

目标

To provide students with fundamental knowledge of modern aircraft gas- turbine engines, covering advanced aircraft engine systems and the theoretical principles of combustion science applied within them.

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