Introduction to Propulsive Devices and Gas Turbine Engines:
Atmospheric Properties. Turbojet, Turbofan, Turboprop, Turbo-shaft Engine Construction and Nomenclature, theory and performance, introduction to compressors, turbines, combustors and after burners for aircraft engines.
Gas Turbine Engine Fuel and Fuel Systems:
Fuel specification, fuel properties, liquid fuel handling and treatment, heavy fuels, fuel gas handling and treatment, equipment for removal of particulate and liquids from fuel gas systems, fuel heating, cleaning of turbine components, fuel economics, operating experience, heat tracing of piping systems. Types of heat tracing systems, storage of liquids.
Engine Performance and Health Monitoring:
Performance and Matching of modules of gas turbines-turbomachine aerothermodynamics, aerothermal equations, efficiencies, dimensional analysis, compressor performance characteristic, turbine performance characteristics, Engine health monitoring techniques.
Engine Air Frame Integration:
Engine Performance theory, Propeller theory – pusher and tractor mode. Thrust vectoring nozzles.
Introduction to Rocket Propulsion and Space Mission:
Classification and fundamentals. Fuels and propellants. Rocket combustion processes. Introduction to Space mission. Fuel cells for space mission.
Solid Propellant Rocket Description:
Performance Estimation, Flame spread and Ignition transient. Mechanical characterization of propellants. Grain design. Burn rate estimation.
Liquid Propellant Rocket Description:
Performance estimation. Injectors. Cooling systems. Combustion instabilities.
Hybrid Propellant Rocket Description:
Performance estimation, Mission requirements and Power plant selection. Cryogenic engines. Ramjet and Scramjet engines.