NPTEL Syllabus

Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion - Web

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COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE OVERVIEW

This undergraduate level course teaches the principles of jet propulsion.

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The primary focus of the course is on the teaching of thermodynamics and
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Gas dynamics in aircraft engines.

The course provides information that will enable the engineering analysis Mechanical
of ramjets and turbine engines and its separate components including
inlets, nozzles, combustion chambers, compressors. Engineering
COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students successfully completing this course will get:

Pre-requisites:
A basic understanding of thermodynamic cycles of jet engines.
Thermodynamics
A basic understanding of the compressible fluid flow in inlets and
compressors and turbines. Fluid mechanics

A basic understanding of the combustion physics in combustion chambers.

Coordinators:
A basic understanding of the rational behind several types of jet engines.
Prof. P.M.V. Subbarao
The ability to analyze jet engines; determine propulsion efficiency and Department of Mechanical Engineering
design inlets and nozzles. IIT Delhi

COURSE DETAIL

Module Topics

1. PROPULSION

Aircraft Propulsion - introduction - Early aircraft engines -

Types of aircraft engines - Reciprocating internal combustion
engines - Gas turbine engines - Turbo jet engine - Turbo fan
engine - Turbo-prop engine.

Aircraft propulsion theory: thrust, thrust power, propulsive and

overall efficiencies - Problems.

2. THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF IDEAL PROPULSION

CYCLES

Thermodynamic analysis of turbojet engine - Study of

subsonic and supersonic engine models - Identification and
Selection of optimal operational parameters. Need for further
development - Analysis of Turbojet with after burner.

Thermodynamic analysis of turbofan engine - Study of

subsonic and supersonic systems - Identification and
selection of optimal operational parameters. Design of fuel
efficient engines - Mixed flow turbo fan engine - Analysis of
Turbofan with after burner.

Thermodynamic analysis of turbo-prop engine - Identification

 and selection of optimal operational parameters.

3. GAS DYNAMICS OF PASSIVE COMPONENTS OF TURBO

ENGINES

FUNDAMENTALS OF GAS DYNAMICS: Energy equation

for a non-flow process - Energy equation for a flow process -
The adiabatic energy equation - Momentum Equation -
Moment of Momentum equation - Stagnation Velocity of
Sound - Stagnation Pressure - Stagnation Density -
Stagnation State - Velocity of sound - Critical states - Mach
number - Critical Mach number - Various regions of flow.

ANALYSIS OF DIFFUSERS AND NOZZLES: Introduction -

study of intakes for subsonic and supersonic engines -
Comparison of isentropic and adiabatic processes - Mach
number variation - Area ratio as function of Mach numbers -
Impulse function - Mass flow rates - Flow through nozzles -
Flow through diffusers - Effect of riction - Analysis of intakes
for supersonic engines - intakes with normal shock - oblique
shocks - Study of special supersonic nozzles and diffusers.

4. STUDY OF COMPRESSORS

Design and Analysis of compressors - Classification -

analiyss of centrifugal compressors - velocity triangles -
design oifm pellers and diffusers - analysis of axial flow
compressor - analysis of stage - characterization of stage -
design of multistage axial flow compressor - Performances
analysis of centrifugal and axial flow compressors.

5. GAS DYNAMICS OF COMBUSTORS

Stoichimetry of combustion - calculation air-fuel ratio - gas

dynamics of combustors - thermal loading factors - design
and selection of combustors.

6. STUDY OF TURBINES

Concept of gas turbine - analysis of turbine stage - velocity

triangles and characterization of blades and staegs - Desing
of multistage axial folw turbine - Performance analysis of
turbines.

7. ADDITIONAL TOPICS

Thermodynamic analysis real turbo en cgyicnlees -

perforamnce analysis and thermodynamic optimization.

Introduction to ramjets - study of rocket engines - study of

missile engines.

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