Air Breathing Propulsion detailed syllabus for Aeronautical Engineering (AERO) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the AERO students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Aeronautical Engineering 4th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit AERO 4th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of air breathing propulsion is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
PRINCIPLES OF AIR BREATHING ENGINES Operating principles of piston engines – thermal efficiency calculations – classification of piston engines – illustration of working of gas turbine engines – factors affecting thrust – methods of thrust augmentation – performance parameters of jet engines.
Unit II
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Unit III
JET ENGINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS Chemistry of combustion, Combustion equations, Combustion process, classification of combustion chambers – combustion chamber performance – effect of operating variables on performance -flame stabilization, Cooling process, Materials, Aircraft fuels, HHV, LHV, Orsat apparatus
Unit IV
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Unit V
JET ENGINE TURBINES Principle of operation of axial flow turbines- limitations of radial flow turbines- Work done and pressure rise – Velocity diagrams – degree of reaction – constant nozzle angle designs -performance parameters of axial flow turbine- turbine blade cooling methods – stage efficiency calculations – basic blade profile design considerations – matching of compressor and turbine
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Hill, P.G. & Peterson, C.R. Mechanics & Thermodynamics of Propulsion Pearson education (2009)
Reference Books:
- Cohen, H. Rogers, G.F.C. and Saravanamuttoo, H.I.H. Gas Turbine Theory, Pearson Education Canada; 6th edition, 2008.
- Mathur, M.L. and Sharma, R.P., Gas Turbine, Jet and Rocket Propulsion, Standard Publishers & Distributors, Delhi, 2nd edition 2014.
- Oates, G.C., Aero thermodynamics of Aircraft Engine Components, AIAA Education Series, New York, 1985.
- Rolls Royce Jet Engine, Rolls Royce; 4th revised edition, 1986
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