6th Sem, AERO

Gas Turbine Technology Aero 6th Sem Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme

Gas Turbine Technology detail syllabus for Aeronautical Engineering (Aero), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17AE62), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

For all other aero 6th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit Aero 6th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. The detail syllabus for gas turbine technology is as follows.

Course Objectives:

This course will enable students to

  1. Comprehend the types of engines and its applications.
  2. Understand the materials required for engine manufacturing.
  3. Acquire the knowledge of engine performance and testing.

Module 1

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Module 2

Materials and Manufacturing: Criteria for selection of materials. Heat ranges of metals, high temperature strength. Surface finishing. Powder metallurgy. Use of composites and Ceramics. Super alloys for Turbines. Systems: Fuel systems and components. Sensors and Controls. FADEC interface with engine. Typical fuel system. Oil system components. Typical oil system. Starting systems. Typical starting characteristics. Various gas turbine starters.

Module 3

Engine Performance: Design & off – design Performance. Surge margin requirements, surge margin stack up. Transient performance. Qualitative characteristics quantities. Transient working lines. Starting process & Wind milling of Engines. Thrust engine start envelope. Starting torque and speed requirements Calculations for design and off-design performance from given test data- (case study for a single shaft Jet Engine).Engine performance monitoring.

Module 4

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Module 5

Engine Testing: Proof of Concepts: Design Evaluation tests. Structural Integrity. Environmental Ingestion Capability. Preliminary Flight Rating Test, Qualification Test, Acceptance Test. Reliability figure of merit. Durability and Life Assessment Tests, Reliability Tests. Engine testing with simulated inlet distortions and, surge test. Estimating engineoperating limits. Methods of displacing equilibrium lines. Types of engine testing’s: Normally Aspirated Testing, Open Air Test Bed, Ram Air Testing, Altitude Testing, Altitude test facility, Flying Test Bed, Ground Testing of Engine Installed in Aircraft, Flight testing. Jet thrust measurements in flight. Measurements and Instrumentation. Data Acquisition system, Measurement of Shaft speed, Torque, Thrust, Pressure, Temperature, Vibration, Stress, Temperature of turbine blading etc. Engine performance trends: Mass and CUSUM plots. Accuracy and Uncertainty in Measurements. Uncertainty analysis. Performance Reduction Methodology.

Course Outcomes:

After studying this course, students will be able to:

  1. Select the suitable materials for engine manufacturing.
  2. Evaluate the performance of the engine.
  3. Test the engine using several types of engine testing methods.

Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):

  • Engineering Knowledge.
  • Problem Analysis.
  • Design / development of solutions
  • Interpretation of data

Question paper pattern:

  • The question paper will have ten questions.
  • Each full question consists of 16 marks.
  • There will be 2full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
  • Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
  • The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

  1. Irwin E. Treager, Gas Turbine Engine Technology , Mc Graw Hill Education,3rd edition, 2013, ISBN-13: 978-1259064876
  2. P.P Walsh and P. Peletcher, Gas Turbine Performance’ Blackwell Science, 1998, ISBN0632047843.

Reference Books:

  1. Advanced Aero-Engine Testing, AGARD-59, Publication.
  2. MIL-5007E, Military Specifications: Engine, Aircraft, Turbo Jet & Turbofan; General Specification for Advance Aero Engine testing’,1973.
  3. J P Holman, Experimental methods for Engineers , Tata Mc Graw Hill,7th edition,2007, ISBN-13: 978-0070647763
  4. A S Rangawala, Turbomachinery Dynamics-Design and operations, McGraw-Hill, 2005, ISBN-13: 978-0071453691.
  5. Michael J.Kores, and Thomas W.Wild, Aircraft Power Plant, GLENCOE Aviation Technology th Series, 7 Edition, Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing Co.Ltd.2002.

For detail syllabus of all other subjects of BE Aero, 2017 scheme do visit Aero 6th Sem syllabus for 2017 scheme.

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