Turbomachines detail syllabus for Aeronautical Engineering (Aero), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17AE46), 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.
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Course Objectives:
This course will enable students to
- Understand the basics of turbomachines, the energy transfer and energy transformation in them.
- Acquire the knowledge on design of centrifugal and axial turbomachines
- Study hydraulic pumps and turbines
Module 1
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Module 2
Compression process: Overall isentropic efficiency of compression; stage efficiency; comparison and relation between overall efficiency and stage efficiency; polytropic efficiency; pre heat factor. Expansion process: Overall isentropic efficiency for a turbine; stage efficiency for a turbine; comparison and relation between stage efficiency and overall efficiency, polytropic efficiency; reheat factor for expansion process.
Module 3
Design and performance analysis of Centrifugal compressors: Types, design parameters, flow analysis in impeller blades, volutes and diffusers, losses, slip factor, characteristic curves, surging, choking. Construction details. Design and performance analysis of axial fans and compressors: Stage velocity diagrams, enthalpy-entropy diagrams, stage losses and efficiency, work done, simple stage design problems, performance characteristics, instability in axial compressors. Construction details.
Module 4
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Module 5
Hydraulic pumps: Centrifugal and axial pumps. Manometric head, suction head, delivery head; manometric efficiency, hydraulic efficiency, volumetric efficiency, overall efficiency; multi stage pumps. Characteristics of pumps. Hydraulic turbines: Classification; Module quantities; Pelton wheel, Francis turbine, Kaplan turbine and their velocity triangles. Draft tubes and their function. Characteristics of hydraulic turbines.
Course Outcomes:
After studying this course, students will be able to:
- Compute the energy transfer and energy transformation in turbomachines.
- Analyse the design of turbomachine blades.
- Apply hydraulic pumps and turbines for specific requirements
Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):
- Engineering Knowledge.
- Problem Analysis.
- Life-Long Learning.
- Accomplishment of Complex Problems.
Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have ten questions.
- Each full question consists of 16 marks.
- There will be 2 full 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:
- S.M. Yahya, Turbines, Compressors & Fans, Tata-McGraw Hill Co., 2nd Edition (2002), ISBN 13: 9780070707023.
- D.G. Shephered, Principles of Turbo Machinery, The Macmillan Company (1964), ISBN-13: 978-0024096609.
Reference Books:
- V. Kadambi and Manohar Prasad, An introduction to Energy conversion, Volume III, Turbo machinery , Wiley Eastern Ltd, 1977, ISBN: 9780852264539
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