Introduction To Airbreathing Propulsion
Online
12 Weeks
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Kanpur |
The Syllabus
Introduction to Propulsion, Review of basic fluid mechanics and thermodynamics
Introduction to compressible flows: 1D steady, isentropic flows, Normal shocks
Introduction to gas turbine engines: Thrust, efficiencies and performance parameters
Piston Engines and Propellers
Performance/cycle analysis: Pulsejet, Ramjet, and Scramjet Engines
Performance/cycle analysis: Turbojet, Turbofan, Turboramjet
Performance/cycle analysis: Turboprop, Turboshaft, and Propfan
Combustors & after burners, intakes, nozzles
Industrial Gas Turbines, Introduction to turbo-machinery: basic principles and equations
Centrifugal compressor: Principle, performance characteristics, efficiency, stall and surge
Axial compressor: Theory, single stage and multi-stage compressor, cascades and losses
Axial turbines: Theory of operation, stage and overall performances, turbine and compressor matching, turbine blade cooling; Radial Flow Turbine, Module Matching