Course syllabus

  1. Learning outcome
  2. Course syllabus

010093408-66 การขับดันทางการบินและอวกาศ (Aerospace Propulsions)

Course Syllabus

Data entry : Asst.Prof. Dr.Thada Suksila
1. Course number and name

010093408-66 การขับดันทางการบินและอวกาศ (Aerospace Propulsions)

2. Credits and contact hours

3(3-0-6)

3. Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name

Asst.Prof. Dr.Thada Suksila

4. Text book, title, author, and year

  1. a. Heywood, J. B., Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals, 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018 (supplemental material)
  2. b. Mattingly, J. D., Elements of Propulsion: Gas Turbines and Rockets, 2nd Ed., AIAA Education Series,2006 (supplemental material)
  3. c. Farokhi, S., Aircraft Propulsion, 2nd Ed., Wiley, 2014 (supplemental material)
  4. d. Turns, S., An Introduction to Combustion, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2012 (supplemental material)
  5. e. Lecture notes

5. Specific course information

  1. brief description of the content of the course (catalog description)
    Fundamental of automotive and aircraft engines: Engine types, alternatives to air breathing combustion engines, Fuels, chemical thermodynamics, Chemical thermodynamics, Basics of combustion, Pollutant formation. Unsteady-flow engines: Basic operating principles, design and performance parameters, Using P-V and T-s diagrams, Ideal cycle analysis, non-ideal cycle analysis, Combustion in engines: knock; ignition, misfire; emissions. Steady-flow engines: Thrust and aircraft range; compressible flow, Ideal performance of turbojets and turbofans, non-ideal performance, hypersonic propulsion.
  2. prerequisites or co-requisites
    010083322-67 Fluid Mechanics
    010083321-67 Thermodynamics
  3. indicate whether a required, elective, or selected elective (as per Table 5-1) course in the program
    Required :

6. Specific goals for the course

  1. specific outcomes of instruction (e.g. The student will be able to explain the significance of current research about a particular topic.)
  2. explicitly indicate which of the student outcomes listed in Criterion 3 or any other outcomes are addressed by the course.
    ABET Student Outcome (SO) Listed in Criterion 3 Performance indicator
    SO1 an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
    • PI-1.1 PI-1.1 desc
    • PI-1.2 PI-1.2 desc
    • PI-1.3 PI-1.3 desc
    • PI-1.4 PI-1.4 desc

7. Brief list of topics to be covered
Week Topic Details Activities
1 Engine types; alternatives to Air-breathing combustion engines Organization of the class. History of aircraft engines Review Thermodynamics
2 Fuels, chemical thermodynamics Fuel, Balancing chemical reactions
3 Chemical thermodynamics Heating value of fuels, Flame temperature, Equilibrium constants and applications HW#1
4 Basics of combustion, Pollutant formation and remediation Types of flames, Basics of chemical reaction rates, Premixed flames, non-premixed flames, Description of pollutants, Emissions standards, CO, Hydrocarbon, Soot, NOx
5 Basic operating principles, design and performance parameters Using P-V and T-s diagrams Classification of unsteady-flow engines, Basic operating principles, Design and performance parameters HW#2
6 Unsteady-flow Ideal cycle analysis (con’t) Air cycles, Using P-V and T-s diagrams for air cycles Quiz I
7 Unsteady flow non-ideal cycle analysis AircyclesForRecips.xls spreadsheet-how it works and use, non-ideal effects, performance
8 Midterm Exam
9 Thrust and aircraft range Gas turbines, Thrust, Propulsive, thermal and overall efficiency, specific thrust, thrust specific fuel consumption, Breguet range equation
10 1D compressible flow Governing equations, Analysis of 1D flow, Isentropic, shock, normal shock, oblique shock HW#3
1D compressible flow (continued) Governing equations, Analysis of 1D flow, Isentropic, shock, normal shock, oblique shock
12 Compressible Flow with Friction and Heat Expansion waves, Rayleigh and Fanno flows, constant T or P HW#4
13 Ideal performance of turbojets and turbofans (turboshaft) propellers Turbojet analysis, thrust, efficiency, fuel consumption, Flight Mach number, compressor pressure ratio Quiz II
14 Non-ideal performance of air-breathing propulsion devices Component performance definitions, AirCycles4Propulsion spreadsheet, non-ideal performance (diffuser, compressor, Burner, Turbine, Nozzle, Fan, Heat loss) Final Project (Report + presentation)
8. Course Assessment
Course assessment Weight score (%) Assessment tools Date
Midterm Exam 30 midterm examination
Final Exam 40 final examination
Quiz1 5 quiz
Quiz2 5 quiz
Final Project 10 Final Project
Homework 10 assignment
The grading table
Grading Rank
>= 80% A
74% - 79.99% B+
67% - 73.99% B
59% - 66.99% C+
51% - 58.99% C
46% - 50.99% D+
40% - 45.99% D
0% - 39.99% F

หมายเหตุ - ลำดับเนื้อหาจะมีการปรับเปลี่ยนตามความเหมาะสม