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ISTANBUL GELİŞİM UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM

PROPULSION SYSTEMS COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
UCK306 PROPULSION SYSTEMS 6 3 3 4

Objectives and Contents
Objectives: The main purpose of this subject is to teach the student the basics of jet engine and its implementation and to inform them about the general performance analysis of aircraft engines.
Content: Jet Propulsion Principle: Fluid Momentum and Reaction Force, Rockets, Turbojets, Turbofans and Ramjets. Thermodynamics of Aircraft Engines: Thrust and Efficiency, Ramjets, Turbojet Engines, Turbofan Engines, Turboprop and Turboshaft Engines, Typical Engine Performance, Engine-Aircraft Matching. Aerothermodynamics of Inlets, Combustors and Nozzles: Subsonic Inlets, Supersonic Inlets, Gas Turbine Combustors, Afterburners and Ramjet Combustors, Supersonic Combustors, Exhaust Nozzles. Axial Compressors. Centrifugal Compressors. Rocket Engine.