AE438 Aircraft Engine Design

Course Description:
Performance characteristics of aircraft engines. Inlet, compressor, combustor, turbine and nozzle design; component matching. Discussion of various engine types including turbojet, turbofan and turboprops. Future design, liquid, solid and hybrid propellan ts, optimization and losses.

Prerequisite(s):
AE435 Propulsion Systems II

Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Material:
"Aircraft Engine Design" J.D. Mattingly, W.H. Heiser and D.H. Daley AIAA Publication

The following books are the excellent sources of reference.
"Aircraft Engines ad Gas Turbines" J.L. Kerrebrook M.I.T Press
"Gas Turbine Theory" H. Cohen G.F. Rogers H.I.H. Saravanamutto Longman Pub.

Course Objectives:
This course is designed to complete students' knowledge about analysis and components of propulsion systems with information about its system aspects, and to demonstrate how to synthesize his/her basic knowledge.

Topics Covered:
1. Design Process - 1 Week
2. Constraint analysis - 1 Week
3. Mission analysis - 1 Week
4. Engine selection (On-Off-design) - 2 Weeks
5. Engine Sizing - 1 Week
6. Global and Interface Quantities - 1 Week
7. Rotating Turbomachinery - 3 Weeks
8. Combustion Systems - 2 Weeks
9. Inlets and Exhaust nozzles - 2 Weeks

Course/Laboratory Schedule:
Two hours per week is spent to discuss with the instructor the various steps of designing in the classroom or to test various alternatives in the laboratory individually.

Homeworks, Quizzes and Projects:
Homework is given
Term Project is given

Computer Usage: Homework and projects will require computer applications.
Laboratory Work:None

Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component:
Mathematics and Basic Sciences: None
Engineering Design: None
Engineering Sciences: 3 credits
Humanities and Social Sciences: None

Relationship of Course to Program Objectives:
The course intends to satisfy all the objectives of the Department of Aerospace Engineering.

Prepared By:
Sinan Akmandor
11-26-1999