Internal Combustion and Gas Turbine Engines
Overview
To provide students with a thorough understanding of energy systems, heat transfer and thermodynamic applications to Internal Combustion engines. An advanced understanding of the theory and operation of gas turbine engines is also addressed
Requisites
Assumed Knowledge
PHY10002 Introduction to Physics
AND
MTH10008 Aviation Mathematics
01-June-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Describe basic thermodynamics as applied to engine systems
- Apply thermodynamic principles to calculate parameters such as pressure and temperature in Internal Combustion engines
- Apply thermodynamic principles to calculate parameters such as pressure and temperature in Gas Turbine Engines as used in aircraft
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Lecture |
2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| On-campus Workshop |
1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Lab |
2.00 | 1 weeks | 2 |
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning |
1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning |
8.33 | 12 weeks | 100 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Individual | 20% | 1,2,3 |
| Examination | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3 |
| Laboratory Report | Individual | 20% | 1,2,3 |
| Quizzes | Individual | 10% | 1,2,3 |
| Tutorial Exercises | Group | 10% | 1,2,3 |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:
(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and(ii) at least 40% in the final exam.Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.
Content
- Basic engineering units and unit conversions
- Heat transfer processes; basic heat exchanger design
- Review of first law of thermodynamics; energy and work transfers, energy equation
- Gas processes and cycles; applications to internal combustion engines
- Aircraft IC Engine construction and performance characteristics
- Basic Gas Turbine theory
- Characteristics of gas turbine engines and basic thermodynamic analysis
- Compressor and turbine blade design, turbine cooling
- Gas turbine combustion elements and requirements
- Subsonic intakes
- Thrust reversers
- Thrust augmentation
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.