Aircraft Propulsion

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Develop preliminary design specifications for gas turbine engines based on user requirements and representative component performance characteristics.
• Characterise and adapt turbomachinery designs using understanding of flow dynamics and performance data.
• Select and apply appropriate non-dimensional scaling parameters for aero-thermal systems
• Interpret the results of performance measurements and design analysis, recognising the limitations of the design analysis used in this module and in industry
• Estimate the mechanical work transfer and flow properties in turbomachinery systems using hand calculations

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Use computational analysis in support of aerodynamic design
• Communicate complex concepts and advanced technical information in a clear and wellstructured manner, providing appropriate evidence
• Devise appropriate plots for analysis, communication and justification of design decisions

Full CEng Programme Level Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Evaluation of the environmental and societal impact of aircraft propulsion solutions, and approaches to minimise impact. Including full life cycle assessment.
• Critical application of engineering principles to evaluate and justify robust design and operational decisions in aircraft propulsion technology in the face of incomplete information.
• Critical application of engineering principles to solution of complex problems in aircraft propulsion, accounting for competing technical and environmental drivers.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• The factors that limit the performance of these components.
• The design and operational behaviour of the major components in aircraft gas turbine engines.
• The way the various components interact with each other.
• The performance limitations of various types of aircraft engines based on the gas turbine cycle.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.