Module Code - Title:
ME4047
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FUELS AND ENERGY CONVERSION
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
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Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
Syllabus:
Review of Thermodynamics. The Flow Through Gas Turbine Blade Rows: Compressible analysis; three dimensional flows; design example Combustion: fuels; methods of combustion; combustors; First Law Analysis of Combustion.; Second Law Analysis of combustion. Gas Turbine Performance.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
1. Calculate temperatures, pressures and velocities when designing devices by applying the 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics
2. Formulate equations for the combustion of gases to enable the calculation of flame temperatures and dissociation.
3. Students will be able to assess and describe the operating differences in ramjets, turbojets, turbofans and turboprops.
4. Able to apply engineering science (thermo, fluids, heat transfer) to analyse the operation and performance of a gas turbine
5. The student will specify and design blades for compressors and turbines.
6. As a team, students will be able to assess in writing the state of the art in gas turbine design.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
N/A
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
N/A
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Hill, P and Peterson C. (1992)
Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion
, Prentice Hall
Cohen, H., Rogers, G.F.C. And Saravanamutto, H.I.H (1996)
Gas Turbine Theory
, Longman
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Module Leader:
alan.odonovan@ul.ie