1 - HND QCF Propulsion Assignment 3 2011.2012
1 - HND QCF Propulsion Assignment 3 2011.2012
1 - HND QCF Propulsion Assignment 3 2011.2012
Aim.
This unit aims to develop learners’ understanding of the principles and laws of aircraft
propulsion and their application to gas turbine systems and design.
Outcome 3
Understand Engine performance characteristics
Performance parameters: design applications and performance parameters for turbo-prop,
turbojet and turbo-fan; engine airflow graphs; choked nozzles; mechanical forces; thrust
calculations and thrust load paths; dependent and independent accessories (gross, net, choked
nozzle, thrust); thrust HP, ESHP
Material limitations: power rating; centripetal forces; temperatures
Engine performance monitoring: instrumentation (e.g. temperature and power output);
thermocouple position; exhaust gas temperature (EGT) and jet pipe temperatures (JPT); thrust
and rotational speed; engine pressure ratio and integrated engine pressure ratio; data analysis
and performance trend monitoring
Engine condition monitoring: vibration; lubrication systems; FADEC systems
Suggested reading
Eastop T and McConkey A — Applied Thermodynamics for Engineering Technologists (Prentice
Hall, 1993) ISBN: 0582215714
Horsley M and Sherwin K — Thermofluids (Nelson Thornes, 1996) ISBN: 0412637502
Rogers G and Mayhew Y — Engineering Thermodynamics — Work and Heat Transfer
(Longman, 1992) ISBN: 0582045665
Rolls Royce – The Jet Engine – Sixth Edition (Rolls Royce 2006) ISBN: 0902121235
Task 2 P3.2
Gas turbine engines are manufactured from a variety of metallic and non-metallic materials.
Describe the limitations of these materials (e.g. centrifugal forces, temperature) for each
module in a gas turbine engine – (intake, compressor stage, combustion, turbine stage and
exhaust nozzle).
Task 3 P3.3
Investigate how performance and condition information is obtained and how this data is used
to monitor gas turbine engine performance and engine condition.
Note
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