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Termomechanics of Turbine Engine

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Course Unit Code361-0380/04
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
JAN13Ing. Radim Janalík, CSc.
Summary
Students get acquainted with details of gas thermodynamics, and they acquire some knowledge concerning issues of heat transfer. This knowledge is a prerequisite for deeper understanding of problems regarding efficient generation, transformation, and distribution of thermal energy.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students get acquainted with details of gas thermodynamics, and they acquire some knowledge concerning issues of heat transfer. This knowledge is a prerequisite for deeper understanding of problems regarding efficient generation, transformation, and distribution of thermal energy.
Course Contents
1. Model reversible changes and state equation of ideal gas.
2. I.law of thermodynamics for close system (heat transfer, work, internal energy, enthalpy).
3. II.law of thermodynamics, entropy, diagram T-s and i-s, direct and reverse themal cycles, carnot cycle.
4. Comparative diagram of combustion engine thermal cycles. Ideal and real cycles.
5. Compressors.
6. Simplified calculation of real gases, Gas mixtures. Adiabatic mixing of gas.
7. Moist air a moist technical gases. Molier diagram.
8. Comparative diagram of gas turbine, Brayton cycle.
9. Carnotization of gas turbine cycle, real cycle of gas turbine, isoentropic efficiency of turbine and compressor.
10. Adiabatic flow of gases anf steams. Outlet velocity.
11. Thermal cycles of turboprop and turboshaft aircraft engines.
12. Thermal cycles of turbojet aircraft engines with and without afterburning.
13. Thermal cycles of turbofan aircraft engines.
14. Heat transfer, heat passage, bases of recuperative heat exchangers thermal calculation.

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Moran, M.J.; Shapiro, H.N. Fundamental of Engineering Thermodynamics. 2.vyd.
New York : John Wiey & Sons, Inc., 1992. ISBN 0471076813.
ROLLS-ROYCE plc : The Jet Engine, 5th Edition, 1996, ISBN 0902121 235
JANALÍK. R. Gas turbine, Projekt: Technika pro budoucnost 2.0. Učební opora. VŠB TU Ostrava, 2020.
Kadlec, Z.: Termomechanika, návody do cvičení. 1.vyd.Ostrava:VŠB-TU,2002.
Nožička, J.: Termomechanika. 1.vyd. Praha: ČVUT,1998, ISBN 80-01-01836-9
ROLLS-ROYCE plc : The Jet Engine, 5th Edition, 1996, ISBN 0902121 235
JANALÍK. R. Gas turbine, Projekt: Technika pro budoucnost 2.0. Učební opora. VŠB TU Ostrava, 2020.
Recommended Reading:
M.J.Moran, H.N.Shapiro : Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, 5th Edition, 2006, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN -13 978-0-470-03037-0
Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles : Thermodynamics, An Engineering Approach. 7th Edition in SI Units, 2011, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 978-007-131111-3
Tony Giampaolo : Gas Turbine Handbook: Principles and Practice, Fifth Edition, 2013, ISBN–10: 0-88173-712-7
Ahmed F.El-Sayed : Aircraft Propulsion and Gas Turbine Engines, 2nd Edition, 2017, Taylor & Francis group, ISBN 978-14665-9518-37
K.Draxler, J. Maršálek : Učební texty dle předpisu JAR-66, Studijní modul 14, Pohon, Akademické nakladatelství CERM Brno, 2005, ISBN 80-7204-368-4
K.Draxler, J. Maršálek : Učební texty dle předpisu JAR-66, Studijní modul 15, Turbínový motor, Akademické nakladatelství CERM Brno, 2004, ISBN 80-7204-369-2
J.Kocáb, J.Adamec : Letadlové motory. KANT CZ, Praha, 2000, ISBN: 978-80-86116-54-9
M.J.Moran, H.N.Shapiro : Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, 5th Edition, 2006, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN -13 978-0-470-03037-0
Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles : Thermodynamics, An Engineering Approach. 7th Edition in SI Units, 2011, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 978-007-131111-3
Tony Giampaolo : Gas Turbine Handbook: Principles and Practice, Fifth Edition, 2013, ISBN–10: 0-88173-712-7
Ahmed F.El-Sayed : Aircraft Propulsion and Gas Turbine Engines, 2nd Edition, 2017, Taylor & Francis group, ISBN 978-14665-9518-37
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit32 16
        ExaminationExamination68 19