Duration
26h Th, 26h Pr, 60h Proj.
Number of credits
| Master of Science (MSc) in Aerospace Engineering | 5 crédits | |||
| Master of Science (MSc) in Electromechanical Engineering | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Use of turbomachinery for propulsion
- Derivation of the general equations, basic principles, control volumes, energy transfer and irreversibilities, absolute and relative frames, Euler equation of turbomachinery
- Thermodynamic performances, efficiencies, operating maps and similarity
- Quasi-3D design and analysis method: decomposition in blade-to-blade stream surface and meridional plane, velocity triangles
- Cascade flows: mass, momentum and energy balances, correlations for compressors and turbines, pitch line design and analysis procedure
- Meridonal flows: radial equilibrium, design choices, extension of the design and analysis procedure.
- Real geometry effects: secondary and leakage flows; construction elements
- Modern design practices: CFD methods for turbomachinery, automatised design, new trends in jet engines, components and design
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To understand the physics of the flow in turbomachines.
To understand the methods used for aerodynamic design of turbomachines.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Aerodynamics, Turbomachinery
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Projects are organized which consist in designing a compressor or turbine stage and analysing its performance, using MATLAB or FORTRAN programming.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
8 sessions of 4 hours each are organized during the first part of the academic year.
Recommended or required readings
Course notes are available, as well as a collection of solved exercises. These notes are regularly updated and are distributed during the course.
Assessment methods and criteria
The examination consits in presenting the results of the project.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Teacher : Koen Hillewaert, koen.hillewaert@uliege.be