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Main themes
1. Fundamentals of air-breathing propulsion
1.1) Dynamical and energetic aspects
1.2) Concepts and domains of use
2. Analysis of propulsion systems
2.1) The airscrew
2.2) The jet engine
2.3) The Ramjet and Scramjet engines
2.4) Inlets and nozzles
2.5) Technological aspects
3. Advanced concepts and future trends
1.1) Dynamical and energetic aspects
1.2) Concepts and domains of use
2. Analysis of propulsion systems
2.1) The airscrew
2.2) The jet engine
2.3) The Ramjet and Scramjet engines
2.4) Inlets and nozzles
2.5) Technological aspects
3. Advanced concepts and future trends
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | In consideration of the reference table AA of the program " Master's degree civil engineer mechanics ", this course contributes to the development, to the acquisition and to the evaluation of the following experiences of learning:
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Content
1. Fundamentals of air-breathing propulsion
1.1) Dynamical and energetic aspects
1.2) Concepts and domains of use
2. Analysis of propulsion systems
2.1) The airscrew
2.2) The jet engine
2.3) The Ramjet and Scramjet engines
2.4) Inlets and nozzles
2.5) Technological aspects
3. Advanced concepts and future trends
1.1) Dynamical and energetic aspects
1.2) Concepts and domains of use
2. Analysis of propulsion systems
2.1) The airscrew
2.2) The jet engine
2.3) The Ramjet and Scramjet engines
2.4) Inlets and nozzles
2.5) Technological aspects
3. Advanced concepts and future trends
Teaching methods
Lectures
Combined use of a slides and blackboard and/or virtual board
Slides and virtual board contents are provided to the students every other lecture at the latest
Course notes are available for the first part of the course: introduction and propellers; the second part (jet propulsion) is being worked on.
Combined use of a slides and blackboard and/or virtual board
Slides and virtual board contents are provided to the students every other lecture at the latest
Course notes are available for the first part of the course: introduction and propellers; the second part (jet propulsion) is being worked on.
Evaluation methods
Homeworks and laboratories
The laboratory sessions and the homeworks correspond to work that is mandatory and that must be performed during the quadrimester; each within a well-defined time period and with a given deadline for the report or defense presentation, that is graded.
It is mandatory to participate physically in each of the laboratory sessions led by an assistant. No laboratory report will be accepted with the name of a student who did not participate in the laboratory.
The homework assignments are individual unless announced otherwise.
It is not possible to do, or even re-do, any of the work mentioned above outside of the time period that was defined for it within the quadrimester.
Final evaluation
The final evaluation is based on a written exam and homework/laboratory report marks. Those account respectively for 70 and 30% of the final grade. The homework marks are agglomerated in a fashion that reflects the workload faithfully as possible; the workload is usually balanced, leading typically to 15% each in the case 2 homeworks, or 10% each in the case of 2 homeworks and a laboratory.
All the marks (exam, homeworks and labs) are always accounted for in the final grade (no mark is conditioned by another).
The deliverable for homeworks or labs consists in either a full report or a short report with an oral defense during the quadrimester. Those are then expected within a specified time frame during the quadrimester and the marks are definitive (these assignments cannot be retaken).
The final mark for the homeworks and labs may be saved for a registration to the course the next academic year, upon agreement between the student and the teaching staff.
The exam is subdivided into 2 parts:
The laboratory sessions and the homeworks correspond to work that is mandatory and that must be performed during the quadrimester; each within a well-defined time period and with a given deadline for the report or defense presentation, that is graded.
It is mandatory to participate physically in each of the laboratory sessions led by an assistant. No laboratory report will be accepted with the name of a student who did not participate in the laboratory.
The homework assignments are individual unless announced otherwise.
It is not possible to do, or even re-do, any of the work mentioned above outside of the time period that was defined for it within the quadrimester.
Final evaluation
The final evaluation is based on a written exam and homework/laboratory report marks. Those account respectively for 70 and 30% of the final grade. The homework marks are agglomerated in a fashion that reflects the workload faithfully as possible; the workload is usually balanced, leading typically to 15% each in the case 2 homeworks, or 10% each in the case of 2 homeworks and a laboratory.
All the marks (exam, homeworks and labs) are always accounted for in the final grade (no mark is conditioned by another).
The deliverable for homeworks or labs consists in either a full report or a short report with an oral defense during the quadrimester. Those are then expected within a specified time frame during the quadrimester and the marks are definitive (these assignments cannot be retaken).
The final mark for the homeworks and labs may be saved for a registration to the course the next academic year, upon agreement between the student and the teaching staff.
The exam is subdivided into 2 parts:
- theoretical questions: knowledge, analysis and synthesis
- practical exercises : performance evaluation and system design
Other information
Lectures:
- Fluid mechanics and transfer phenomena (LMECA1321)
- Thermodynamics and energetics (LMECA1855)
- Fluid mechanics and transfer II (LMECA2322) : can be followed concurrently
- Aerodynamics of external flows (LMECA23232) : optional as it is complementary
Online resources
Bibliography
Elements of Propulsion, Jack D. Mattingly
The Elements of Aerofoil and Airscrew Theory, H. Glauert
The Elements of Aerofoil and Airscrew Theory, H. Glauert
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