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Course Name	Turkish	Tepki ile Tahrik
	English	Jet Propulsion
Course Code	UCK 421	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	7	3	3	-	-
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Onur Tunçer
Course Objectives		?Understand how thrust is generated with jet engines; ?Calculate the ideal performance of the complete engine and the engine components under different design conditions, ?Calculate performance under off-design conditions, ?Understand how much the performances change under actual conditions with component losses, ?Gain the ability to apply all of this knowledge to design procedures.
Course Description		Introduction to Jet Propulsion (Propulsion, Units and Dimensions, Operational Envelopes and Standard Atmosphere, Airbreathing Engines, Aircraft Performance). Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine (Thrust Equation, Propulsive Efficiency, Gas Turbine Engine Components, Brayton Cycle). Parametric Cycle Analysis of Ideal Engines (Engine Parametric Cycle Analysis, Ideal Ramjet, Ideal Turbojet, Ideal Turbofan). Component Performance (Variation in Gas Properties, Inlet and Diffuser Pressure Recovery, Compressor and Turbine Efficiencies, Burner Efficiency and Pressure Loss, Exhaust Nozzle Loss, Mechanical Efficiency of Power Shaft, Component Figures of Merit). Parametric Cycle Analysis of Real Engines (Turbojet, Turbofan). Engine Performance Analysis (Gas Generator, Turbojet Engine, Turbofan Engine).
Course Outcomes		1.Grasp the principles of classification and identification of different types of aircraft engines (a2,e1,j1) 2.Understand how thrust is generated in aircraft engines (a3,e3,k2) 3.Understand the fundamental performance parameters in aircraft engines (a3,e2,k1) 4.Learn how to use thermodynamic cycles for performance analysis in aircraft engines (a3,e3) 5.Calculate the ideal performance of aircraft engine and engine components under design conditions (a3,e3) 6.Consider the losses of engine components in general performance analysis and understand the effects of component performance (a3,e3,j1,k1) 7.Calculate and study the engine performance values in actual cases with losses (a3,e3,j1,k1) 8.Perform and evaluate the aircraft engine performance analysis (a3,e3,j1,k1)
Pre-requisite(s)		UCK312 or MAK432E or UZB431 or UZB362
Required Facilities		MATLAB or EXCEL usage might be necessary for the homeworks.
Other
Textbook		Elements of Propulsion: Gas Turbines and Rockets, Mattingly, J.D., AIAA Education Series, 2006.
Other References		Aerothermodynamics of Gas Turbine and Rocket Propulsion, Third Edition, G. C. Oates, AIAA Education Series, 1997

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