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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 1000yesIIT Kharagpur

The Syllabus

  • Introduction to gas turbine engines used in Aeroengines
  • Mechanical creation of thrust by all components
  • Fundamentals of Propulsive efficiency
  • Thermal efficiency
  • Propeller efficiency
  • Overall efficiency
  • Takeoff thrust
  • Specific fuel consumption
  • Total Equivalent Horsepower (TEHP)
  • Equivalent Shaft Horse power (ESHP)
  • Equivalent specific fuel consumption (ESFC)
  • Aircraft Range and Endurance factor (Tutorials)

  • Control Volume analysis of Inlet Diffuser
  • Compressor
  • Combustion chamber
  • Turbine and Exhaust Nozzle
  • Adiabatic and Polytropic efficiencies for Compressors and Turbines
  • Shaft Energy Balance
  • Use of various components and their special needs in gas turbine engine. (Tutorials)

  • Introduction to Turbojet engine
  • Single spool turbojet engine
  • Two spool turbojet engine
  • Cycle analysis of Single spool and Two spool Turbojet Engine with inoperative afterburner 
  • Discussions based on effect of various cycle parameters on performance of engine in detailed for design and cruise conditions. (Tutorials)

  • Introduction to afterburner
  • Cycle analysis of Two spool Turbojet Engine with operative after burner
  • Ground and flight condition
  • Discussions based on effect of various cycle parameters on performance of engine in detailed for design and cruise conditions. (Tutorials)

  • Need for turbofan engines
  • Classification of turbofan engines
  • Construction details of turbofan engine
  • High bypass ratio and low bypass ratio engines
  • Forward fan unmixed single-spool configuration
  • Discussions based on effect of various cycle parameters on performance of engine in detailed for design and cruise conditions. (Tutorials)

  • Forward fan unmixed two-spool engines
    • The fan and low-pressure compressor on one shaft
    • Fan driven by the Low Pressure Turbine (LPT) and the compressor driven by the High Pressure Turbine (HPT)
  • Discussions based on effect of various cycle parameters on performance of engine in detailed for design and cruise conditions. (Tutorials).

  • Introduction to geared turbofan engine
  • Forward fan unmixed two-spool engines 
    • Geared fan driven by the LPT and the compressor driven by the HPT
  • Discussions based of effect of various cycle parameters on performance of engine in detailed for design and cruise conditions. (Tutorials).

  • Introduction to three spool engine
  • Forward fan unmixed three-spool engines
  • Forward fan Mixed flow turbofan two-spool engine
  • Mixed flow turbofan two-spool engine with after burner
  • Discussions based of effect of various cycle parameters on performance of engine in detailed for design and cruise conditions. (Tutorials)

  • Recent advancements aircraft engines
  • Aft fan turbofan engine
  • Turbofan engine with intercooler and regeneration
  • Variable cycle engine
  • Hybrid engines
  • Discussions based of effect of various cycle parameters on performance of engine in detailed for design and cruise conditions. (Tutorials)

  • Introduction to Turbo prop engines
  • Advantages and disadvantages of turboprop engines
  • Thermal cycle analysis of Single spool and Two spool Turboprop Engines
  • Comparison between turbojet, turbo fan and turboprop engines. (Tutorials)

  • Introduction to Turbo shaft engines
  • Thermal cycle analysis of Single spool and Two spool Turboshaft Engines
  • Propfan Engines
  • Requirements of subsonic Aircraft schedule. (Tutorials)

  • Engine performance at various flight segments
  • Compressor operating map
  • Turbine operating map
  • Design point matching of turbine and nozzle
  • Variable geometry Nozzle performance at off design configuration
  • Single spool Turbo jet component matching
  • Engine off design analysis
  • Engine performance testing

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