Credits: 4 (3-0-2)
Prerequisites: MCL140 & MCL241
Description
Revision of fundamentals. Thermodynamics of compressible flow – wave motion in compressible medium, Mach number and cone, properties. Steady one-dimensional compressible flow through variable area ducts. Converging and converging-diverging nozzles and diffusers. Effects of heating and friction in duct flow, Rayleigh and Fanno lines. Flows with normal shocks. Oblique shocks and reflection. Expansion waves. Prandtl-Meyer flow. Flow over bodies. Measurements and applications. Jet propulsion – types of engines, propulsion fundamentals. Compressor, combustor and turbines construction and performance. Rocket propulsion – basics, solid and liquid propelled engines, parametric studies, construction features, single and multi-stage rockets. Thrust chamber and nozzle models. Studies of in-use engines. Environmental aspects.
Prerequisite Tree
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MCL341-456[MCL341]
MCL241-456 --> MCL140-456[MCL140]
MCL341-456 --> MCL140-456[MCL140]
MCL341-456 --> MCL241-456[MCL241]
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