AME 436 – Energy and Propulsion - Spring 2009

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Information about the course:

Syllabus, problem sets, exams (links will be activated as needed)

Lecture notes (note:  last year’s files are posted in advance, but these files will be updated before each lecture)

Excel spreadsheets

Syllabus

All lectures to date (humongous file, but useful for searching)

Thermodynamic properties (CP, h, s and Keq) vs. T for 11 gases (CO, CO2, C, O2, N2, NO, H2O, H2, OH, O, H)

Problem set #1 (html version)

Problem set #1 (pdf version)

Lecture 1:  Introduction: basic principles, alternatives, history, review of thermo

Air-cycle analysis - P-v & T-s diagrams for reciprocating engines

Problem set #2 (html version)

Problem set #2 (pdf version)

Lecture 2:  Fuels, chemical thermodynamics thru 1st Law

Simple homogeneous reaction (“autoignition”) model

Problem set #3 (html version)

Problem set #3 (pdf version)

Lecture 3:  2nd-Law chemical thermodynamics, equilibrium

Fuel-air cycle analysis (using calculations from GASEQ)

Problem set #4 (html version)

Problem set #4 (pdf version)

Lecture 4:  Introduction to combustion

Simple P-v and T-s diagram comparison spreadsheet

Problem set #5 (html version)

Problem set #5 (pdf version)

Lecture 5:  Unsteady-flow engines 1: Principles,  design & performance parameters

Throttling effect spreadsheet

Problem set #6 (html version)

Problem set #6 (pdf version)

Lecture 6:  Unsteady-flow engines 2: Using P-v and T-s diagrams

Turbojet performance calculations

Problem set #7 (html version)

Problem set #7 (pdf version)

Lecture 7:  Unsteady-flow engines 3: ideal cycle analysis

Air-cycle analysis - P-v & T-s diagrams for turbine (steady flow) engines

Midterm exam study guide (html version)

Midterm exam study guide (pdf version)

Lecture 8:  Unsteady-flow engines 4: Non-ideal cycle analysis

Air-cycle analysis - P-v & T-s diagrams for hypersonic (steady flow) engines

Final exam study guide (html version)

Final exam study guide (pdf version)

Lecture 9:  Unsteady-flow engines 5: Combustion in engines

Compressible flow calculations (isentropic flow, heat addition at constant area, pressure, temperature or Mach, constant-area flow with friction, shocks)

 

Lecture 10:  Steady-flow (propulsion) engines 1: thrust and aircraft range

 

 

Lecture 11:  Steady-flow engines 2:  1D compressible flow

 

 

Lecture 12:  Steady-flow engines 3:  Ideal performance of turbojets

 

 

Lecture 13:  Steady-flow engines 4:  Ideal performance of turbofans and ramjets: 

 

 

Lecture 14:  Steady-flow engines 5:  Nonideal performance

 

 

Lecture 15:  Pollutant formation and remediation

 

Other Links:

Textbook (in .pdf format) – “Energy Conversion” by K. C. Weston – Out of print but pdf files of chapters may be downloaded for free from this website; chapters 3 (fuels and combustion), 5 (gas turbines) and 6 (reciprocating IC engines) are relevant to this course

Website to download GASEQ chemical thermodynamics program for Windows (written by Dr. Chris Morely)

On-line chemical thermodynamics calculator (from Colorado State University)

On-line chemical kinetics calculator (also from Colorado State University)

On-line thermodynamic reference data (from National Institute of Standard and Technology)

PDR’s tips for successful analysis and research in general

Flash movies of General Electric’s latest commercial turbofan engines

Articles:

“A new dawn for diesel”, Mechanical Engineering Magazine, January 2005

“Diesel Futures” (from Popular Mechanics’ website, with PDR’s comments)

L.A. Near Victory Over Key Air Pollutant  (LA Times, Jan. 12, 2003)