ME423 GAS TURBINES AND JET PROPULSION

Course Code:5690423
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:5.0
Department:Mechanical Engineering
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÖZGÜR UĞRAŞ BARAN
Offered Semester:Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, the student will learn:

  • the  thermodynamics of gas turbine cycles
  • various gas turbine applications 
  • the Jargon of gas turbine industry.
  • the design methodology of gas turbine components.
  • to estimate the losses in components.
  • to analyze, design and evaluate the performance of gas turbine cycles.
  • to evaluate the design and the off-design operations of gas turbines.

Course Content

Introduction to gas turbines. Gas turbine cycles for shaft power and propulsion. Centrifugal and axial compressors and turbines; blade design. Combustion systems. Prediction of gas turbine performance. Laboratory experiments.


Course Learning Outcomes

Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:

  • visualize and sketch elements of different gas turbine applications,
  • use the jargon of gas turbine industry.
  • analyze a gas turbine cycle and estimate the efficiency of it,
  • design (preliminary) compressor and turbine blades.
  • evaluate the design and the off-design operations of gas turbines.

Program Outcomes Matrix

Contribution
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1Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications.✔
2Ability to find and interpret information✔
3Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest✔
4Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession✔
5Possession of written and oral communication skills✔
6Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary)✔
7Ability to produce original solutions✔
8Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs✔
9Openness to all that is new✔
10Ability to conduct experiments✔
11Ability to do engineering design✔
12Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements✔
13Ability to take societal, environmental and economical considerations into account in professional activities✔
14Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession✔