AEE726 GAS TURBINE HEAT TRANSFER AND COOLING
| Course Code: | 5720726 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Aerospace Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
To provide the student with a solid understanding of gas turbine heat transfer, cooling techniques implemented in the gas turbine design, and related design challenges.
Course Content
Overview of gas turbine systems and the need of cooling. Hot gas path heat transfer. Turbine blade film cooling and its performance. Turbine blade internal cooling and cooling concepts. Effects of geometric features and flow characteristics on heat transfer. Compressor rotor and stator heat transfer. Turbine rotor, stator, and casing heat transfer. Combustor heat transfer. Thermal management of nacelle, fan, and undercowl. Experimental and computational techniques used for gas turbine flows and heat transfer.