Academic Catalog

ASE334 PROPULSION SYSTEMS I

Course Code: 3840334
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 4(3-2)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Aerospace Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Assist.Prof.Dr SITKI USLU
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 3840231
Set 2: 3650203
One of the sets above should be completed before taking ASE334 PROPULSION SYSTEMS I .

Course Content

Introduction to propulsion systems. Reciprocating engines. Propeller Theory. Aerothermodynamics of ideal airbreathing propulsion systems (turbojet, turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft, ramjet, scramjet). Mixtures, Combustion, Equilibrium and Dissociation. Rocket Engines.