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Lecturer(s)
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Balous Miroslav, Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Lectures: 1. Fundamental principles in Turbomachinery. 2. Dimensional analysis. 3. Two-dimensional compressor cascade. 4. Compressor stage mean-line analysis. 5. Stall and surge phenomena in compressors. 6. Two-dimensional turbine cascades. 7. Turbine stage mean-line analysis. 8. Turbine stage losses and efficiency. 9. 3D flows in axial turbomachines - theory of radial equilibrium. 10. Off-design turbine stage performance. 11. Basic description of experimental air turbine. Tutorials: 1. Dimensional analysis of turbulent flow in pipe. 2. Single stage transonic compressor. 3. Simplified design of turbine blade profile. 4. Application of Soderberg´s correlation method. 5. Axial single-stage turbine expansion. Laboratory: 1. Pneumatic probe calibration. 2. Turbine stage wake traversing. 3. Tip leakage flow calibration.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Practicum
- Contact hours
- 30 hours per semester
- Practical training (number of hours)
- 30 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 35 hours per semester
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| to apply basic knowledge of Mathematics, Fluid mechanics, Thermodynamics. |
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| to work with available foreign literature. to work with one of the available spreadsheets. to use the basics of programming. |
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| Basic knowledge of axial compressors aero-thermodynamics. Basic knowledge of axial turbines aero-thermodynamics. Basic knowledge of 3D flow in axial turbomachines. |
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| Ability to evaluate measured data from laboratory exams. Ability to present and interpret the research outcomes from laboratory exams. |
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| N/A |
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| Oral exam |
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Recommended literature
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COHEN, H.; ROGERS, G.F.C.; SARAVANAMUTTOO, H.I.H. Gas Turbine Theory. Longman Scientific&Technical, 1992. ISBN 0-582-30539-X.
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Dixon, S. L.; Hall, C. A. Fluid mechanics and thermodynamics of turbomachinery. 6th ed. Burlington : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2010. ISBN 978-1-85617-793-1.
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Schobeiri M.T. Fluid Mechanics for Engineers. Springer, 2010.
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Zou, Zhengping; Wang, Songtao; Liu, Huoxing; Zhang, Weihao. Axial turbine aerodynamics for aero-engines : flow analysis and aerodynamics design. 2018. ISBN 978-981-10-5749-6.
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