Course: Turbomachinery

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Course title Turbomachinery
Course code KKE/TBMA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Balous Miroslav, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
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.

Learning activities and teaching methods
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
prerequisite
Knowledge
to apply basic knowledge of Mathematics, Fluid mechanics, Thermodynamics.
Skills
to work with available foreign literature. to work with one of the available spreadsheets. to use the basics of programming.
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Basic knowledge of axial compressors aero-thermodynamics. Basic knowledge of axial turbines aero-thermodynamics. Basic knowledge of 3D flow in axial turbomachines.
Skills
Ability to evaluate measured data from laboratory exams. Ability to present and interpret the research outcomes from laboratory exams.
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Skills
Practicum
Laboratory work
Competences
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Written exam
Recommended literature
  • COHEN, H.; ROGERS, G.F.C.; SARAVANAMUTTOO, H.I.H. Gas Turbine Theory. Longman Scientific&Technical, 1992. ISBN 0-582-30539-X.
  • Dixon, S. L.; Hall, C. A. Fluid mechanics and thermodynamics of turbomachinery. 6th ed. Burlington : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2010. ISBN 978-1-85617-793-1.
  • Schobeiri M.T. Fluid Mechanics for Engineers. Springer, 2010.
  • 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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