Complete Gas Turbine & Aircraft Propulsion Engineering

Master the complete engineering of gas turbines, power plants, jet engines, and aircraft propulsion systems with this comprehensive course. Designed for mechanical, aerospace, and power engineering students as well as practicing engineers, this course takes you from fundamentals to advanced applications, combining theory, practical examples, and real-world numericals.What you’ll learn:Understand gas turbine fundamentals and the Brayton cycle, including components, T–s and P–v diagrams, ideal vs actual cycles, back work ratio, thermal efficiency, and isentropic efficiency.Learn open and closed cycle concepts and their applications in industrial and aerospace systems.Explore advanced Brayton cycle modifications such as intercooling, reheating, regeneration, intercooled–reheated cycles, and optimization of pressure ratios to enhance performance.Study combined and modern gas turbine cycles, including combined cycle power plants, gas–steam cycles, HRSG, ICR, HAT, evaporative cycles, CAES, and supercritical CO₂ cycles, with efficiency improvement techniques.Gain in-depth knowledge of jet engines and aircraft propulsion, including turbojet, turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft, ramjet and scramjet engines, thrust generation, propulsive efficiency, and modern propulsion trends.Understand fuels and emissions: types of gas turbine fuels, combustion, NOx/CO/UHC formation, emission control, lean premixed combustion, and environmental trade-offs.Learn compressor and turbine aerodynamics, including cascade theory, velocity triangles, degree of reaction, blade efficiency, stage efficiency, work done factors, and losses in multi-stage turbomachinery.Study high-temperature bl