Flight Propulsion
| Event Type | Lecture (master's degree) |
| Lecturer | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heinz-Peter Schiffer |
| Semester | Summer semester |
| Contact Hours | 4 |
| Credit Points (CP) | 8 |
| Language | English |
| Time and Location | Tuesdays from 3:20 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in room L1|01-24K |
| Syllabus | Types of flight propulsion; performance parameter; efficiencies; engine architecture; change of state in engine components; thermodynamic cycle of an aero engine; inlet; nozzle; compressor; turbine; combustor; off-design performance; controls; noise production; by-pass engines; turboshaft engines; afterburner; ramjets; rocket engines. |
| Prerequisites for Participation | Basic knowledge in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics (especially compressible flow) |
| Literature | Lecture notes Flight Propulsion and Gas Turbines |
| Registration | TUCaN |
| Assessment Method | Oral exam |
| Associated Study Programme |
Master AE: EA II (core courses) Master MPE: EA II (core courses) |
| Consultation-hour | Fridays 1 pm., L1|01 – K424 (registration necessary) |