Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion [Mechanical Department]

Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion [Mechanical Department]

Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion

BASIC CONCEPTS AND ISENTROPIC FLOWS

1. Concept of Gas Dynamics
2. Compressible Flows
3. Steady Flow Energy Equation
4. Basic Concepts and Isentropic Flows
5. Important Questions and Answers: Isentropic Flows
6. Important Questions and answers: Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion

FLOW THROUGH DUCTS

1. Flow Through Ducts
2. Fanno Flow
3. Fanno line or Fanno curve (Governing equation)
4. Adiabatic Flow of a Compressible Fluid Through a Conduit
5. Variation of flow properties and Mach number with duct length
6. Rayleigh Flow (Duct Flow with Heat Transfer and Negligible Friction)
7. Rayleigh line (or) curve
8. Intersection of Fanno and a Rayleigh Line
9. Important Questions and answers: Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion

NORMAL AND OBLIQUE SHOCKS

1. Important Questions and answers: Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion
2. Normal and Oblique Shocks

JET PROPULSION

1. Important Questions and answers: Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion
2. Jet Propulsion System
3. Types of Jet Propulsion System
4. The Ramjet Engine
5. Pulse Jet Engine
6. The Turbojet Engine
7. Turboprop Engine (Propeller turbine, turbo-propeller, prop jet, turbo-prop)
8. The Turbofan Engine
9. Solved Problems: Jet Propulsion

SPACE PROPULSION

1. Important Questions and answers: Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion
2. The Turbofan Engine
3. Solved Problems: Jet Propulsion
4. Rocket Propulsion
5. Rocket Propulsion Energy Conversion
6. Rocket Propulsion Thrust
7. Types of Rocket Engines
8. Solid propellant
9. Liquid propellant
10. Rocket Ignition and Rocket Combution
11. Rocket nozzles
12. Rocket Propellant efficiency
13. Back pressure and optimal expansion at the end of the Rocket nozzle
14. Overall rocket engine performance and Effective Speed Ratio
15. Types of spaceflight
16. Problems: Space Propulsion