This is an introductory graduate level course that covers principles of operation, design, and performance analysis of air-breathing propulsion engines. Topics will be chosen from: jet propulsion theory; cycle analysis of turbojets, turbofans, and ram compression engines; gas dynamics of inlet and nozzle flows; thermochemistry and chemical equilibrium; combustor modeling; hypersonic propulsion; and operation of detonation engines. Students cannot receive credit for this course if they have taken AE 5106 “Air Breathing Propulsion”.
AE 5231: Air Breathing Propulsion
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