Short course/CPD
Propulsion System Performance and Integration
Course date: Please enquire
Course overview
The assessment of jet aircraft/engine performance in flight is a key requirement for those involved in both engine selection and airframe/engine integration. In particular, assessment of the interaction of the engine with its air intake and afterbody/nozzle assembly requires a clear unambiguous axial-force accounting procedure. This must involve an effective "thrust-and-drag performance book-keeping system." This also requires that the propulsion system is clearly defined and that the performance interface between the engine and airframe is specified in a manner consistent with fundamental thrust and drag principles.
This course provides an introduction to propulsion systems performance and integration.
Location
Cranfield University is located at the very heart of the UK – within the innovation triangle between London and the cities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Our central location provides easy access from the M1, excellent main line rail service as well as proximity to key international airports. Set in rolling countryside, Cranfield offers a rich, rural landscape complemented by thriving towns and picturesque villages.
- Road: We are just 10 minutes from Junctions 13 & 14 of the M1 motorway. There is free parking on campus.
- Rail: Milton Keynes or Bedford
- Air: London Luton (22 miles), Heathrow (50 miles) or Birmingham (70 miles).
Course fee:
£1710
Accommodation fee:
Speakers
Mr D D Williams
Visiting Fellow of Cranfield University
Dr K W Ramsden
Senior Lecturer, Course Director and Director of Continuing Professional Development, School of Engineering.
Professor P Pilidis
Head of Power & Propulsion Department
Professor John Fielding
Visiting Professor of Cranfield University
Dr Craig Lawson
Lecturer in Airframe Systems Design
How to register
Further information
For more information on this course or booking details please contact:
Academic Operations Unit
T: + 44 (0) 1234 754192
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
Course description
Who should attend
The course is intended primarily for engineers and technical managers in the aviation industry, especially those involved in the selection, assessment and operation of aircraft and engines. It would be very helpful to the delegate if he/she has some knowledge of basic aerodynamics and one-dimensional gas dynamics.
Content summary
The course material includes two major components:
- Engine and Component Performance
- System Performance and Integration
Engine and Component Performance
This section of the course focuses primarily on the off-design performance of engines. Engine behaviour at different altitudes, flight speeds, ambient conditions and throttle settings is described. Coverage of the design of engines for differing aircraft types is also covered briefly. Compressor behaviour at both design point and off-design conditions is described. The major features and operation of intake and exhaust systems are described for both subsonic and supersonic aircraft applications.
System Performance and Integration
Initially, the analysis of fundamental aerodynamics of ducted and un-ducted bodies is covered. Following the formal definitions of thrust and drag and the concept of stream-tube momentum force, the relationships between net propulsive force, engine thrust, nacelle force and drag are developed.
Alternative performance accounting methods are considered for various choices of thrust interface using the force/drag and the hybrid force/drag methods. These are employed to illustrate the interplay between component forces. The treatment given includes long and short-cowl podded nacelles appropriate to civil engine installations both on and off-wing and to the highly integrated installations encountered in military aircraft.
Inlet flow distortion effects on engine and engine component performance and operability are discussed
An important aspect of the course is an introduction to engine and component experimental testing and thrust measurement in-flight.
To book a place on the course, please complete the online registration form.
If you experience problems with the online registration we have a PDF version.
For further information please contact:
Mrs Claire Bellis
School of Engineering, Whittle Building
Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedford
MK43 0AL, UK
T: +44 (0) 1234 754683
F: +44 (0) 1234 758208
E: c.bellis@cranfield.ac.uk
Course Director
Professor Mark Savill
T: +44 (0) 1234 754752
E: mark.savill@cranfield.ac.uk
