Credit Structure: (3-0)3

Catalog Description: 
Introduction to gas turbines. Gas turbine cycles for shaft power and propulsion. Centrifugal and axial compressors and turbines; blade design. Combustion systems. Prediction of gas turbine performance. Laboratory experiments.Prerequisite: ME 204 and ME 306 are strongly recommended.

Course Objectives:
An introductory course on the thermodynamics and fluid mechanics of gas turbines, emphasising on gas turbine cycles, turbomachinery and performance of gas turbines. Students are familiarised on gas turbines and components by open ended problems and laboratory work.

Prerequisites:
1. Thermodynamic cycles
2. Isentropic, compressible flow
3. Introduction to turbomachinery

Textbook(s):
H. Cohen, G.F.C Rogers, and H.I.H. Saravanamuttoo, “Gas Turbine Theory”, 3rd Ed., Longman, 1987.

References:
  1)     S.L., Dixon, “Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery”, Pergamon Press, 1975.
  2)     P.G. Hill, “Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion”, Addison Wesley, 1970.
  3)     R.T.C. Harman, “Gas Turbine Engineering”, The MacMillan Press Ltd., 1983.
  4)     Sir F. Whittle, “Gas Turbine Aero-thermodynamics”, Pergamon Press, 1981.
  5)    W.W. Bathie, “Fundamentals of Gas Turbines”, John Wiley & Sons, 1984.
  6)    N.A. Cumpsty, “Compressor Aerodynamics”, Longman Scientific & Technical, 1989.
  7)    J.D. Mattingly,"Elements of Gas Turbine Propulsion" McGraw-Hill International Editions1996

Syllabus:
1. Introduction (0.5 weeks)
2. Shaft power cycles (1.5 weeks)
3. Gas turbine cycles for aircraft propulsion (2 weeks)
4. Centrifugal compressors (2 weeeks)
5. Axial flow compressors (2 weeks)
6. Combustion systems (2 weeks)
7. Axial flow turbines (2 weeks)
8. Prediction of performance of simple gas turbine systems (2 weeks)
 

Laboratory Work:
3-one hour laboratory sessions The laboratory experiments may change from term to term, but
as an example the following are given :
1. Centrifugal compressor performance
2. Multi-stage axial compressor performance
3. Two dimensional cascade
4. Gas turbine combustor
 

Time Table:

Monday 09:40 11:30 ME G201
Wednesday 09:40 10:30 ME G201

Instructor:

Prof. Dr. O. Cahit Eralp

Assistant:

Ekin Ozgirgin