Core Engine Design 1
Kerntriebwerkskonstruktion 1
6 CPSummerENno longer offered
Prerequisites
Mandatory, as written
No successful completion of module 31414 Kerntriebwerkskonstruktion.
Contents
• Overall: purpose of construction, construction process and cooperation with other departments, legally aviation standards and certification requirements, general view on core engines • Compressor: implementation of aerodynamic requirements, annulus determination, construction of blades, rotors and casings, construction of variable stator vanes • Combustor: construction types, annular combustor
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module the student are able to understand the layout and construction of core engine designs, including compressor and combustion chamber. They are able to evaluate new designs in the field of core engines and to independently propose and develop justified adaptations of standard designs. The independent development of application-related and research-oriented knowledge represents a complementary point of the acquired competence.
Assessment
• Oral examination, 60 minutes OR Written examination, 120 minutes In the first lecture it will be announced, if he examination will be offered in written or oral form.
Literature (2)
- Aircraft Engine Design, Third Edition, eISBN: 978-1-62410-650-7
- Jet Engines: Fundamentals of Theory, Design and Operation, ISBN: 0760304599
Remarks
There will be no more lectures after the winter semester 2025/26.
Source: BTU's module description · retrieved 14 Oct 2026Original