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Lecture notes taken from the introduction lecture, detailing an overview of flight dynamics and the key aircraft dynamic modes covered in the course.

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Thermodynamics and Aerospace Propulsion - Complete 2nd year lecture notes (MMME2028)

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Covers the entire Thermodynamics and Aerospace Propulsion Module for Aerospace Engineering.

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1 - Systems, Properties and Processes • Lecture notes
2 - First Law, Enthalpy and Specific Heat • Lecture notes
3 - Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics • Lecture notes
4 - Energy Quality and Entropy • Lecture notes
5 - Perfect Gasses • Lecture notes
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13 - Auxiliary Power Systems

Brief document covering Auxiliary Power Systems

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The University of Nottingham • Thermodynamics and Aerospace Propulsion

13 - Auxiliary Power Systems

Brief document covering Auxiliary Power Systems

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12 - Combustion and Environmental Impact

Outlines the challenges in improving the environmental impact of an engine, then goes into the stoichiometric value, and then emissions.

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11 - Compressor Analysis

Details the operation of a compressor, displays how to draw velocity triangles, then goes into compressor stage loading and polytropic efficiency

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10 - Engine Design Process

Provides information on the initial details in the engine design process, before going into the product life cycle, product requirements, manufacture and service.

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10 - Engine Design Process

Provides information on the initial details in the engine design process, before going into the product life cycle, product requirements, manufacture and service.

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9 - Flight Conditions, Compressibility and Power Transfer

Begins with engine sizing and thrust, before going into static and stagnation conditions. Then covers compressor power, turbine power and net power, followed by nozzles, non-dimensional values and work.

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8 - Gas Turbines for Flight

Goes through the basics of Propulsion in Aerospace, detailing the creation of thrust, the Brayton/Joule Cycle, Exchange of work and Isentropic efficiency, as well as the flight envelope and engine architectures.

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7 - Introduction to Heat Transfer

Outlines the different modes of heat transfer and the maths governing these. Applies Fourier's law and goes into thermal resistance.

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6 - Open Systems

Details open systems, specifically the conservation of mass, the steady flow energy equation, specific flow work, specific enthalpy, and perfect gases in open systems.

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5 - Perfect Gasses

Explains perfect gases and the mathematical basis for them, then details polytropic and isentropic processes as well as how perfect gases relate to them.

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4 - Energy Quality and Entropy

Bit more information on the 2nd law of thermodynamics, then goes into more depth on entropy, particularly energy quality and disorder. Details a Sterling Engine and then goes into a Mathematical analysis of entropy and then goes into heat pumps and refrigerators.

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3 - Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Explains the concept and the mathematical basis of the 2nd law of thermodynamics, as well as how it relates to the 1st law. Explains how heat engines operate, as well as detailing the Brayton/Joule cycle. Outlines thermal efficiency and Carnot efficiency, as well as going into more detail on reversible and irreversible processes.

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2 - First Law, Enthalpy and Specific Heat

Details the first law of thermodynamics, defines and explains work, goes further into depth with cycles, and explains internal energy. Also outlines the corollaries of the first law, goes further into depth with systems, and explains specific heat.

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1 - Systems, Properties and Processes

Introduction to the basics of thermodynamics. Details different thermodynamic properties, as well as the different types of processes and how to draw process diagrams.

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