Abstract:
The ambitions of the teacher to fully prepare engineering students for the working
environment are usually limited by the length of the lecture course. Consequently, few
opportunities exist in the learning process for the student to gain experience in both
design and design-optimisation.
This document describes a suite of integrated personal computer based programmes
designed to illustrate many important aspects of gas turbine component design and
overall
performance estimation for use both inside and outside the classroom.
Accordingly, the objectives of the programmes are to provide a broad understanding
of the whole engine and its major components by enabling the following:
o a rapid and in depth method for the assessment of design point, off
design and deteriorated performance principles for a wide range of gas
turbine types and applications.
a demonstration of the needs and implications of performance
compromise arising from design constraints.
a demonstration of how the design and performance limitations
imposed by one component influence others.
a demonstration of the design compromises required by the
interactions between the disciplines of aerodynamics, thermodynamics
and mechanical integrity.
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When used in conjunction with a programme of lectures, tutorials, case studies, and
computer based workshops, the new software enables a rapid and in depth
understanding of gas turbine performance and component design.
ln addition, the programme suite has extensive general application to gas turbine
overall performance assessment and to the preliminary design of compressors and
turbines.
