# Aircraft Propulsion - Institution: IIT Guwahati - Department: Mechanical Engineering - Teacher: Prof. Vinayak N. Kulkarni - Level: Undergraduate - Language: English - Subjects: Engineering - Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/112103281) - Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.) - Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/112103281) - Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words) This course deals with the gas power cycles for aircraft propulsion. Therefore different types of aircraft engines, their parts and their performance parameters are discusses. Then the cycle analysis and its different attachment for improvisation are also focused. Further, different parts of aircraft engines like compressor, turbines, combustor and nozzle are discussed in detail. Intended audience: Undergraduate students of Aerospace and Mechanical engg. (5th semester onwards) and postgraduate students specializing in the thermofluids/Fluid Mechanics/Automobiles; industry personnel associated with aerospace engineering; faculty members associated with Mechanical /Aerospace engg. Prerequisites: Basic UG-level Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics. ## Lectures 1. [Lec 1: Overview of Basic Thermodynamics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/3035a4ea4dac) (YouTube) 2. [Lec 2: Solved Examples for Flow process](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/39692821723c) (YouTube) 3. [Lec 3: Turbomachines: Introduction, Classification, Types](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/399277026693) (YouTube) 4. [Lec 1: Components of Gas Turbine Power Plant, Gas Turbine Attachments](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/2d4c372da797) (YouTube) 5. [Lec 2: Introduction to Various Aircraft engines, Engine Performance parameters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/42781e142b87) (YouTube) 6. [Lec 1: Ideal Brayton Cycle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/7cad619827ad) (YouTube) 7. [Lec 2: Examples of Ideal Brayton Cycle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/86d4a8a24e42) (YouTube) 8. [Lec 3: Non-Ideal Brayton Cycle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/18d001b808dc) (YouTube) 9. [Lec 4: Examples of Non-Ideal Brayton Cycle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/4564f317b54a) (YouTube) 10. [Lec 1: Brayton Cycle with Heat Exchanger / Re-heater](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/d122e073bb6f) (YouTube) 11. [Lec 2: Brayton Cycle with Intercooler / All Attachments](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/94f08a677044) (YouTube) 12. [Lec 3: Examples of Gas Turbine Attachment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/c93ea3e033e5) (YouTube) 13. [Lec 1: Examples of Gas Turbine Attachment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/0db65d87063d) (YouTube) 14. [Lec 2: Stagnation Conditions, Real Brayton Cycle with Stagnation Conditions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/0261ace6b631) (YouTube) 15. [Lec 3: Polytropic Efficiency of Compressor and Turbine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/0dbf4c01fbc7) (YouTube) 16. [Lec 4: Examples of Real Cycle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/7580eed92e68) (YouTube) 17. [Lec 1: Nozzle Flow: Isentropic Relations, Area Velocity Relation, Choked Mass Flow Rate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/11015f1dc9d7) (YouTube) 18. [Lec 2: Aircraft Engine Intake, Intake Efficiency](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/435d630b4744) (YouTube) 19. [Lec 3: Propelling Nozzle, Nozzle Efficiency](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/3780e2e27f6b) (YouTube) 20. [Lec 1: Turbojet engine: Confriguration and Examples](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/ddf8e42cb9f6) (YouTube) 21. [Lec 2: Turbofan engine: Confriguration and Examples](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/cfd6b12d0506) (YouTube) 22. [Lec 3: Ramjet engine : Parameters and losses](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/555589921438) (YouTube) 23. [Lec 23: Examples of Ramjet Engine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/2a61eebdee9a) (YouTube) 24. [Lec 24: Thrust Augmentation and Engine performance parameters for Aircrafts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/9eea9278c70c) (YouTube) 25. [Lec 25: Introduction to Turbomachinary](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/2e7e565b9ded) (YouTube) 26. [Lec 26: Centrifugal Compressor: Velocity diagrams, Workdone](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/e26143870e2b) (YouTube) 27. [Lec 27: Centrifugal Compressor: Thermodynamic analysis, Stage efficiency and Degree of reaction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/db78f0ff349f) (YouTube) 28. [Lec 28: Examples of Centrifugal compressor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/07e2e8a59cc0) (YouTube) 29. [Lec 29: Axial Flow Compressor: Velocity diagrams, Workdone and Degree of Reaction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/9cacbe9ebcab) (YouTube) 30. [Lec 30: Axial Flow Compressor: Free vortex Condition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/6bb4eb038377) (YouTube) 31. [Lec 31: Examples of Axial Flow Compressor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/d07b9c3db0d3) (YouTube) 32. [Lec 32: Examples of Axial Flow Compressor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/e7cd5563225d) (YouTube) 33. [Lec 33: Examples of Axial Flow Compressor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/16927f62458b) (YouTube) 34. [Lec 34: Axial Turbine: Velocity diagrams, Workdone, and Degree of Reaction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/de3aeb23afd2) (YouTube) 35. [Lec 35: Radial Turbine: Velocity diagrams, h-s diagram, Stage effieciency and degree of reaction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/3e0c42dc73fe) (YouTube) 36. [Lec 36: Examples of Axial Turbine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/71b05fb1f1e0) (YouTube) 37. [Lec 37: Practice examples of Axial Turbine and cetrifugal compressor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/468aeb485b15) (YouTube) 38. [Lec 38: Cascade theory and Blade design](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/5ad1d8cf3405) (YouTube) 39. [Lec 39: Cascade variables and Turbine Cascade](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/06840d64616c) (YouTube) 40. [Lec 40: Velocity diagrams of Turbine Cascade, Compressor cascade](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/f6f47b384d95) (YouTube) 41. [Lec 41: Turbine cooling methods](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/1451f5f79b54) (YouTube) 42. [Lec 42: Practice examples of aircraft engine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/112103281/6c2cb19131c7) (YouTube)