Thermal Engineering

Engineering & Social Sciences Program
Madrid, Spain

Dates: 1/18/24 - 6/5/24

Engineering & Social Sciences

Thermal Engineering

Thermal Engineering Course Overview

OVERVIEW

CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Energy Engineering
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 15335
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: Physics II

DESCRIPTION

Part-1: Fundamentals of engineering thermodynamics.
1.- Review of thermodynamics and closed system analysis.
2.- Thermodynamic properties.
3.- Control Volume analysis.
4.- Thermodynamic analysis of gas turbines: Brayton cycle.
5.- Thermodynamic analysis of internal combustion engines: Otto, Diesel and Dual cycles.

Part-2: Introduction to aerospace propulsion systems.
6.- Introduction to propulsion: propulsion parameters, main propulsion systems and cycles.

Part-3: Introduction to heat transfer engineering.
7.- Introduction to heat transfer.

8.- One-dimensional steady state heat transfer.
9.- Extended surfaces (fins).
10.- Transient conduction of heat.
11.- Convection heat transfer.
12.- Heat exchangers.
13.- Radiation heat transfer.


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