ELEMENTS OF GAS TURBINE

Syllabus:

Introduction of the subject & Syllabus.

Ch. 1 Basic cycle & application of Gas turbine plant (05 Hours)

 Brayton cycle

 Basic & Actual cycle Analysis

 Methods to improve the performance of basic cycle

 General overview for applications of Gas turbine plant

 Numerical

Ch. 2 Major components & supporting systems of Gas turbine plant compressor (06 Hours)

 Centrifugal & axial flow compressor

 Components & their functions

 Velocity triangle, Performance, Slip factor, Prewhirl, Choking, Surging & stalling, Degree of reaction

Ch. 3 Combustion Chamber (06 Hours)

 Types, Design Requirements, Arrangement of combustion chamber, Losses & efficiency.

Ch. 4 Turbine (05 Hours)

 Types, materials for turbine blades & blade cooling, Air, Lubrication, Starting & Power transmission systems

Ch. 5 Introduction to compressible flow (04 Hours)

 Introduction to Gas Dynamics

 Thermodynamics of compressible flow

 Perfect Gas

 General effect of compressibility

    a) Wave Motion

    b) Propagation of Infinitesimal waves

    c) Mach Number

    d) Pressure disturbances in a Compressible flow.

    e) Stagnation Condition.

 Numerical

Ch.6 1-Dimensional, steady, Isentropic Flow in variable area passages (06 Hours)

 Introduction & Flow through ducts.

 Effect of area change in the fluid properties.

 Equations for Isentropic flow & maximum mass flow rate.

 Flow through Nozzles & diffuser.

 Use of Gas Tables & Sums.

Ch. 7 Flow in constant area duct with Friction (04 Hours)

 Introduction & Governing equations.

 Fanno flow equations

 Variation of Mach number with duct length

 Tables & charts of Fanno Flow and numerical.

Ch. 8 Flow in constant area duct with Heat Transfer (04 Hours)

 Introduction & Governing equations.

 Slope of Rayleigh line on p-v diagram.

 Fundamental equation of Rayleigh line.

 Maximum heat transfer

 Tables & charts of Rayleigh line and numerical.

Ch. 9 Normal Shock (05 Hours)

 Introduction & classification of shock.

 Physical equations of Normal shock

 Rankine – Hugoniot Relations

 Prandtle Equations.

 Numerical

BOOKS:

1. Ganesan V., “Gas Turbine”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2003

2. Boyce Meherwan P., “Gas Turbine Engineering Hand Book, Gulf Publication, 2003

3. Cohen Henry and Rogers G. F. C., “Gas Turbine Theory”, Addison Wesley Longman, 1996

4. Yahya S.M., “Fundamentals of Compressible Flow”, New Age International, 2003

5. Radhakrishnan T., “Gas Dynamics”, Prentice Hall India, 2003

Useful Links:

• Syllabus_PDF: 

• Click Here (B.B. mam)
• EGT_Syllabus_Website
• Cycles_Xerox
• Books: 
• Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook Fourth Edition By Meherwan P. Boyce
• GAS TURBINE THEORY BY HIH SARAVANAMUTTOO, H. COHEN & GFC ROGERS
• GANESAN - Gas Turbines-MC GRAW HILL INDIA (2010)
  
• Fundamentals of Compressible Flow with Aircraft and Rocket Propulsion by S.M. YAHYA
• PPT: EGT PPT
• Gas Table: Gas Table By S.M. Yahya
• 1D Steady Isentropic Flow In Variable Area Passages (Part 1) (YouTube Video): Click Here
• 1D Steady Isentropic Flow In Variable Area Passages (Part 2) (YouTube Video): Click Here
• Flow in Constant Area Duct with Friction (Part 1) (YouTube Video): Click Here
• Flow in Constant Area Duct with Friction (Part 2) (YouTube Video): Click Here
• Flow in Constant Area Duct with Heat Transfer (Part 1) (YouTube Video): Click Here
• Flow in Constant Area Duct with Heat Transfer (Part 2) (YouTube Video): Click Here
• Flow With Normal Shock (Part 1) (YouTube Video): Click Here
• Flow With Normal Shock (Part 2) (YouTube Video): Click Here