Module Number: 13803

Every winter semester
Credit points: 6

Module examination: Written exam 

Learning outcome: By the conclusion of the module, students will have acquired the ability to comprehend the structure and building of core engine designs, encompassing turbines and exhaust chambers. They will be proficient in assessing innovative designs within the core engine domain and capable of autonomously suggesting and implementing well-justified modifications to conventional designs. The autonomous cultivation of application-oriented and research-focused knowledge serves as an additional aspect of the competencies gained in this module.

Content: 

• Overall: purpose of construction, construction process and cooperation with other departments, legally aviation standards and certification requirements, general view on core engines
• Turbine: annulus determination, construction of blades, construction of rotors and static parts (casings and structures)
• Exhaust chambers: design of exhaust nozzles, types, variable area nozzles, construction aspects