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Week - 1 |
Introduction to Gas Turbine Engines, history, basic principles |
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Week - 2 |
Engine Types: Turbojet, Turbofan, Turboprop, Turboshaft; operating principles |
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Week - 3 |
Engine Types: Turbojet, Turbofan, Turboprop, Turboshaft; operating principles |
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Week - 4 |
Basic characteristics and thermodynamic cycles |
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Week - 5 |
The spool concept in engines; single-, twin-, and triple-spool architectures, the concept of modular construction |
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Week - 6 |
Sections of gas turbine engines: Air intake, fan, and compressors |
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Week - 7 |
Sections of gas turbine engines: Combustion chamber, turbine and exhaust sections, accessories, bearings |
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Week - 8 |
Thrust and mechanical power concepts, factors affecting the performance of gas turbine engines, efficiency expressions in gas turbine engines |
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Week - 9 |
Starting system, system layout, components, cockpit controls, limits |
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Week - 10 |
Starting system, starting methods, autostart, manual start, crank, tests, common faults |
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Week - 11 |
Ignition system, system layout, components, cockpit controls |
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Week - 12 |
Engine indication system |
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Week - 13 |
FADEC and related systems |
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Week - 14 |
FADEC and related systems |