UNSW Handbook Course - Thermodynamics and Propulsion

Thermodynamics and Propulsion - ZPEM3528


	Faculty: UNSW@ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy)
	School: School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences @ ADFA
	Course Outline: https://gateway.unsw.adfa.edu.au/isas/current_students/outlines/index.html
	Campus: University College Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 3
	EFTSL: 0.062 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 2
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: ZPEM2501, ZPEM2502, ZPEM2503, ZPEM2506
	Equivalent: APHY2113
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

The course begins with a discussion of the laws of thermodynamics and entropy. Heat transfer and engine cycles, as employed in vehicle propulsion will then be considered. Examples of these include the Carnot, Otto, Diesel, Stirling, Rankine and gas turbine cycles. Additional topics to be treated may be selected from the following: rockets and related aspects of aerospace propulsion; electromagnetic propulsion; fundamentals of fuel cells; chemical, liquid and solid fuels; and explosive propulsion.

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