2020/21 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
AVIA1050 Aviation Engineering Science Challenge
30 creditsClass Size: 60
Module manager: Dr DC Peacock
Email: d.c.peacock@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2020/21
Module replaces
AVIA1000 Technical Skills and ApplicationsAVIA1030 Aviation Engineering ScienceThis module is not approved as a discovery module
Module summary
This module aims to introduce the students to:(i) the fundamental scientific principles which underpin the design and operation of aircraft,(ii) the methods used to communicate technical/engineering data and(iii) the wider factors that must be considered when designing aircraft.Each of these aspects will be firstly presented to the students and then they will be given the chance to incorporate them in hands-on design activities.Objectives
The module aims to equip students with an understanding of the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer and combustion and to relate these to aviation through laboratory investigations and a design project. The labs will also focus on the development of the students' technical skills and the design project will also focus on consideration of social, environmental and ethical impacts.Learning outcomes
At the end of the module, students should be able to:
1. Describe and explain the basic principles of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer and combustion.
2. Perform basic level calculations in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer and combustion.
3. Gather information, reference and critically assess this in the form of a literature review.
4. Follow experimental procedures.
5. Analyse, present, model and critically assess experimental data.
6. Use word processing and spreadsheet software to prepare technical or laboratory reports.
7. Use presentation software to prepare and deliver an oral presentation.
8. Understand plagiarism and how to avoid it.
9. Combine the knowledge/skills obtained in previous learning outcomes and apply them to aircraft design.
Skills outcomes
Students acquire the following competencies in the module. In each case, the means of acquiring the competency is shown. These competencies correspond with those specified in "The Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes", Third edition, Engineering Council, 2014. . P = practiced ACTIVELY, F= Formatively Assessed, S = Summatively Assessed.
SM1: HOW MANIFESTED: P through weekly problem solving tutorial sheets, S through exam
SM2: HOW MANIFESTED: P through in class examples, S through lab reports analysis of experimental data.
SM3: HOW MANIFESTED: P through problem solving tutorial sheets where they will apply engineering science principles to systems in other engineering disciplines.
EA1: HOW MANIFESTED: P through weekly problem solving tutorial sheets, S through lab reports, group design project and exam.
EA3: HOW MANIFESTED: P through weekly problem solving tutorial sheets, S through lab reports, group design project and exam.
EA4: HOW MANIFESTED: S through group design project.
D4: HOW MANIFESTED: S through group design project.
D6: HOW MANIFESTED: P though in class mini presentations, S through their group design project presentation.
EP3: HOW MANIFESTED: P through laboratory investigations.
EP4: HOW MANIFESTED: S through lab reports and group design project where background reading will be required.
EP8: HOW MANIFESTED: S through group design project.
EP9: HOW MANIFESTED: P through group design project.
AGS1: HOW MANIFESTED: These aspects will be P and S throughout the module as specified in other competencies.
AGS2: HOW MANIFESTED: P through design project where background reading will be required to understand the individual requirements of their project.
AGS3: HOW MANIFESTED: P through individual responsibilities in group design project
AGS4: HOW MANIFESTED: P through group design project
Syllabus
Fluid Mechanics
- Fundamentals of fluid mechanics: fluid properties, basic dimensions and units, Newton's law of viscosity; fluid statics: Pascal's Law; pressure measurement; fluid dynamics: Bernoulli equation, air speed measurement; flow control: hydraulic pressure transmission and storage systems, valves, pumps, flow metering. Aerodynamics: potential flows: streamlines, vectors, gradients, divergence of flow; flow over immersed bodies: laminar and turbulent flows, Reynolds number, rotational and irrotational flows, boundary layers, pressure gradients, steady and unsteady flow, flow separation, stagnation point, adverse pressure gradients, shock waves. Examples of how the above impact the design and operation of aircraft.
Thermodynamics
Engine based and extendable to airframe application; basic concepts of thermodynamics - system, state, state postulate, equilibrium, process, and cycle. Review concepts of temperature, temperature scales, pressure, and absolute and gauge pressure. The concepts of heat and work and the associated terminology. The first law of thermodynamics, energy balances, and mechanisms of energy transfer to or from a system. The flow energy of a fluid. Energy conversion efficiencies. The physics of phase-change processes. P-v, T-v, and P-T property diagrams. Thermodynamic and mechanical cycles of reciprocating engines. Application of the first law of thermodynamics to control volumes. The total energy carried by a fluid stream and the relationship between internal energy and flow work to enthalpy. Energy balance problems for common steady-flow devices such as nozzles, compressors, turbines, throttling valves, heaters, and heat exchangers. Examples of how the above impact the design and operation of aero engines and other aircraft systems.
Heat Transfer
Concepts applied to aviation - conduction, convection, radiation; thermal and hydrodynamic boundary layers, conduction through multi-layer walls; insulation and thermal expansion of aircraft components. Examples of how the above impact the design and operation of aircraft.
Combustion
Focused on aero engine applications. Combustion chemistry, fuel chemistry, characteristics of gasoline, kerosene, diesel and alternative fuels, combustion principles in SI and diesel engines, combustion thermodynamics, calculation of equilibrium combustion temperature and pressure, use of conventional thermodynamic tabulations, engine emissions. Examples of how the above impact the design and operation of aero engines.
Technical Skills
Seminars on information skills (information gathering, referencing and plagiarism); writing skills (technical report writing); health and safety and risk assessment; data analyses and presentation (visual presentation of data; statistics - distributions and their description; data acquisition; error analysis and handling; analysing and modelling of statistical data; statistical design of experiments); group working, professionalism, computer modelling and simulation software.
Practicals
Experiments and data analysis to complement the engineering science lectures and develop report writing skills.
Group design project
Includes literature review, application of engineering science principles to aircraft design, evaluation of the design and an oral presentation.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Group learning | 20 | 1.00 | 20.00 |
| Lecture | 52 | 1.00 | 52.00 |
| Practical | 2 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| Seminar | 6 | 2.00 | 12.00 |
| Tutorial | 8 | 1.00 | 8.00 |
| Private study hours | 204.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 96.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300.00 | ||
Private study
Students will review the lecture notes and work through weekly problem sheets which will be reviewed in the tutorial sessions. They will also prepare two lab reports and one design project report.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Through in-class discussions and the tutorial sessions.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Report | Report-Fluid Flow | 15.00 |
| Report | Report-Heat Transfer | 15.00 |
| Assignment | Design Exercise | 25.00 |
| Presentation | Presentation | 5.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 60.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Online Time-Limited assessment | 48 hr | 40.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 40.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 10/08/2020 08:43:52
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