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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
COURSE INFORMATION MANUAL
THERMAL POWER
MSc / PGCert / PGDip
2013/2014
Course Director:
Professor Pericles Pilidis
Deputy Course Directors:
Dr David MacManus
Dr Theoklis Nikolaidis
Mr Anthony Haslam
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MSc COURSE INFORMATION MANUAL
October 2013
Dear Course Member,
Welcome to the Department of Power and Propulsion within the School of Engineering (SoE). This
document contains information about the Thermal Power MSc course and those available to help
you. Please look at it carefully and keep it for future reference. If you have problems please
contact the appropriate member of staff or the Course Administrator.
We will see quite a lot of each other in the forthcoming year and we all look forward to working with
you and to several enjoyable social occasions.
The staff at Cranfield hope you will have a successful and pleasant year with us and we welcome
this opportunity to make a contribution to your career development.
Academic & Support Staff
Head of School of Engineering
Professor Phil John
Secretary: Ms Lisa Rice
Ext: 4769
Head of Department of Power and Propulsion
MSc in Thermal Power Course Director
Professor Pericles Pilidis
Ext: 4646
Email: [email protected]
Secretary to Professor Pilidis & Department
Administrator
Mrs Gill Hargreaves
Ext: 4765
Email: [email protected]
Building 83
Whittle Building/Room 142
Whittle Building/Room 140
Deputy Course Directors:
Head of Gas Turbine Technology Group
MSc in Thermal Power Deputy Course Director
Dr. David MacManus
Ext: 4735
Email: [email protected]
Whittle Building/Room312
MSc Thermal Power Deputy Course Director:
Dr Theoklis Nikolaidis
Ext: 4640
Email: [email protected]
MSc Thermal Power Deputy Course Director (Part-time)
Mechanical Integrity Specialist:
Mr Anthony Haslam
Ext: 4641
Email: [email protected]
Whittle Building/Room 330
MSc Course Administration:
Programme Manager - Gas Turbine Education
Mrs Claire Bellis
Ext: 4764
Email: [email protected]
Whittle Building/Room 324
MSc Course Administrator
Mrs Xani Thorman
Ext: 5339
Email: [email protected]
Whittle Building/Room 316
MSc Course Administrator
Mrs Mandy Hong
Ext: 4747
Email: [email protected]
Whittle Building/Room 316
MSc Course Administrator
Turbomachinery & Icing Group Administrator
Mrs Heather Hill
Ext: 5282
Email: [email protected]
Whittle Building/Room 316
Academic Staff:
Dr Abdulmajid Addali
Research Fellow
Ext: 4602
Email: [email protected]
Whittle Building /Room 321
Dr Joao Amaral Teixeira
Lecturer
Ext: 4679
Email: [email protected]
Whittle Building /Room 135
Dr Giuseppina Di Lorenzo
Research Fellow
Ext : 5281
Email: [email protected]
Whittle Building /Room 318
Dr David Hammond
Senior Lecturer
Ext: 4651
Email: [email protected]
Whittle Building /Room 136
Dr Uyioghosa Igie
Research Fellow
Ext: 8382
Email: [email protected]
Whittle Building /Room 321
Dr Anthony JB Jackson (Part-time)
Ext: 4641
Email: [email protected]
Whittle Building /Room 330
Dr Panagiotis Laskaridis
Lecturer
Ext: 4643
Email: [email protected]
Whittle Building/Room 333
Dr Craig Lawson
Lecturer
Ext: 4686
Email: [email protected]
Dr Yiguang Li
Lecturer
Ext 4723
email: [email protected]
Dr Devaiah Nalianda Karumbaiah
Research Fellow
Ext: 4742
Email: [email protected]
Building 83
Whittle Building/Room 317
Whittle Building /Room
Dr Vassilios Pachidis
Senior Lecturer
Deputy Director of UTC
Ext: 4663
Email: [email protected]
Whittle Building/Room 334
Dr Ken Ramsden
Consultant GT Technology Programmes
Ext. 4712
Email: [email protected]
Whittle Building/Room 313
Professor Mark Savill
Head of Power Propulsions and Sciences Group
Ext: 4752
Email: [email protected]
Dr Vishal Sethi
Lecturer
Ext: 8270
Email: [email protected]
Professor Riti Singh
Head of Gas Turbine Engineering
and Research Group
Assistant: Mrs Sheila Holroyd
Ext: 4661
Email: [email protected]
Dr Pavlos Zachos
Lecturer
Ext: 4633
Email: [email protected]
Whittle Building /Room 324
Whittle Building/Room 221
Whittle Building/Room 138
Support Staff:
Mrs Nicola Datt
PhD Administrator
Ext: 4653
Email. [email protected]
Ext: 4653
Whittle Building/Room 140
Mrs Maria Negus
UTC Administrator
Ext: 4740
Email. [email protected]
Mrs Karen Swan
CPD Administrator
Ext: 4683
Email: [email protected]
External Academic Contributors:
Dr Ossama Badr
Professor John Fielding
Mr Konstantinos Kyprianidis
Mr Ken Langley
Professor John Nicholls
Dr Philip Rubini
Mr Noel Seyb
Mr Darrell Williams
Mr Ron Midgley
Mr Stuart Floyd
Mr Robert Pitt
Whittle Building/Room 340
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INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................11
1.1 AIMS OF CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY........................................................................11
1.2 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING MISSION STATEMENT.............................................11
1.3 COURSE AIMS.........................................................................................................11
1.4 THE DEPARTMENT OF POWER AND PROPULSION – AN OVERVIEW................11
1.4.1 Introduction....................................................................................................11
1.4.2 Sponsored Research .....................................................................................12
1.4.3 Continuing Professional Development ...........................................................12
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THERMAL POWER MSC...................................................................................................14
2.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................14
2.2 COURSE AIMS AND INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES .....................................14
2.3 PROGRAMME SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................15
2.3.1 Institutions delivering the course....................................................................15
2.3.2 Accreditation..................................................................................................15
2.3.3 Intended Learning Outcomes and the means by which they are achieved
and demonstrated..........................................................................................15
2.3.3.1 Postgraduate Certificate...................................................................15
2.3.3.2 Postgraduate Diploma......................................................................16
2.3.3.3 Master of Science (MSc): .................................................................17
2.4 THERMAL POWER COURSE OPTION REQUIREMENTS ......................................18
2.4.1 Summary of qualification requirements ..........................................................18
2.4.2 Summary of Pass Criteria ..............................................................................18
2.5 MSC THERMAL POWER – COURSE DESCRIPTION .............................................19
2.5.1 MSC Thermal Power Course Options............................................................19
2.5.2 Course Structure ...........................................................................................20
2.5.3 Credit Structure .............................................................................................20
2.5.4 CREDIT MAPPING FOR MSc COURSES .....................................................21
2.5.4.1 Gas Turbine Technology..................................................................21
2.5.4.2 Rotating Machinery Engineering & Management .............................22
2.5.4.3 Aerospace Propulsion ......................................................................23
2.5.4.4 Power, Propulsion and the Environment ..........................................24
2.5.5 Choosing Your Course Options .....................................................................25
2.6 THERMAL POWER COURSES – PGCERT AND PGDIPLOMA CREDIT
MAPPING .................................................................................................................26
2.6.1 Postgraduate Certificate ................................................................................26
2.6.1.1 PGCert - Gas Turbine Technology ...................................................26
2.6.2 Postgraduate Diploma ...................................................................................27
2.6.2.1 PGDipl - Gas Turbine Technology....................................................27
2.6.2.2 PGDipl – Aerospace Propulsion .......................................................28
2.6.2.3 PGDipl – Power, Propulsion and the Environment ...........................29
2.6.2.4 PGDipl – Rotating Machinery Engineering and Management...........30
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OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE COURSE, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES............31
3.1 PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS........................................................................31
3.2 ATTENDANCE AT LECTURES AND ASSESSMENTS ............................................31
3.3 ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES ...............................................................................31
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.3.1 Assessment of Individual MSc Theses...........................................................31
MINIMUM MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS.............................................................32
QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTORS FOR NON-NUMERICAL COURSEWORK AND
PROJECT WORK .....................................................................................................32
EXAMINATION RESIT POLICY................................................................................34
PLAGIARISM AND COLLABORATION.....................................................................34
THESIS/RESARCH PROJECT .................................................................................35
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ACADEMIC YEAR ACTIVITIES .........................................................................................36
4.1 INTRODUCTORY TRAINING SESSIONS ................................................................36
4.1.1 Kings Norton Library ......................................................................................36
4.1.2 Introduction to IT Services .............................................................................36
4.1.2.1 FORTRAN .......................................................................................37
4.1.3 Careers Service Presentation ........................................................................37
4.2 PRESENTATIONS....................................................................................................37
4.2.1 Seminar Presentations from Guest Speakers ................................................37
4.2.2 Project Progress Presentations .....................................................................37
4.3 MANAGEMENT FOR TECHNOLOGY COURSE ......................................................37
4.4 COMPRESSOR BLADING LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS ...................................37
4.5 ORIGIN OF LOADS AND TURBINE BLADE DESIGN ..............................................37
4.6 ENGINE OVERALL STRUCTURE ............................................................................37
4.7 WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMINATIONS...................................................38
4.7.1 ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES AND SUBMISSION PROCEDURE...................38
4.7.2 EXAMINATIONS ...........................................................................................38
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THESIS, ORALS AND RESEARCH POSTERS .................................................................39
5.1 INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECT AND THESIS .................................................39
5.2 MSC THESIS SUBMISSION DATE ..........................................................................39
5.3 THESIS HAND-IN PROCEDURE..............................................................................39
5.4 Oral Examinations & Poster Presentation .................................................................39
5.5 Results & Corrections ...............................................................................................39
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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION...................................................................................39
6.1 COURSE MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIVE ..............................................................39
6.2 MODULE QUESTIONNAIRES..................................................................................40
6.3 ABSENCE.................................................................................................................40
6.4 ILLNESS ...................................................................................................................40
6.5 STUDENT COUNSELLING SERVICE ......................................................................40
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APPENDIX A .....................................................................................................................41
APPENDIX B .....................................................................................................................47
APPENDIX C .....................................................................................................................63
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 AIMS OF CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
The general aims of the University are:
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to advance, disseminate and apply learning and knowledge in science, technology and
management;
to promote and encourage the application of that knowledge and learning.
1.2 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING MISSION STATEMENT
The Aim of the School of Engineering is to continue to be an International Centre of Relevance and
Leadership in postgraduate education, research, design development and management in selected
areas of engineering and applied science, working in partnership with industry and government.
In its teaching provision, the School’s aim is to deliver a postgraduate education which is of a high
academic standard leading to the acquisition of employable skills at an advanced professional level
in areas of practical economic relevance.
The aim of the School in its research programme is to provide an advanced engineering and
engineering science base, in collaboration and with the support of industry and Government, and
to use this base to further the academic and business development of the School
1.3 COURSE AIMS
Britain is a world leader and a major exporter in the international fields of propulsion and power.
This industrial prowess requires a strong multidisciplinary academic base. The aim of the Thermal
Power course (M.Sc./ PGCert/ PGDip) is to provide the skills required for a challenging career in
this field.
1.4 THE DEPARTMENT OF POWER AND PROPULSION – AN OVERVIEW
1.4.1
Introduction
The Thermal Power Course (M.Sc./PGCert/ PGDip) is one of the major activities of the Department
of Power and Propulsion at Cranfield. The Department runs, arguably, the largest university based
gas turbine activity of its kind. The Thermal Power Course is a major beneficiary of this activity.
Other elements include the Gas Turbine Continuing Professional Development programme,
Research and Consultancy. These elements each strengthen one another.
Strong industrial links are a feature of the Cranfield gas turbine activity. These have enabled
Cranfield to provide a very good service to industry by providing a continuous update of technical
developments and contacts.
The wholly post-graduate nature of Cranfield fosters a very responsive climate for industrial
research and the rapid adaptation to changing research needs is an important factor in the
successful development of the University as a whole. Active advanced course teaching, through
the MSc. programmes and a wide range of specialist short courses, maintains the momentum of
academic change
The main activities of the Department are:
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1.4.2
Sponsored Research and Consultancy
Gas Turbine Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programme
Thermal Power Course (M.Sc./PGCert/ PGDip)
Sponsored Research
The research undertaken by the Department can be broadly characterised as either academic, in
the sense of comparatively lengthy programme duration and course member involvement, or
industrial, centred on the professional research staff. An extensive range of programmes are
currently running which involve sponsorship or direct contract support through industrial companies
and government bodies.
The School of Engineering maintains an impressive range of specialist test facilities which,
combined with the professional skills of the staff within the various groups, offers a high quality,
comprehensive research facility in key energy and power related fields. High pressure and high
mass flow rate air supplies, for example, permit the realistic simulation of gas turbine operation in
relation to aerodynamic components, turbomachinery and combustion. The application of
advanced laser diagnostic techniques and computational modelling of the flow and thermodynamic
problems arising in these components is a particular interest in the Department.
Especially active areas of study currently in the gas turbine field relate to the following:
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1.4.3
Low emissions combustor design, in relation to both NOx and smoke.
Computational fluid dynamics applied to internal flows, both isothermal and combusting
High density and high intensity gas turbine combustion chamber performance
Variable geometry compressor cascade performance
Design and assessment of advanced industrial gas turbine cycles
Heat transfer and erosion studies of nozzle guide vanes and turbine blades.
Gas turbine performance and diagnostics
Gas turbine simulation
Gas turbine mechanical integrity and lifing studies
Continuing Professional Development
An important element of the Gas Turbine activity in SoE is the Continuing Professional
Development Programme. The Department runs a large portfolio of advanced Gas Turbine
Technology short courses, focusing on the design, performance and operation of the gas turbine
engine, its components and its integration within the aircraft and power systems. These courses
fall into three major categories:
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overall plant performance
component design and performance
gas turbine end user issues
A large proportion of these short courses are run at Cranfield on a regular yearly basis. The
remainder are special courses offered in the U.K. and abroad in response to demands from
industrial and government organisations. These courses attract large numbers of professionals
each year.
Thermal Power MSc Course Members are welcome to take part in this activity provided they obtain
the agreement of their supervisor and the Short Course Director. An application form for this
purpose is attached in appendix C of this manual. Once permission has been received, please
return the completed form to Mrs Karen Swan, no later than the end of the 7th week of the first
term. After this date it will not be possible to secure places on the courses. Given the nature of the
CPD programme, only a small number can be accepted on each course. Please note that whilst
there is no charge for MSc Thermal Power Course Members attending a short course, there is a
charge for lunches and dinners should a student wish to attend these
For further information on CPD, please contact Mrs Karen Swan.
2 THERMAL POWER MSC
2.1 INTRODUCTION
The rapid controlled release of large quantities of energy in a compact device, features
characteristic of the turbulent burning of fossil fuels, remains a key element in most transportation,
power generation and manufacturing processes. Pressures for improved fuel economy and
performance, diversification of fuel sources and concerns regarding the exhaust emissions from
such sources make Thermal Power a most challenging field, occupying a central position in
industry. The fine control of this energy release and the extraction of useful mechanical work via
rotating or reciprocating machinery involve the complex interplay of thermodynamics, fluid
mechanics and mechanical design.
The aircraft gas turbine epitomises the advanced technology needed to achieve these goals and
forms a significant part of the teaching and research within the Department. Increasingly the gas
turbine finds application in non-aeronautical areas - for example, in marine propulsion, for industrial
processing in combined heat and power systems, in off-shore pumping and power generation for
the oil and gas industries. These developments are reflected in specialist course options within the
Thermal Power programme.
2.2 COURSE AIMS AND INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
The major objective of the MSc Thermal Power course is to
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Provide the skills required for a rewarding career in the field of propulsion and power.
•
Meet employer requirements for graduates within power and propulsion industries.
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Provide a continuing focus for Cranfield’s teaching, continued professional development and
research activities in the areas of gas turbine and associated engineering.
These skills include:
Technical Skills:
- Detailed technical knowledge of the gas turbine
- Understanding of the applications of gas turbine engines
- Technical analysis and computational tools
Generic Skills:
- Introduction to management skills and project management
- Ability to work independently and within an organisation
- Presentation experience
On successful completion of the course a graduate will be able to make better decisions in a very
advanced technology field using the all-round knowledge imparted in the course and the skills
acquired in the thesis project. These skills have made Thermal Power MSc graduates very
attractive to organisations in the arena of power and propulsion. The intended learning outcomes
are set out in the Programme Specifications which follow.
DETAILED INFORMATION OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ARE CONTAINED IN
APPENDIX A OF THIS MANUAL.
2.3 PROGRAMME SPECIFICATIONS
Course title
Awards and exit routes (options)
MSc Thermal Power
MSc and PgDip are offered as entry and exit routes in
each of the following options:
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Aerospace Propulsion
Gas Turbine Technology
Power, Propulsion and the Environment
Rotating Machinery Engineering and Management
There is also a PgCert entry and exit option in Gas
Turbine Technology.
Mode of delivery
Faculty
School(s)
Course Director
Full time
Engineering and Aerospace
School of Engineering
Professor P. Pilidis
Awarding Body
Teaching Institution
Admissions body
Entry requirements
UK Qualifications Framework Level
Benchmark Statement(s)
Cranfield University
Cranfield University
Cranfield University
Standard University entry requirements
QAA FHEQ level 7 (Masters)
2.3.1
Institutions delivering the course
This course is delivered by the Department of Power and Propulsion within the School of
Engineering, where the research interests include gas turbine engineering and applications,
turbomachinery and icing, computational aerodynamics and combustor design. Teaching and
assessment is also provided in one module by the Cranfield School of Management, one module
by the Process Systems Engineering of the School of Engineering as well as by some external
guest lecturers. Cranfield University remains fully responsible for the quality of delivery of the
course.
2.3.2
Accreditation
This course is accredited formally by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMECHE) and the
Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) until 2016.
2.3.3
Intended Learning Outcomes and the means by which they are achieved and
demonstrated
2.3.3.1 Postgraduate Certificate
Intended learning outcomes
(skills and knowledge)
On completion of this course, a diligent
student should be able to:
Teaching methods
 Taught lectures
 Computer based workshops, where
appropriate
 Experimental
laboratory
sessions,
where appropriate
1. Demonstrate a working knowledge and
critical
awareness
of
gas
turbine
performance,
analysis
techniques,
component
design
and
associated
technologies.
2. Undertake quantitative evaluations of gas
turbine systems and components using
computer based tools where appropriate.
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IT and library training courses
Invited guest seminars and lectures
Industrial visits, where appropriate
Workshop sessions to address group
and individual assignment arisings
Group presentation sessions are used
to aid the development of presentation
and time-management skills.
3. Plan and undertake a balanced course of Types of assessment
study, investigation and independent learning
while under time pressures and constraints.  Formal examinations and assignments are
Identify, evaluate and plan their personal
used to assess student performance
development.
where appropriate.
4. Apply self-direction and independent learning
 In general, the more academic subjects
in a professional manner within a team
are assessed by examination and
environment.
vocationally
based
subjects
by
assignment.
5. Make
technical
presentations
in
a
professional manner and provide technical
 Assessment of a presentation is also
work in an appropriate written format.
undertaken in conjunction with a written
assignment.
6. Undertake successful group work and project
management.
2.3.3.2 Postgraduate Diploma
In addition to the intended learning outcomes outlined above, a diligent student would also be
expected to achieve:
Intended learning outcomes
(skills and knowledge)
7.
8.
9.
Teaching methods
 As for PgCert
Explain, differentiate and critically discuss
the underpinning concepts and theories for
a wide range of areas of gas turbine
engineering and associated applications.
Types of assessment
Be able to discern, select and apply  As for PgCert
appropriate analysis techniques in the  An oral examination is also used in
assessment of particular aspects of gas
conjunction with a written assignment and
turbine engineering.
an individual presentation.
 A group management business game is
Be able to make informed judgements in the
used along with an open book written
absence of complete data for gas turbine
examination for one optional module.
related topics.
10. Examine, summarise and present review
material from a range of sources on aspects
of gas turbine engineering.
2.3.3.3 Master of Science (MSc):
In addition to the intended learning outcomes outlined above, a diligent student would also be
expected to achieve:
Intended learning outcomes
(skills and knowledge)
Teaching methods
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As for PgDip
Individual supervised programme of
research
11. Critically evaluate and assess the
underpinning concepts, theories and
methods for a wide range of areas of gas
turbine
engineering
and
associated
applications.
Types of assessment
12. Discern and select appropriate techniques  As for PgDip
to apply to a given problem and be aware of  Research project thesis
the limitations of available research  Oral presentation and poster session
techniques and data.
based on the individual research project.
13. Be able to identify, evaluate and synthesise
critical current research and development in
the field of gas turbine technologies.
14. Conduct independent research using
appropriate methods, produce a high quality
written thesis and draw defendable
conclusions from the undertaken analyses.
2.4 THERMAL POWER COURSE OPTION REQUIREMENTS
2.4.1
Summary of qualification requirements
Notwithstanding University Regulations and the authorities and powers exercised by examiners,
students will normally need to demonstrate achievement in the elements of the course, as laid out
in the course structure document. Courses are structured through the accumulation of credit,
where 1 credit represents 10 notional learning hours. More detailed information for each of the
course options is presented in Section 2.5
In brief, however, students will normally need to achieve the following in order to be awarded the
qualifications:
Postgraduate Certificate
Student must accumulate 60 credits through the assessment of taught modules which must include
two compulsory modules and at least four optional modules which can be chosen with the advice of
the course director. Students must pass the course in accordance with the criteria in the Course
Structure document to qualify for the award.
Postgraduate Diploma
Students must accumulate 120 credits through the assessment of the taught modules which must
include at least four compulsory modules. Students must pass the course in accordance with the
criteria in the Course Structure document to qualify for the award.
MSc
Students must accumulate 100 credits through the assessment of the taught modules and complete
an individual research project (which also carries 100 credits) on a subject chosen by the student in a
relevant field. Students must pass both elements of the course (taught and project elements) in
accordance with the criteria in the Course Structure document to qualify for the award. If a student
does not meet the required standards for the award, the examiners for the programme may decide to
offer a lower award associated with the programme, providing that the student meets the
requirements of that lower award.
2.4.2
Summary of Pass Criteria
MSc
In order to satisfy the requirements for the MSc, candidates must achieve a minimum mark of 50% in
each of the principal components of the course. The mark for the taught component of the course will
be based on a weighted average of the marks for each individual element. A candidate must not
obtain an overall module mark of less than 40% in more than 30% of the taught modules, counted
according to their credit ratings. Candidates must achieve a minimum average mark of 50% in the
individual research project component as well as a minimum mark of 50% on the written thesis. A
candidate should also achieve a weighted average mark of at least 50% overall.
There are no resits except for exceptional cases. Average marks that are very close but below
50% are dealt with by the Board of Examiners.
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PgDip
The pass mark for the course is an average of 50%. The mark for the course will be based on a
weighted average of the marks for each individual element. A candidate must not obtain an overall
module mark of less than 40% in more than 30% of the taught modules, counted according to their
credit ratings. There are no resits except for exceptional cases. Average marks that are very close but
below 50% are dealt with by the Board of Examiners.
PgCert
The pass mark for the course is an average of 50%. The mark for the course will be based on a
weighted average of the marks for each individual element. A candidate must not obtain an overall
module mark of less than 40% in more than 30% of the taught modules, counted according to their
credit ratings. There are no resits except for exceptional cases. Average marks that are very close but
below 50% are dealt with by the Board of Examiners.
2.5 MSC THERMAL POWER – COURSE DESCRIPTION
2.5.1
MSC Thermal Power Course Options
Within the Thermal Power MSc. a range of lecture courses are presented, linked by the gas turbine
theme, which permit differences in emphasis and application to be explored and courses selected
to reflect particular course member interests and career goals. All these courses involve a blend of
lecture programme and an extensive design or research thesis.
Gas Turbine Technology: This option covers the complete range of engine design tasks,
embracing turbomachinery, combustor and aerodynamic components.
Aerospace Propulsion:
This option permits the course member to study methods of
propulsion with the main focus on air-breathing engines and the use of gas turbines for propulsion.
Power, Propulsion and the Environment: This option covers all aspects of the gas turbine and
other industrial prime movers. It also provides course members with knowledge of, and the ability
to assess anthropogenic emissions.
Rotating Machinery Engineering and Management: This option reflects the increasing interest
in the gas turbine for industrial use. The procurement and operation of gas turbine based plant
requires a different blend of lecture courses from those appropriate to the engine designer and
these are also reflected in the range of specialist options offered.
More information about the various options and subject selection follows in section 2.5.2 of this
manual.
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2.5.2
Course Structure
Taught Part
The taught elements of the course comprising lectures, assignments and other forms of
coursework are delivered and concluded in the first half of the academic year, i.e., by OctoberMay. Lecture programmes are assessed by continuous assessment (project reports, assignments,
etc.) and/or formal written examinations. The taught element accounts for 50% of the marks
required for the MSc. All taught courses at Cranfield are quantified in terms of a credit tariff
structure, which is explained in Section 2.5.4 below.
Thesis/Research Project
MSc. candidates have to undertake a project to complement the lecture programme. The choice of
subject is left to each candidate and a list of topics is provided for guidance. Many of the project
topics include interaction with externally sponsored research and the Department's professional
research officers. This individual research project will form the written thesis and presentation
which makes up the other 50% of the mark required for the MSc.
2.5.3
Credit Structure
Credits are a measure of Course Member input into the course, defined in terms of notional
learning hours. Please note that credits in themselves are not a measure of achievement and a
Masters level degree at Cranfield is not awarded on the basis of credits accumulated for individual
elements (modules, project/thesis, Group Design Project, etc) on the course. Instead, the number
of credits attached to an individual element on the course reflects the total number of notional
learning hours (i.e. class contact hours plus private study hours) associated with that element. The
credit tariff for the MSc in Thermal Power is 200 credits in total, which equates to 2000 notional
learning hours. The taught element of the course equates to 100 of the credits needed. The
individual research project (thesis and presentation) accounts for the remaining 100 credits.
The credit structure for MSc in Thermal Power is given in tabular form for each option on the
following pages.
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2.5.4
CREDIT MAPPING FOR MSc COURSES
2.5.4.1 Gas Turbine Technology
Option
Gas Turbine
Technology:
Mandatory
Modules
[totalling 80
credits]
Gas Turbine
Technology:
Optional
Modules
[Course
Members
select a
minimum of
20 credits]
Module Title
Class
Contact
Hrs (a)
Private
Study
Hrs (b)
Total
NLH
(a) +
(b)
Method
of
Assessment
Weighting
w/in MSc
(%)
Credits
Blade Cooling
10
40
50
Exam
2.5
5
Combustors
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Engine Systems
40
150
190
Assignment
10
20
Gas Turbine Theory
and Performance
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Mechanical Design
of Turbomachinery
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Simulation &
Diagnostics
35
70
105
Assignment
5
10
Turbomachinery
45
105
150
Assignment
7.5
15
Computational Fluid
Dynamics
30
70
100
Assignment
5
10
Environmental
Management
30
70
100
Assignment
5
10
Fatigue and
Fracture
25
60
85
Exam
5
10
Gas Turbine
Applications
20
80
100
Exam
5
10
Jet Engine Control
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Management for
Technology
46
54
100
Exam
5
10
Propulsion Systems
Performance and
Integration
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Rotating Equipment
Selection
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
50
100
50
100
100
200
Taught Component:
Individual Research Project:
Totals:
21
CREDIT MAPPING FOR TAUGHT COURSES
MSc in Thermal Power (contd.)
2.5.4.2 Rotating Machinery Engineering & Management
Option
Class
Contact
Hrs (a)
Module Title
Blade Cooling
Combustors
Private
Study
Hrs (b)
Total
NLH
(a) +
(b)
Method
of
Assessment
Weighting
w/in MSc
(%)
2.5
5
10
5
10
20
Rotating
Machinery
Engineering
and
Management:
Engine Systems
10
30
40
Fatigue & Fracture
25
60
85
Exam
5
10
Gas Turbine
Theory and
Performance
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Mandatory
Modules
[totalling 90
credits]
Management for
Technology
46
54
100
Exam
5
10
Rotating Equipment
Selection
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Turbomachinery
45
105
150
Assignment
7.5
15
Computational Fluid
Dynamics
30
70
100
Assignment
5
10
Environmental
Management
30
70
100
Assignment
5
10
Mechanical Design
of Turbomachinery
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Simulation and
Diagnostics
35
70
105
Assignment
5
10
50
100
50
100
100
200
Rotating
Machinery
Engineering
and
Management:
Optional
Modules:
[Course
members
select a
minimum of 10
credits]
Taught Component:
Individual Research Project:
Totals:
22
40
70
150
50
100
190
Exam
Exam
Assignment
Credits
CREDIT MAPPING FOR TAUGHT COURSES
MSc in Thermal Power (contd.)
2.5.4.3 Aerospace Propulsion
Option
Class
Contact
Hrs (a)
Private
Study
Hrs (b)
Combustors
10
30
40
70
50
100
Exam
Exam
2.5
5
5
10
Engine Systems
40
150
190
Assignment
10
20
Gas Turbine Theory
and Performance
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Mechanical Design
of Turbomachinery
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Propulsion System
Performance &
Integration
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Simulation &
Diagnostics
35
70
105
Assignment
5
10
Turbomachinery
45
105
150
Assignment
7.5
15
Computational Fluid
Dynamics
30
70
100
Assignment
5
10
Environmental
Management
30
70
100
Assignment
5
10
Fatigue & Fracture
25
60
85
Exam
5
10
Gas Turbine
Applications
20
80
100
Exam
5
10
Jet Engine Control
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Management for
Technology
46
54
100
Exam
5
10
Rotating Equipment
Selection
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
50
100
50
100
100
200
Module Title
Blade Cooling
Aerospace
Propulsion:
Mandatory
Modules
[totalling 90
credits]
Aerospace
Propulsion:
Optional
Modules
[Course
Members
select a
minimum of
10 credits]
Taught Component:
Individual Research Project:
Totals:
23
Total
NLH
(a) +
(b)
Method
of
Assessment
Weighting
w/in MSc
(%)
Credits
CREDIT MAPPING FOR TAUGHT COURSES
MSc in Thermal Power (contd.)
2.5.4.4 Power, Propulsion and the Environment
Option
Power,
Propulsion and
the
Environment:
Mandatory
Modules
[totalling 80
credits]
Power,
Propulsion and
the
Environment
Optional
Modules
[Course
members
select a
minimum of 20
credits]
Class
Contact
Hrs (a)
Module Title
Total
NLH
(a) +
(b)
Method
of
Assessment
Weighting
w/in MSc
(%)
Credits
Blade Cooling
10
40
50
Exam
2.5
5
Combustors
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Environmental
Management
30
70
100
Assignment
5
10
Engine Systems
40
150
190
Assignment
10
20
Gas Turbine
Theory and
Performance
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Rotating Equipment
Selection
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Turbomachinery
45
105
150
Assignment
7.5
15
Computational
Fluid Dynamics
30
70
100
Assignment
5
10
Fatigue and
Fracture
25
60
85
Exam
5
10
Jet Engine Control
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Simulation and
Diagnostics
35
70
105
Assignment
5
10
Management for
Technology
46
54
100
Exam
5
10
Mechanical Design
of Turbomachinery
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Propulsion Systems
Performance and
Integration
30
70
100
Exam
5
10
Gas Turbine
Applications
20
80
100
Exam
5
10
50
100
50
100
100
200
Taught Component:
Individual Research Project:
Totals:
24
Private
Study
Hrs (b)
2.5.5
Choosing Your Course Options
Each MSc Course Member is required to fill in an Option Selection Form (Appendix C) specifying
the subjects that they will be attending and on which they will be assessed. The assessment of
these subjects is by means of written examination, assignment, continuous assessment or a
combination of these methods.
The University requires that course members take modules which total 100 credits towards their
MSc degree. Please note that it does not matter if the total comes to slightly more than 100 credits
(i.e. 105) due to the allocation of credits per subject.
The Aerospace Propulsion, and Rotating Machinery Engineering and Management options have 90
mandatory credits with the minimum requirement of an additional 10 credits from the available
optional modules.
The Gas Turbine Technology, and Power, Propulsion and the Environment options have 80
mandatory credits with the minimum requirement of an additional 20 credits from the available
optional modules.
In addition, course members may select to attend and complete the assessment of modules which
they do not wish to be credited towards their MSc, These will appear on the MSc transcript as
additional subjects.
It is also possible to attend lectures only i.e. attend the lectures to broaden knowledge and not to
be assessed.
The final subject selection form can be found in Appendix C and must be returned to the
Course Administrator. Course members may consult their supervisors for advice about the
subjects.
Please note that after expiry of the deadline no further changes in the subject selection is
possible.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF COURSE MODULES CAN BE FOUND IN APPENDIX B OF THE
COURSE MANUAL.
PLEASE CONSULT TOO, THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING SECTION IN
APPENDIX A
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2.6 THERMAL POWER COURSES – PGCERT AND PGDIPLOMA CREDIT MAPPING
2.6.1
Postgraduate Certificate
2.6.1.1 PGCert - Gas Turbine Technology
Modular exam weighting: 5 Credits = 8.3%
Course
Module Title
Gas Turbine
Technology:
Gas Turbine Theory
& Performance
Mandatory
Modules
Turbomachinery
Class
Contact
Hrs (a)
Private
Study
Hrs (b)
Total
NLH
(a) +
(b)
Method
of
Assessment
Credits
Exam
10
30
70
100
45
105
150
Assignment
15
Blade Cooling
Combustors
Computational
Fluid Dynamics
10
30
30
40
70
70
50
100
100
Exam
Exam
Assignment
5
10
Fatigue and
Fracture
25
60
85
Exam
Gas Turbine
Applications
20
80
100
Exam
Jet Engine Control
30
70
100
Exam
Mechanical Design
of Turbomachinery
30
70
100
Exam
Propulsion Systems
Performance and
Integration
Rotating Equipment
Selection
Simulation &
Diagnostics
30
70
100
Exam
30
70
100
Exam
10
30
70
100
Assignment
10
[totalling 25
credits]
Gas Turbine
Technology:
Optional
Modules
[Course
Members
select a
minimum of
35 credits]
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10
10
2.6.2
Postgraduate Diploma
2.6.2.1 PGDipl - Gas Turbine Technology
Modular exam weighting: 5 Credits = 4.2%
Blade Cooling
10
40
Total
NLH
(a) +
(b)
50
Gas Turbine
Technology:
Combustors
30
70
100
Exam
10
Mandatory
Modules
Gas Turbine Theory
and Performance
30
70
100
Exam
10
[totalling 50
credits]
Simulation &
Diagnostics
35
70
105
Exam
10
Turbomachinery
45
105
150
Assignment
15
Computational Fluid
Dynamics
30
70
100
Assignment
10
Engine Systems
40
150
190
Assignment
20
Fatigue & Fracture
25
60
85
Exam
10
Gas Turbine
Applications
Jet Engine Control
20
80
100
Exam
10
20
80
100
Exam
10
Management for
Technology
46
54
100
Exam
10
Mechanical Design
of Turbomachinery
30
70
100
Exam
Propulsion Systems
Performance & Int.
30
70
100
Exam
10
Rotating Equipment
Selection
30
70
100
Exam
10
Option
Gas Turbine
Technology:
Optional
Modules
[Course
Members
select a
minimum of
70 credits]
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Module Title
Class
Contact
Hrs (a)
Private
Study
Hrs (b)
Method
of
Assessment
Credits
Exam
5
2.6.2.2 PGDipl – Aerospace Propulsion
Modular exam weighting: 5 Credits = 4.2%
Blade Cooling
10
40
Total
NLH
(a) +
(b)
50
Aerospace
Propulsion:
Combustors
30
70
100
Exam
10
Mandatory
Modules
Gas Turbine Theory
and Performance
30
70
100
Exam
10
Simulation &
Diagnostics
35
70
105
Exam
10
Turbomachinery
45
105
150
Assignment
15
Computational Fluid
Dynamics
30
70
100
Assignment
10
Engine Systems
40
150
190
Assignment
20
Fatigue & Fracture
25
60
85
Exam
10
Jet Engine Control
20
80
100
Exam
10
Management for
Technology
46
54
100
Exam
10
Mechanical Design
of Turbomachinery
30
70
100
Exam
Propulsion Systems
Performance & Int.
30
70
100
Exam
Option
[totalling 50
credits]
Aerospace
Propulsion:
Optional
Modules
[Course
Members
select a
minimum of
70 credits]
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Module Title
Class
Contact
Hrs (a)
Private
Study
Hrs (b)
Method
of
Assessment
Credits
Exam
5
10
2.6.2.3 PGDipl – Power, Propulsion and the Environment
Modular exam weighting: 5 Credits = 4.2%
Method
of
Assessment
Credits
40
Total
NLH
(a) +
(b)
50
Exam
5
30
70
100
Exam
10
Environmental
Management
30
70
100
Assignment
10
Gas Turbine
Theory and
Performance
30
70
100
Exam
10
Turbomachinery
45
105
150
Assignment
15
Computational
Fluid Dynamics
30
70
100
Assignment
10
Power,
Propulsion
and the
Environment:
Engine Systems
40
150
190
Assignment
20
Fatigue &
Fracture
25
60
85
Exam
10
Optional
Modules
Gas Turbine
Applications
Jet Engine Control
20
80
100
Exam
10
20
80
100
Exam
10
Management for
Technology
46
54
100
Exam
10
Mechanical
Design of
Turbomachinery
30
70
100
Exam
Propulsion
Systems
Performance &
Int.
30
70
100
Exam
10
Simulation &
Diagnostics
35
70
105
Exam
10
Rotating
Equipment
Selection
30
70
100
Exam
10
Option
Power,
Propulsion and
the
Environment:
Mandatory
Modules
[totalling 50
credits]
[Course
Members
select a
minimum of
70 credits]
29
Module Title
Class
Contact
Hrs (a)
Private
Study
Hrs (b)
Blade Cooling
10
Combustors
2.6.2.4 PGDipl – Rotating Machinery Engineering and Management
Modular exam weighting: 5 Credits = 4.2%
Option
Rotating
Machinery,
Engineering
and
Management:
Mandatory
Modules
[totalling 50
credits]
Rotating
Machinery,
Engineering
and
Management:
Optional
Modules
[Course
Members
select a
minimum of
70 credits]
30
Module Title
Class
Contact
Hrs (a)
Private
Study
Hrs (b)
Method
of
Assessment
Credits
40
Total
NLH
(a) +
(b)
50
Blade Cooling
10
Exam
5
Combustors
30
70
100
Exam
10
Gas Turbine
Theory and
Performance
30
70
100
Exam
10
Rotating
Equipment
Selection
30
70
100
Exam
10
Turbomachinery
45
105
150
Assignment
15
Computational
Fluid Dynamics
30
70
100
Assignment
10
Engine Systems
40
150
190
Assignment
20
Environmental
Management
30
70
100
Assignment
10
Fatigue &
Fracture
25
60
85
Exam
10
Management for
Technology
46
54
100
Exam
10
Mechanical
Design of
Turbomachinery
30
70
100
Exam
Simulation &
Diagnostics
35
70
105
Exam
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3 OTHER ELEMENTS
PROCEDURES
OF
THE
COURSE,
REGULATIONS
AND
3.1 PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS
The ability to present material lucidly is an increasingly important skill which must be acquired by
professional engineers. Consequently, course members are given opportunities to improve their
communication skills during the course.
3.2 ATTENDANCE AT LECTURES AND ASSESSMENTS
All students are expected to attend all components of the course for which they are registered
unless excused, for good cause, under the University's procedures. Students are also required to
complete all the assessments (assignments and exams) associated with the course. Failure to
comply with the above could lead to the award being withheld. Students are also expected to
remain at Cranfield in the period between thesis hand-in and their oral examination.
It is not permitted to record or take photographs of lectures, presentations or tutorials
without the express permission of the lecturer.
3.3 ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
Formal lecture courses are examined in accordance with School of Engineering practice. Prior to
the examinations taking place all examination papers are seen and approved by the course
external examiner. A penalty is applicable for late handing in of assignments and thesis
which is equivalent to a 5% reduction per working day of delay. The penalty is subtracted
from the final total mark.
Each course member is required to make a formal presentation on his/her thesis progress at set
times in the academic year.
3.3.1 Assessment of Individual MSc Theses
The assessment of the individual thesis will be based on the following guidelines. The examiners
reserve the right to vary the percentages given where the marking scheme does not produce a fair
reflection of the thesis due to the nature of the work involved.
The individual thesis tests the ability to:
 Define the project by reference to the scientific, technical and/or commercial literature, the
critical appraisal of such literature and the justification of the research.
 Plan and manage the research programme, to define the work to be carried out and to
report the results in a clear manner.
 Analyse the work, relate it to the work of others where appropriate and to be self-critical.
 Communicate the work, its results and analysis in a technical and well-presented
document.
Upon submission all Theses are reviewed by two internal examiners (one examiner being the
course member’s supervisor), plus the external examiner. If the thesis mark awarded by the
internal examiners varies significantly, then a third internal examiner is appointed.
All course members are subject to a Presentation or Viva or Poster Examination in the presence of
the External Examiner, the Head of Department and/or Course Director, as well as other members
of Academic staff. The Board of Examiners reserve the right to vary an agreed thesis mark of any
course member following the oral or poster examination.
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The thesis is assessed as follows:
Introduction, Background and/or Literature Survey
Work carried out: effort, application and results
Analysis, discussion and conclusions
Style, presentation and reporting
15%
35%
40%
10%
100%
The examiners reserve the right to vary the above percentages where the marking scheme does
not produce a fair reflection of the thesis due to the nature of the work involved.
3.4 MINIMUM MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
In order to qualify for nomination for the award of a MSc. the Course Member must satisfy the
following criteria set by the Board of the Faculty of Engineering, Science & Manufacturing:
a minimum mark of 50% in each of the principal components of the course. The mark for the taught
component of the course will be based on a weighted average of the marks for each individual
element.
a minimum average mark of 50% in the individual research project component as well as a minimum
mark of 50% on the written thesis.



must not obtain an overall module mark of less than 40% in more than 30% of the taught
modules, counted according to their credit ratings
core subjects: all marks count for final overall assessment.
optional subjects: course members may elect to attend lectures and to sit examinations for
more than the minimum 100 credits required for the MSc. However, they must nominate the
minimum number of credits that they require to be assessed for their MSc. In certain
circumstances, this may be as high as 105 credits due to the credit weighting of individual
optional subjects. The choice of whether a subjects is to be assessed must be done on
either:- For Assignments: on the 'Assignment Hand-in Sheet' in Appendix C
This needs to be handed in with each assignment


- For Examinations: Students will be requested to sign-up for the
examinations and lists for this will be available prior to the
examination period.
achieve a weighted average mark of at least 50% overall..
3.5 QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTORS FOR NON-NUMERICAL COURSEWORK AND
PROJECT WORK
The following descriptors of what might be typically expected of students within different mark
ranges are adopted within the Faculty of Engineering, Science and Manufacturing.
These
descriptors are offered as a tool for moderation and calibration after assessment in line with
approved marking schemes for non-numerical coursework assignments and reports, group
projects and individual projects. The mark ranges indicated reflect the current policy of a 40% pass
mark for individual elements of an MSc course.
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Mark
80100%
MSc Qualitative Descriptors
Standard
Excellent
Demonstrating a comprehensive knowledge
and understanding of the subject and
subfields.
High capacity for critical evaluation.
Novel application of the subject matter to a
specific context.
7079%
Very Good
Demonstrating an extensive knowledge and
understanding of the subject and subfields.
Very good capacity for critical evaluation.
Effective application of the subject matter to a
specific context.
6069%
Good
Demonstrating a good knowledge and
understanding of the subject and subfields.
Good capacity for critical evaluation.
Competent application of the subject matter to
a
specific context.
Satisfactory
Demonstrating a satisfactory knowledge and
understanding of the subject and subfields.
Standard critique of the subject matter.
Adequate application of the subject matter to a
specific context.
Poor
Demonstrating an inadequate knowledge and
understanding of the subject and subfields.
Lacking critique of the subject matter.
Limited application of the subject matter to a
specific context.
Very Poor
Demonstrating a lack of knowledge and
understanding of the subject and subfields.
Absence of critique of the subject matter.
Lacking application of the subject matter to a
specific context
5059%
4049%
0-39%
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Process
Requiring a student to have:
Undertaken extensive further reading.
Produced a well structured piece of
work.
Demonstrated excellent communication
skills.
Exercised a high level of original
thought.
Requiring a student to have:
Undertaken substantial further reading.
Produced a well structured piece of
work.
Demonstrated
very
good
communication skills.
Exercised a significant level of original
thought.
Requiring a student to have:
Undertaken some further reading.
Produced a well structured piece of
work.
Demonstrated good communication
skills.
Requiring a student to have:
Undertaken adequate reading.
Produced an adequately structured
piece
of
work.
Demonstrated basic but satisfactory
communication skills.
Requiring a student to have:
Undertaken some relevant reading.
Produced a piece of work with a simple
structure.
Demonstrated marginal communication
skills.
Requiring a student to have:
Undertaken inadequate reading.
Produced a poorly structured piece of
work.
3.
Demonstrated poor
communication skills.
3.6 EXAMINATION RESIT POLICY
The School of Engineering only allows resit under exceptional circumstances, for example through
illness or personal problems. If due to an illness, a letter from a doctor, dated within one week of
the illness is mandatory. Please note that doctors may charge for such a letter.
3.7 PLAGIARISM AND COLLABORATION
Cranfield University defines plagiarism as follows:Plagiarism is the use, without acknowledgement, of the intellectual work of other people, and the
act of representing the ideas or discoveries of others as one's own in any work submitted for
assessment or presented for publication. To copy sentences, phrases or even striking expressions
without acknowledgement of source (either by inadequate citation or failure to indicate verbatim
quotations) is plagiarism; to paraphrase without acknowledgement is also plagiarism.
The University takes a very serious view of plagiarism and regards it in the same way as it regards
cheating in written examinations. While it is perfectly correct to reference other work in theses and
assessments, it is unacceptable to "lift" or copy tracts of other work from literature on the internet.
Furthermore, while it is acceptable to seek the advice of university staff and other course members
on assignment work, it is generally unacceptable (unless otherwise advised by university staff) to
submit identical work for assessment. If you are found to have collaborated in circumstances
where it is not permitted or to have plagiarized someone else's work, the likely outcome is that you
will be zero marked for that subject or in more serious cases, you could be excluded from the
University. If the subject in question is one of your optional subjects, then the zero mark will be
included in your final average, irrespective of any additional optional subjects that you may have
selected. In any case, the process is very unpleasant and could have severe implications for your
future career prospects. If you are in any doubt about either plagiarism or collaboration, you must
seek the advice of your supervisor or the member of university staff who is responsible for teaching
the course.
The University introduced the anti-plagiarism software ‘Turnitin’ to check assignment work. The
assignments in the MSc Thermal Power course that will be subject to checks using the ‘Turnitin’
software are:



Computational Fluid Dynamics
Engine systems
Individual theses
You will be able to access the ‘Turnitin’ software through the medium of ‘Blackboard’ so that you
can check your own work (as many times as you wish) for plagiarism before finally submitting it.
The University requires your work shows a similarity index of less than 20% when checked against
the software. The final submitted work will need to be both electronic, through ‘Blackboard’ and a
hard copy.
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3.8 THESIS/RESARCH PROJECT
The project should be defined by handing the Project Selection Form (see appendix C) to the
Course Administrator.
Responsibility of Supervisors and Students
The supervisor will:
 give general guidance on the nature and standard of the thesis required
 agree with the student:
- the aims and objectives of the thesis
- the methodology, resource needs and safety risk assessment
- the thesis structure and contents list
 agree with the student a regular programme of consultation. This timetable will depend on
the nature of the project and where it is undertaken. This consultation may be made in
person, by phone or email
 provide detailed feedback on one chapter of the thesis in the context of item 2 above
provided that this is submitted within a timescale previously agreed between supervisor and
student
 ensure that adequate training on relevant equipment is provided.
The student will:
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be responsible for the content of his/her own thesis
be responsible for discussing with the supervisor the type of guidance and comment which
is found most helpful and agreeing a schedule of meetings (see (iv) above)
be responsible for taking the initiative in raising problems or difficulties (personal or
technical) which may adversely affect his/her progress
be responsible for maintaining the progress of the work in accordance with advice sought
from supervisor, including the presentation of written material in sufficient time to allow for
appropriate feedback
behave in an appropriate manner in all dealings with external sponsors/bodies
be responsible in his/her use of facilities and equipment both on campus and off.
4 ACADEMIC YEAR ACTIVITIES
The MSc. Thermal Power is of twelve months duration. The Academic Year is outlined in the
timetable provided.
4.1 INTRODUCTORY TRAINING SESSIONS
In the first three weeks of the course a number of special lectures, seminars and training sessions
are included. The aim of these activities is to provide course members with the required
information and skills for the efficient use of computational resources, library facilities and the
careers service.
4.1.1 Kings Norton Library
http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/library/cranfield/
There is a subject information specialist for Engineering, who is your main point of contact within
the Library: [email protected]
Subject specialists provide individual and group training and support throughout your time on the
course and are available to help you with your information enquiries during library opening times.
The Library’s philosophy is to provide you with the material you need, regardless of your location,
or whether or not the material is held in the Library. It provides access to a wide range of subject
databases and electronic journal services, many of which can be accessed from off-campus.
Thallow you to search for relevant articles, conference papers and reports, many of which are
immediately available electronically in PDF format, or physically within the Library. Any items that
you need which it does not have in stock can usually be obtained through its fast, efficient
interlibrary loans document supply service.In addition to providing access to electronic information,
the Cranfield University Kings Norton Library is well-stocked with technical literature, books,
journals, reports and reference material available in traditional printed format. Special training
sessions are timetabled to enable course members to take full advantage of the library facilities:
Quick Start to the Library
The aim of this session is to introduce you to your subject specialist and provide a general
overview of the Library and the services it offers to you. You will learn how to locate material we
have in stock using the Library Catalogue.
Discovering quality information (for your assignments, projects and theses)
This session shows you how to search the Library's electronic resources efficiently and effectively.
You will learn how to create a search strategy, find out about the different types of resources that
are available for your particular needs and when it is appropriate to use them, learn how to
evaluate your search results and how to obtain documents. You will have plenty of opportunity for
hands on experience through several practical exercises. After attending this session your
Information Specialists are available for you to consult on an individual basis.
Writing and referencing
If you have not already had sessions on ‘Referencing and avoiding plagiarism’ and ‘RefWorks’
organised as part of your course timetable, the Library also provides a training timetable that runs
these sessions regularly. You are welcome to book to attend these. Alternatively, they are happy
to arrange group training sessions for your course.
4.1.2
Introduction to IT Services
Cranfield University provides an extensive range of computational hardware and software which is
available to Course Members. The distributed computer system includes PCs and UNIX
workstations. Training sessions are scheduled that deal with the use of the NT network of PCs
and the UNIX workstations to enable course members to use the available resources efficiently
and effectively.
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4.1.2.1 FORTRAN
The course is primarily intended for students who do not have computer programming experience.
The course covers the basic concepts of computer programming practices and the basic
procedures needed to write a code in Fortran 90 If you wish to attend please complete the relevant
section of the Subject Selection Form.
4.1.3
Careers Service Presentation
The Cranfield University Careers Service provides specialist resources and services to assist
course members in their search for jobs. The careers service organises a number of seminars
aimed to assist in application form completion, CV preparation, interview technique, etc. Course
members have always found these seminars to be a very valuable part of their planning and
preparation for employment upon course completion.
4.2
4.2.1
PRESENTATIONS
Seminar Presentations from Guest Speakers
The subject of the visiting presenters will be varied. If Thermal Power MSc. Course Members wish
to nominate and invite such speakers they are very welcome to do so. The details would need to
be discussed and agreed with the Course Director. Such initiatives have proved very successful in
the past.
4.2.2 Project Progress Presentations
On two occasions during the year, the candidates have to make presentations highlighting the
progress of their project. Each presentation will consist of a 10-minute talk followed by a 5-minute
question period. Chairmen will give a verbal report at the end of the presentation. Chairmen will
also produce a brief report summarising their views of the quality of their session. All Course
Members will be required to attend ALL the project presentations taking place on the day of
their own presentation.
4.3 MANAGEMENT FOR TECHNOLOGY COURSE
This module is organised by the Cranfield School of Management in collaboration with the School
of Engineering. The lecture courses are given over a period of two weeks and are immediately
followed by a written examination. For the duration of the Management course, course members
do not attend any other course of lectures. Please refer to your timetable for the dates of this
course.
4.4 COMPRESSOR BLADING LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
This short series of lectures and workshop forms part of the Turbomachinery Module and offered
by a visiting lecturer, Mr Noel Seyb.
4.5 ORIGIN OF LOADS AND TURBINE BLADE DESIGN
These Origins of Loads lectures form part of the Mechanical Design of Turbomachinery Module.
The Turbine Blade Design lectures are part of the Turbomachinery course. Both sets of lectures
are presented by a visiting lecturer, Mr Ken Langley.
4.6 ENGINE OVERALL STRUCTURE
This is a three hour lecture programme to provide useful background knowledge for many of the
other Thermal Power lectures. The first two hours will cover basic engine structure - mounts,
casings, spoked structures, bearings, assembly, blade fixings and a few other small items. The
third hour will concentrate on all the secondary air flows for cooling and sealing and how they
should be represented in performance calculations.
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4.7 WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMINATIONS
4.7.1
ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES AND SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Assignment due dates are published in the Course Timetable for your reference.
Hard copies of ssignments should be submitted to the Course Administrator or the Red Box
(located on the wall of second floor landing) on or before the submission date with the assignment
hand in sheet(Appendix C) attached to the front of the assignment.
Electronic copies of assignments should be submitted via Blackboard on or before the submission
date. The following assignments should also be submitted via Turnitin:
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Computational Fluid Dynamics
Engine systems
Individual theses
A penalty is applicable for late handing in of assignments and thesis which is equivalent to
a 5% reduction per working day of delay. The penalty is subtracted from the final total
mark.
4.7.2
EXAMINATIONS
In advance of the examinations candidate lists will be circulated by the course administrator.
Course members are asked to check the candidate lists carefully and should inform the course
administrator immediately of any changes required.
For examination regulations, please refer to the Examination Guidance for Candidates document
This and the examination timetable is available at:
https://intranet.cranfield.ac.uk/Students/Pages/Examinations.aspx
Marks can only be released after they have been approved by the Board of Examiners.
Special meetings of the Board are conveyed for this purpose 6-8 weeks after each set of exams.
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5 THESIS, ORALS AND RESEARCH POSTERS
5.1 INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECT AND THESIS
The project is a very important part of the M.Sc. and it enables Course Members to focus on a
topic of their particular interest. Projects may be undertaken individually or in a group.
The overall individual research project mark of 100% is based on the thesis (90%) and the
oral/poster presentation (10%). The thesis is marked by the supervisor and the internal examiner,
and is moderated by the external examiner. Candidates must achieve a minimum average mark of
50% in the individual research project component as well as a minimum mark of 50% on the
written thesis
A list of available thesis topics is published in the first week of the Academic Year.
5.2
MSC THESIS SUBMISSION DATE
The thesis hand in date is published in the course timetable, This is a fixed date and extensions
are granted only under exceptional circumstances.
Before the end of registration course members must submit a final version of their thesis for
retention by the Library.
5.3
THESIS HAND-IN PROCEDURE
Detailed instructions regarding thesis submission will be forwarded to you by the Course
Administrator well in advance of submission dates.
5.4
Oral Examinations & Poster Presentation
All course members participate in the poster display. The posters will be displayed and marked by
at least 2 examiners.
In addition a number of students will be selected to undertake an Oral Examination. However All
students should prepare a PowerPoint presentation in preparation for the Oral Examinations.
Guidance on the format of this will be given by the Course Director.
5.5
Results & Corrections
Confirmed thesis marks and corrections will be available as early as possible following the oral
examinations and poster presentation. Possible outcomes are:
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6.1
No Corrections
Informal/Voluntary Corrections
Corrections
Revise and Represent
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
COURSE MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIVE
The students should elect a Students’ Representative from the student group. The Students’
Representative acts as a communication link between students and staff and represent the student
group on committees of the School and the University.
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6.2 MODULE QUESTIONNAIRES
Feedback from course members is an important mechanism for enhancing the quality of the
course and its delivery. Feedback is sought during the academic session.
You will be asked to fill in a questionnaire for each individual Module. These forms provide
feedback to the individual lecturers involved and will be subsequently discussed with the Course
Director and the Course Management Team in order to make any necessary adjustments.
The School of Management (SOM) also carries out a separate assessment of the 2 week module
Management for Technology.
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6.3
ABSENCE
Course Members should inform the Course Administrator if they will be absent for more than 2
days by completing the form in APPENDIX C.
6.4
ILLNESS
It is important in the case of illness for Course Members to immediately complete the Absence
Form in Appendix C and forward it to the Course Administrator. Please remember to keep a
personal copy of completed forms.
6.5
STUDENT COUNSELLING SERVICE
A professional and confidential counselling service is available to all students free of charge, offering
help with social, personal, emotional and educational concerns. Contact the Student Counsellors,
Barrie Hopwood, telephone 0780 8766067 or Theresa Townsend 0795 8303487. Although it may
sometimes be necessary to leave a message on their answering machines, they will return your call
as soon as possible to arrange a convenient appointment on campus.
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7 APPENDIX A
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
Personal Development planning is linked to higher level learning and concerned with learning in
the holistic sense (academic and non-academic). It involved self-assessment, looking at your
existing strengths and developing these further as well as considering areas in which you would
like to be more competent, and from that, drafting a personal development plan to help you focus
on the actions required.
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Personal Development planning will help:
integrate your personal and academic development
enhance your self-awareness about your strengths and weaknesses
better prepare you for seeking employment
introduce you to a framework used widely in the workplace
better prepare you for continuing professional development (CPD)
First you need to think about your current skills and prioritise which could be further developed.
Consider the skills you will need both here at Cranfield for academic success and the skills that
you will need in your future employment.
The skills specifically addressed in your MSc course are identified in the matrix on the next page.
When you encounter each skill on your courses, you should pay particular attention to areas where
you feel you have an opportunity to improve. If necessary, you should request the help of
appropriate members of staff.
For each skill, there are a set of competencies. The competency model has been designed to help
you consider how competent you are in each area. In addition a sheet has been provided for you
to assess yourself at each skill at the beginning and at the end of your course. In summary, if you
wish to use this scheme to enhance and develop your skills for the future, you should:
a. Look at the skills matrix. Think about how the skills listed will help you through the course
and your future employment.
b. Look at the competencies. Assess how competent you are at these skills now and record this
on the table provided.
c. Actively consider skills through the course. Each time you encounter a skill in a module,
think about how you can develop your competence in that area.
d. Request help and feedback if required. Do not be frightened to ask staff for extra help and
feedback, if you think that it would be beneficial to you.
e. Record your improvement. Review the competencies at the end of the course and identify
areas where you feel you have developed.
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x
x
x
x
x
X
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
X
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X
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x
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Computer Literacy
Critical Evaluation
Project Management
x
x
X
X
x
X
X
Numeracy
x
x
x
Time Management
Teamwork
Presentations (Oral)
x
Problem Solving
Blade Cooling
Combustors
Engine Systems
Gas Turbine Performance
Mechanical
Design
of
Turbomachinery
Propulsion
Systems
Performance and Integration
Turbomachinery
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Rotating Equipment Selection
Fatigue and Fracture
Gas Turbine Applications
Jet Engine Control
Simulation and Diagnostics
Environmental Management
Management for Technology
Communications- spoken
Subject
Communications - written
PDP Skills Matrix for MSc Thermal Power
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x
x
x
x
COMPETENCIES
Communicating Effectively and Presentation Skills
Definitions
Listens to others and effectively gets the message across to a wide variety of people and groups, using the most
relevant means and style; presents information in visual form to enhance communication
Negative – Level
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
0
Communicates
Accurately
Adapts written
Presents written
Uses written
Communication
written information communicat
communication to
communication
communication to
- written
in a way that can
es factual
suit the purposes of
and chooses
positively
be misinterpreted
information
the recipient
language that
influence the
in a written
builds and
desired outcome
format
develops positive
and create
relationships
enthusiasm
Talks
in
a
way
Articulates
Articulates
Plans
oral
Uses language in
Communication
that causes
simple
information in a way
communication for a way which
- spoken
confusion or an
information
which ensures the
maximum impact,
influences,
inappropriate
in a clear
meaning is clear to
including
inspires and
emotional
way.
the recipients.
consideration of
enthuses others.
response
Checks for
factors such as
understanding.
timing & group
size. Constantly
seeks non-verbal
and verbal
feedback to check
audience
response.
Fails
to
use
visual
Uses
Adapts
visual
aids
to
Uses visual aids
Uses visual aids
Presentations (Oral)
aids professionally suitable
illustrate and clarify
as an integral part to maximum
or in a way that
visual aids
information in an
of communication
impact to create
distracts from
with neutral
organised and
to create a
discussion and
spoken
impact on
positive way.
positive image of
feedback. Role
communication
audience.
own (and others)
model for others.
work.
Management and Teamwork Skills
Definition: Planning and engagement to achieve objectives for both self and others.
Negative – Level
0
Works in
isolation. Only
thinks of own
needs.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Solicits
guidance when
in doubt.
Acknowledges
the behaviour of
others
Works constructively
with others, dealing
with internal conflict.
Seeks solutions for
the benefit of the
team.
Actively
initiates, builds,
and maintains
teams. Acts as
a role model in
relationship
building.
Time
Management
No forward
planning or
consideration of
time required to
complete tasks.
Completes tasks
on time as
required
Works and
communicates
effectively within
and across
teams,
responding to
the behaviour of
others.
Considers
deadlines to set
aside adequate
time for
completion of
tasks.
Project
Management
Embarks on
projects with no
clear aims or
objectives
mentally
formulates aims,
objectives and
project plans
without structure
or dissemination
Plans schedule to
allow completion of
tasks, with additional
time for
accommodating
unexpected tasks or
events.
Designs, plans and
articulates projects in
an organised manner.
Incorporates effective
decision making and
problem solving skills
within a multifunctional team.
Anticipates
workload
allowing
capacity for
multi-tasking
and assistance
of others.
Actively
assesses
project process
and outcomes.
Evaluation of
projects used to
implement
changes for the
benefit of future
projects.
Teamwork
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Follows basic
rules of design
and planning to
deliver
outcomes within
time resource
constraints.
Critical Evaluation and Problem Solving
Definitions: Questioning or inquiry to understand, evaluate or solve problems. Gathering and analysing
information to develop appropriate solutions.
Critical
Evaluation
Problem Solving
Negative – Level
0
Critical without
voicing
substantiated
opinion.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Accepts without
question or
evaluation.
Questions to
evaluate status
Constantly
questions and
seeks a better
way.
Fails to recognise
problems or
contribute to the
problem solving
process
Recognises
problems and
uses basic
knowledge to
solve problems
where required.
Recognises
potential
problems and
gathers
information to
improve situation
on own initiative.
Encourages
questioning and
critical thinking
and contributes
towards
improvement.
Works with others
to recognise
potential problems
and engages
appropriately with
others to solve
them. Utilises
information from a
wide range of
sources in
problem solving.
Actively
encourages others
to anticipate
potential problems.
promotes collective
responsibility for
problem solving.
Communicates to
encourage a
logical approach to
problem solving.
Numeracy and Computer Literacy
Definitions: Ability in mathematics and use of information technology.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Numeracy
Negative – Level
0
Poor mental
arithmetic or
inability to use a
calculator
Articulates basic
calculations
accurately.
Awareness of
the need for
statistical
analysis.
Shows evidence
of the use of
mathematics and
statistics to
analyse results
and promote an
argument.
Actively considers
mathematical and
statistical
problems at the
experimental
design stage.
Computer
Literacy
No experience
of computer use.
Familiar with
basic use such
as sending and
receiving e-mail,
accessing the
www and basic
word-processing.
Articulates more
complex
calculations with
provision of
appropriate
formulae. Ability to
indicate nature of
statistical analysis
required.
Regular use of email as a mode of
communication.
Confident use of
MS Office
programmes.
Routine use of
databases and
search engines for
gaining information.
Professional use
of MS Office.
Use of
programmes for
specialist tasks.
Good knowledge
of specialist
websites.
Use extends to
programming to
meet own needs.
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Self Assessment Table for PDP Skills (0 = low, 4 = high)
Skill
Competency at Start
Course (Rank at 0-4)
of
Competency at End of
Course (Rank at 0-4)
Communications
(Written)
Communications
(Spoken)
Presentation (Oral)
Time Management
Team Work
Problem Solving
Project Management
Critical Evaluation
Numeracy
Computer Literacy
Particular Skills for Improvement
Skill
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Date of next module where skill is
introduced, practised or assessed
8 APPENDIX B
MODULE DESCRIPTORS
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Module Title
Combustors
Name of Module Convenor
Dr. V Sethi
(a) Class contact (b) Private study (c) Total notional Credit rating: 10
hours: 30
hours: 70
hours: 100
Assessment method: Examination
Compulsory/Optional: Compulsory for all
Thermal Power options
Prerequisites: None
Aim: To make Course Members familiar with design, operation and performance
criteria of gas turbine combustion and reheat systems and to explore issues related
to gas turbine pollutant emissions.
Syllabus/Curriculum:
Introduction to gas turbine combustion systems:
Role of the combustor within the gas turbine. Introductory comments on combustion
The elements of a gas turbine combustor. Types of combustors used in gas turbines
Life consideration. Design changes and drivers for design change. Fuel preparation
and the ignition process for gas turbine combustion systems: Fuel preparation and
atomisation using spray nozzles, airblast or vaporizing systems. Mixing and
recirculation in combustors, relation to stability and outlet temperature profiles. The
ignition process and ignition systems.
Diffusers:
The role of diffusers in the gas turbine engine. Flow characteristics and limitations.
Performance parameters and the influence of inlet conditions. Correlation charts.
Design methods. Sudden expansions and short diffusers. Test techniques.
Operational criteria for gas turbine combustion systems:
Pressure loss and combustion approaches to optimising combustor dimensions.
Combustion efficiency considerations, implications of fuel type on fuel evaporation
and efficiency.
Gas turbine combustion generated pollutant emissions:
Background, fuel utilisation, pollutant types and implications. Legislation, design
implications and design options. Current technology status. Pollutant production
processes.
Combustor cooling and metal temperatures:
Nature of the problem and possible design solutions. Basis of film cooling and
design considerations. Heat transfer by internal and external convection. Internal
and external radiative heat exchange. Determination of combustor wall metal
temperatures. Combustor materials and coatings.
Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course the course members should be
able to:
 Discuss and evaluate the basic concepts and theories of gas turbine combustors
and the influence of combustor design choices on overall engine performance.
 Recognise, differentiate and assess the aspects and influence of combustor
structures, fuel preparation, ignition, diffuser performance calculation,
operational criteria, pollutant emissions, cooling and material technology and
reheat systems.
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Module Title:
Engine Systems
Name of Module Convenor
(a) Class Contact (b) Private Study
Hours: 40
Hours: 150
Assessment Method:
Assignment,
Presentation, Oral examination
Dr Y Li
(c) Total Notional Credit Rating: 20
Hours: 190
Compulsory/Optional: Compulsory for all
options of the Thermal Power MSc.
Prerequisites: None
Aim: To familiarise course members with engine systems for stationary and aero gas
turbines.
Syllabus/Curriculum:
Systems Symposium Topics
Assessments of engine systems and auxiliaries for both aero and stationary gas
turbines are addressed by means of a 'Systems Symposium', run by the MSc class.
Topics covered by the systems symposium include: intake systems for aero engines
and industrial gas turbines; anti-icing systems for aeroengines and industrial gas
turbines; start systems for aeroengines and industrial gas turbines; start sequences
for industrial gas turbines; compressor bleed and variable guide vanes; variable
geometry nozzle guide vanes; gas path sealing of aero gas turbines; noise control of
gas turbines; air filtration for industrial gas turbines; compressor and turbine cleaning
systems; full authority and other electronic control systems; key gas turbine
component design technologies, etc.
The objective is to undertake an evaluation of a specified aspect of gas turbine
engineering, to make a presentation and to provide a technical review paper on the
particular subject.
Another aspect of the module is that the presentations are made in a conference
format which requires the MSc students to work together to plan, organise and
execute the events.
Outline syllabus for a few sample individual topics:
Ignition system: Requirements and problems of altitude relight. Types of system booster coils, high frequency, high energy and their applications.
Starting Systems: Electrical systems - low and high voltage, turbine systemscartridge, iso-propyl nitrate, fuel-air, gas turbine, low pressure air and hydraulic
systems and their applications.
Air systems: requirements, methods of cooling, pressure balancing of end loads,
sealing, and applications.
Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course the course member will be able
to:
 Undertake an independent learning task to examine, evaluate and summarise,
from a range of sources, the main technologies of a key aspect of gas turbine
engineering
 Based on the evaluation of the specific topic, make an assessment of the current
state of the art and to identify future requirements, applications or technologies.
 To present the outcomes of the review, evaluation and future expectation
material in the form of a written conference style paper and presentation.
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Module Title:
Gas Turbine
Performance
Theory
and
Name of Module Convenor
Professor P Pilidis
(a) Class Contact (b) Private Study (c) Total Notional Credit Rating: 10
Hours: 30
Hours: 70
Hours: 100
Assessment Method: Examination
Compulsory/Optional: Compulsory for all
options of the Thermal Power MSc.
Prerequisites: None
Aim: To familiarise course members with different types of gas turbine; their
applications, design and transient performance. Also, to introduce simulation
techniques.
Syllabus/Curriculum:
Gas Turbine Types and Applications
Effect of design pressure ratio and turbine temperature on the basic gas turbine
cycle. Modifications of the basic cycle, compounding, intercooling, reheating, heat
exchange, bypass and fan cycles.
Performance
Design point performance of turbojet and turboshaft cycles, effect of bypass ratio.
Off design performance, effect of ambient temperature, altitude, throttle setting and
flight speed. Non-dimensional representation. Gas turbine simulation. Effects of
bleeds and power offtakes. Compressor turbine matching.
Gas Turbine Transient Performance
Accelerations, decelerations, effects on surge margin. Transients of single shaft and
multi-shaft engines. Transient performance simulation. Method of Continuity of Mass
Flow (CMF) and method of Intercomponent Volumes (ICV). Effects of heat transfer
on transient performance.
Variable Geometry
Surge alleviation, performance improvements, steady state and transient
performance.
Variable Cycle Aircraft Engines
Requirement, effects on compressor operating lines, compressor variable geometry,
turbine variable geometry.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of the course the course members
should be able to:
 Plan, apply and assess the results from quantitative evaluations of gas turbine
off-design and transient behaviour.
 Through these quantitative evaluations, and with supporting discursive
descriptions, demonstrate a working knowledge of how thermodynamic laws
underpin a wide range of gas turbine engines.
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Module Title:
Gas Turbine Simulation and
Diagnostics
Name of Module Convenor
Dr Y Li
Class
Contact (b) Private Study (c) Total Notional Credit Rating: 10
Hours: 35
Hours: 70
Hours: 105
Assessment Method: Assignment
Compulsory/Optional:
Compulsory for
Aerospace Propulsion and Gas Turbine
Technology
Prerequisites: None
Aim: To provide course members with the ability to undertake gas turbine component
performance calculations, diagnostics and to perform evaluations of gas turbine
performance and deterioration.
Syllabus/Curriculum:
The lecture content covers:
Basic theory and calculations for components (intake, nozzle, duct, compressor,
turbine, combustor, intercooler and recuperator).
Design-point performance calculations.
Off-design performance calculations and iteration techniques.
Gas Turbine Performance Code: TURBOMATCH.
Description of gas turbine performance degradation and faults.
Description of most commonly used gas turbine condition monitoring techniques.
Linear and on-linear GPA, and other performance analysis based diagnostic
techniques.
Gas path sensor fault and diagnostics
Gas path measurement and uncertainty
Gas turbine gas path diagnostics code.
The practical content involves the use of the small gas turbine engine test facility and
covers:
Laboratory performance test.
Simulation of the engine performance using TURBOMATCH.
Simulation of the deteriorated performance of the engine.
Fault diagnosis using linear Gas path Analysis (GPA) by hand calculation.
Fault diagnosis by non-linear GPA using appropriate software.
Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course the course members should be
able to:
 Describe, calculate and evaluate gas turbine component performance at design
and off-design points.
 Assess the influence of ambient conditions on gas turbine performance and the
impact of different gas turbine degradation and faults.
 Compare and contrast different diagnostic techniques.
 Perform analyses to detect gas turbine faults with linear and non-linear GPA.
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Module Title:
Turbomachinery
Name of Module Convenor
Class
Contact (b) Private Study
Hours: 45
Hours: 105
Assessment
Method:
Assignment,
Presentation
Dr D MacManus
(c) Total Notional Credit Rating: 15
Hours: 150
Compulsory/Optional: Compulsory for all
options of the Thermal Power MSc
Prerequisites: None
Aim: To familiarise Course Members with compressor and turbine aerodynamic
design and performance by instruction, investigation and example.
Syllabus/Curriculum:
Thermofluids: Introduction to aerodynamics, thermofluids, and compressible flows.
Compressor design and performance: Comparison of axial and centrifugal
compressors. Overall performance, achievable pressure ratio and efficiency. The
effect of Reynolds number, Mach number, and incidence. Definition of isentropic and
polytropic efficiency, effect of pressure ratio, performance at constant speed, surge
and surge margin definitions, running line, choking effects.
The axial compressor stage: Stage loading and flow parameters, limitation in
design on pitch line basis. Definition and choice of reaction at design, effect on stage
efficiency. The ideal and real stage characteristic, stall and choke. The free vortex
solution, limitations due to hub/tip ratio. Off-design performance Choice of overall
annulus geometry, axial spacing, aspect ratio, limitations of rear hub/tip ratio.
Compressor Design Example: Multi-stage compressor design example.
Turbine Design and Performance
Overall performance: the expansion process and characteristics, annulus layout
and design choices, choice of stage loading and flow coefficient, engine overall
performance requirements, overall annulus geometry and layout; rising line, constant
mean diameter and falling line.
The axial turbine stage: Aerodynamic concepts and parameters, velocity triangles,
reaction, stage loading, flow coefficients. The ideal and real characteristic. Design
for maximum power: effect of choking and change of inlet temperature and pressure.
Stage efficiency, overtip leakage, profile losses, correlations.
Turbine blading: choice of base profile, blade numbers and aspect ratio. Zweiffel's
and alternative lift coefficients.
Turbine Design Example: A aerodynamic design is carried out for both a low and a
high TET engine, to represent industrial and aeronautical applications respectively.
Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course the Course Members should be
able to:
 Identify and analyse the preliminary design characteristics of turbomachinery
components.
 Differentiate the design choices for axial compressors and turbines
 Construct an assessment of the aspects which affect the design and performance
of axial turbomachines.
 Make a technical presentation and produce a high quality written report on the
design of a turbomachinery component and the whole engine context.
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Module Title:
Mechanical
Design
Turbomachinery
of
Name of Module Convenor
Class
Contact (b) Private Study
Hours: 30
Hours: 70
Assessment Method: Examination
Dr Panos Laskaridis
(c) Total Notional Credit Rating: 10
Hours: 100
Compulsory/Optional:
Compulsory for
the Gas Turbine Technology option.
Prerequisites: None
Aim: To familiarise course members with the common problems associated with the
mechanical design and the lifing of the major rotating components of the gas turbine
engine
Syllabus/Curriculum:
Loads/forces/stresses in gas turbine engines: The origin of loads/forces/stresses
in a gas turbine engine such as loads associated with: rotational inertia, flight,
precession of shafts, pressure gradient, torsion, seizure, blade release, engine
mountings within the airframe and bearings. Discussion of major loadings associated
with the rotating components and those within the pressure casing including
components subject to heating.
Failure criteria: Monotonic failure criteria: proof, ultimate strength of materials.
Theories of failure applied to bi-axial loads. Other failure mechanisms associated
with gas turbine engines including creep and fatigue. Fatigue properties including
SN and RM diagrams, the effect of stress concentration, mean stress etc.
Cumulative fatigue, the double Goodman diagram technique to calculate the fatigue
safety factor of gas turbine components. Methods of calculating the creep life of a
component using the Larson-Miller Time-Temperature parameter.
Applications: The design of discs and blades. Illustration of the magnitude of
stresses in conventional axial flow blades by means of a simple desk-top method to
include the effects of leaning the blade. The stressing of axial flow discs by means of
a discretised hand calculation which illustrates the distribution and relative magnitude
of the working stresses within a disc. The design of flanges and bolted structures.
Leakage through a flanged joint and failure from fatigue.
Blade vibration: Resonances. Desk top techniques for calculating the low order
natural frequencies of turbomachine blades. Allowances for the effects of blade twist
and centrifugal stiffening. Sources of blade excitation including stationary flow
disturbance, rotating stall and flutter. Derivation of the Campbell diagram from which
troublesome resonances may be identified. Allowances for temperature, pre-twist
and centrifugal stiffening. Methods for dealing with resonances.
Turbomachine rotordynamics: Estimation of the critical speeds of shafts using the
Rayleigh-Ritz and Dunkerley’s methods and their relevance to gas turbine engines.
Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course the Course Members should be
able to:
 Describe and distinguish the design requirements and loads encountered by gas
turbine components during normal operation.
 Analyse, evaluate and assess loads, stresses and failure criteria on gas turbine
components.
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Module Title:
Gas Turbine Applications
Name of Module Convenor
Dr. G Di Lorenzo
(a) Class Contact (b) Private Study (c) Total Notional Credit Rating: 10
Hours: 20
Hours: 80
Hours: 100
Assessment Method: Examination
Compulsory/Optional: Optional
Prerequisites: None
Aim: To familiarise Course Members with applications of gas turbines for both land
based use and as propulsion systems and to consider criteria which influence design
and selection.
Syllabus/Curriculum:
General considerations in selecting land and marine gas turbines
Relationship of application to design. Specific power and efficiency considerations.
Emergency standby, peaking and continuous duty operation. Design layouts,
implications of single and multi-spool systems. Choices for power generation and
compressor, pump or propeller drives. Engine ratings, types of usage and life
implications. Introduction to availability and reliability issues. Emissions, fuel types and
power systems layouts.
Civil aero gas turbine design and strategy consideration.
Historical background, nature of industry and market size. Technology drivers, core
excess power, cycle temperatures, materials and cooling. Component efficiencies, cycle
and propulsion efficiencies. Overall efficiency trends, design implications and unusual
solutions. Growth, risk management and globalisation of industry.
Availability, reliability, engine health monitoring and risk management.
Availability and reliability concerns for single and multiple engine configurations. Engine
health monitoring, linear and non-linear gas path analysis. Role of instrumentation, life
usage and risk assessment. Reliability and availability of components and multi-engine
installations.
Use of heavy, blended, contaminated or crude fuels.
Introduction, type and range of fuels considered, fuel specifications. Fuel properties and
implications for fuel system and combustor design. Hot section corrosion considerations,
additives, fouling, cleaning and rating considerations. Implications on choice of engine
and economic operation.
Coal and solid fuels.
Relevance of coal as a fuel for gas turbine utilisation. Routes to coal utilisation,
gasification, coal derived liquid fuels. Combustion of solid coal, atmospheric and
pressurised fluid bed combustion Current developments, technology and commercial
risks.
Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course the course members should be able
to:
 Discuss, differentiate and evaluate the different criteria and design and selection
requirement for gas turbine applications.
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Module Title:
Management for Technology
Name of Module Co-ordinator
(a) Class Contact (b) Private Study
Hours: 46
Hours: 54
Assessment Method: Examination and
business game
Cranfield School of Management
(c) Total Notional Credit Rating: 10
Hours: 100
Compulsory/Optional:
Compulsory for
Rotating Machinery Engineering and
Management
Prerequisites: None
Aim: To provide an overview of management, to develop a better understanding of
how the commercial world operates, advance your career and to have fun!
Syllabus/Curriculum:
The engineer with a Master's degree has the expectancy of attaining a position of
responsibility in a business organisation which requires attributes other than technical
expertise. The objective of this course is to provide a knowledge of those aspects of
management which will enable an engineer to fulfil his wider role more effectively.
The subject matter has been selected to give a general awareness of the structure of
a company, its business policy, financial matters and the working environment. It
covers those topics which are common to both commerce and industry, but places
emphasis on those functions which have greater application in a company engaged
in the manufacture of a product or provision of a technical service. As the title of the
course implies, technical management, with particular reference to management for
design, research and development, is highlighted.
 Corporate Planning
 Finance and Accounting
 Legal Responsibilities
 Industrial Relations and Organisational Behaviour
 Office Automation
 Business Policy
 Industrial Marketing
 Management for Research and Development
 Management for Design
Business Game Format
Highly intensive and successful management course running over a 2 week period.
There is a key emphasis on participation via case studies and group exercises.
Assessment is by a three hour open book examination, plus the results of a group
run “business game”.
Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course the Course Members would
develop management skills in financial issues, project management, marketing,
negotiation and presentations.
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Module Title
Environmental Management
Name of Module Convenor
Dr Ossama Badr
(a) Class contact (b) Private study (c) Total notional Credit rating: 10
hours: 30
hours: 70
hours: 100
Assessment method: Assignment
Compulsory/Optional: Compulsory for the
Power, Propulsion and the Environment
Option
Prerequisites: None
Aim: To provide the course member with a full appreciation of the human impact on
the environment and updated knowledge of pollution control equipment and
environmental management systems and tools.
Syllabus/Curriculum:
Environmental pollution − an introduction
Atmospheric pollution
Environmental impacts of atmospheric pollution
Dispersal of atmospheric pollutants
Control of atmospheric pollution
Water pollution
Water and wastewater treatment
Overview of waste management
Environmental legislation
Environmental liabilities
Introduction to environmental impact assessment
Intended learning outcomes:
On successful completion of the module the student will be able to:
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Differentiate, recognise and categorise the environmental issues commonly
facing industrial organisations
With the above understanding, and through written assessments, demonstrate a
knowledge of the sources of atmospheric and water pollution and their
environmental impacts
Module Title
Computational Fluid
Dynamics in Gas Turbines
Name of Module Convenor
Dr J Amaral Teixeira
(a) Class Contact (b) Private Study (c) Total Notional Credit Rating: 10
Hours: 30
Hours: 70
Hours: 100
Assessment Method: Assignment
Compulsory/Optional: Optional
Prerequisites: None
Aim: To introduce course members to computationally-based flow modelling,
applicable to engines, and to provide experience in the use of a widely available
commercial CFD code through enhanced understanding of the complex viscous flow
and heat transfer phenomena involved.
Syllabus/Curriculum:
Flow Modelling Strategies
Introduction to computational fluid dynamics and the role of CFD in engine
component evaluation and improved design. Review of current capabilities and future
directions.
Physical Modelling
Governing Navier-Stokes equations. Approximate forms. Turbulence - turbulent
averaging, mathematical closure and turbulence modelling. Scalar transport and
chemical reaction. Reynolds averaging, Large Eddy Simulation, Direct Numerical
Simulation.
Finite Difference Equations
Problem classification. Discretisation. Solution methods. Pressure correction.
Boundary conditions. Mesh generation for practical flow geometries.
Practical Demonstration
Introduction to a commercially available general purpose CFD code (FLUENT) Case
study tutorial and assessed assignment.
Learning Outcomes: On completion of the module the course member should be
able to :
 Be able to plan, conduct, analyse and evaluate an engineering fluid problem
using a commercial CFD package ( FLUENT).
 Through the above analyses and evaluations demonstrate an understanding
of the basic concepts and theories of computational fluid dynamics
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Module Title:
Propulsion
Systems
Performance and Integration
Name of Module Convenor
Professor P Pilidis
Class
Contact (b) Private Study (c) Total Notional Credit Rating: 10
Hours: 30
Hours: 70
Hours: 100
Assessment Method: Examination
Compulsory/Optional:
Compulsory for
Aerospace Propulsion.
Prerequisites: None
Aim:. To equip course Members with background knowledge of aircraft propulsion,
component performance integration.
Syllabus/Curriculum:
The course is divided into two major components: Component Performance and
System Performance and Integration
Component Performance
Three main topics are dealt with in this section: Aircraft Performance, Jet Engine
Performance, Intakes and Exhaust Systems.
Aircraft Performance:
Deals with the major topics of flight and aerodynamics, such as lift, drag, range,
performance and a section on the design of aircraft for different purposes.
Jet Engine Performance:
Focuses mainly on the off-design performance of jet engines. Engine behaviour at
different altitudes, flight speeds, ambient conditions and throttle settings are
described. This topic features a presentation on the design of engines for various
types of aircraft.
Intakes and Exhaust Systems:
Outlines the major design features and operation of the components for subsonic and
supersonic aircraft applications.
System Performance and Integration:
This portion of the course starts with the analysis of fundamental aerodynamics of
unducted and ducted bodies. This is followed by the development, via the formal
definitions of thrust and drag and the concept of stream-tube momentum force, of the
relationship between the net propulsive force of the powerplant, engine thrust and
nacelle forces. Alternative performance accounting relationships are developed for
various choices of thrust interface using force, drag and the hybrid force/drag
method. These are employed to illustrate the interplay between component forces.
The treatment addresses the long and short-cowl podded nacelles, appropriate to
civil engine installations, on- and off-wing; and the highly integrated installations
encountered in military aircraft.
Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course the course members should be
able to:
 Analyse and assess aircraft performance
 Compare and differentiate engine installation characteristics
 Assess aspects of component performance and system performance and
Integration.
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Module Title:
Fatigue and Fracture
Name of Module Convenor
Dr P Laskaridis
(a) Class Contact (b) Private Study (c) Total Notional Credit Rating: 10
Hours: 25
Hours: 70
Hours: 95
Assessment Method: Examination
Compulsory/Optional:
Compulsory for
rotating machinery, engineering and
management
Prerequisites: None
Aim: To enable course members to determine the life cycle of machines and
machine components.
Syllabus/Curriculum:
In this module it is proposed to introduce students to the problem of lifting machines
for repeated (cyclic) loads. Of course, there must also be an awareness of the
damage arising from (so-called) steady loads (proof case), and from high
temperature (creep case), but without doubt, the most damaging of all the failure
modes is fatigue, which arises when a load is applied repeatedly, as when a gasturbine is operated many times, or when a component, within the gas turbine,
vibrates.
It is not intended to dwell on the metallurgic nature of fatigue but instead to introduce
students to calculating techniques, some of them quite simple, with which they may
be able to determine the probable life of a machine. Fatigue and fracture are simply
two sides of the same coin since they both give us insight into the nature of cyclic
fracture, and both allow the determination of the cyclic life of a component under
certain operating conditions.
Fatigue is essentially empirical in nature that is, based on experience going back to
the age when wheels first fell off rolling stock. Fracture is much more analytical in
nature, and based upon an analytical model of the small flaw (imperfection) which all
failed components can be assumed to have held. The course is liberally sprinkled
with worked examples. Emphasis is placed on the application of Fatigue and
Fracture theory on aero and stationary gas turbines and their components including
turbo-machinery shafts, blades and disks.
Materials: Materials Selection Process, Gas Turbine Materials, Aluminium alloys,
Titanium alloys, Nickel and Cobalt superalloys, Metal Matrix Composites, Ceramic
Matrix Composites, Polymer Composites, Coatings Technology for gas turbines,
Corrosion Resistant Coatings, Thermal Barrier Coatings, Future Gas Turbine
Materials.
Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course, the course members should be
able to:
 Discuss and evaluate the key aspects, concepts and theories of fatigue ,
fracture and materials within the context of gas turbine engines
 Adopt appropriate theories to perform calculations related to the life of gas
turbine components
 Evaluate the results from these analyses
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Module Title:
Rotating Equipment Selection
Name of Module Convenor
Dr Joao Amaral Teixeira
Class
Contact (b) Private Study (c) Total Notional Credit Rating: 10
Hours: 30
Hours: 70
Hours: 100
Assessment Method: Examination
Compulsory/Optional:
Compulsory for
Rotating Machinery Engineering and
Management
Prerequisites: None
Aim: To familiarise the course member with selection, design and operation of prime
movers and driven rotating equipment.
Electric Motors And Generators - An overview of the important electrical features
of power generation. This will provide an understanding of the design features of
synchronous and asynchronous machines often driven by gas turbines.
Pumps and Pumping Systems - Participants will be introduced to the basic
principles of pumps including Euler equation, relation of pump geometry to design
performance, cavitation, viscosity effects, part load behaviour, gas liquid pumping,
etc. In particular, attention will be given to cavitation, gas-liquid and other multi-phase
problems, and to the drive systems used, particularly gas turbine drives.
Gas Turbines and Selection - An overview of their principles and modes of
operation, and, selection criteria
Gas Compressors - An insight will be given into the theory, selection, operating
range and installation of the various types of compressor. Some common installation
problems will be discussed and analysed.
Basic Turbomachinery Concepts – Energy transfer in turbomachines, nondimensional parameters, flow in cascades and isolated airfoils, principles of
turbomachinery design, three dimensional flows, definitions of efficiency, case
studies.
Plant Availability – distinguish the combined aspects of maintainability and
reliability.
Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course the Course Member should be
able to :
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Distinguish and assess the design, operation and maintenance of different driven
equipment and prime movers including: electric motors and generators, pumps,
gas compressors, fans and power generation gas turbines.
Module Title:
Jet Engine Control
Name of Module Convenor
(a)
Class (b) Private Study
Contact
Hours: 70
Hours: 30
Assessment
Method:
Examination
Prerequisites: None
Professor P Pilidis
(c) Total Notional Credit Rating: 10
Hours: 100
Compulsory/Optional: Optional
Aim: To explain the philosophy of jet engine control requirements and
systems to gas turbine engineers.
Syllabus/Curriculum:
Description of jet engine components interactions, limitations and the need for
control.
Control mechanisms and their influences on jet engine performance.
Compressor and Turbine Characteristics and matching.
Variable Geometry in compressor, turbines and propelling nozzles.
The use of bleed valves.
Acceleration and deceleration fuel schedules.
Explanation of fuel transfer from aircraft to engine.
Hardware Design:
Hydro-mechanical control systems.
acceleration control. Electronic and digital control systems.
Speed and
Future issues and trends.
Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course the Course Members
should be able to:
 Perform an assessment of jet engine control systems in which they can
recognise and distinguish the objectives of control philosophies and
systems
 Categorise the means to influence aero gas turbine engine performance
and the different mechanisms that allow the safe and efficient operation
of a jet engine.
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FORMS
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SHORT COURSE ATTENDANCE FORM
Thermal Power MSc Course Members
Application to attend Short Courses:
Title of Course:
Date of Course:
Student Name
Student Number
Permission of Supervisor,
Supervisor Signature:
Permission of Course Director,
Course Director Signature:
Each attendance on any course cannot be guaranteed and confirmation of your place will be made
2 – 3 weeks before the Short Course start date. You will also be notified if, for any reason, the
short course you have registered on is cancelled. Please note that in return Thermal Power
Course Members will be asked to assist with tasks associated with the course they are attending.
Participation on social events will be included as appropriate.
Please note that whilst there is no charge for MSc Thermal Power Course Members attending a
short course, there is a charge for lunches and dinners should a student wish to attend these
Whilst attending a short course you [the course members] are ambassadors of Cranfield
University. Please remember the following:1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Punctuality is essential. Be in the room at least 5 minutes prior to the lecture commencing. If
you are late for a session you may not enter the room but wait for the next break.
You should attend for the whole of the lecture and may not leave early. If you cannot attend
the whole session please do not attend.
Please do not use laptops to surf the internet during lectures
No talking during the lectures. Talking disrupts the class and may distract the presenter
No eating or drinking of anything other than the water provided
Please do not ask questions/Please keep any questions to a minimum. Question sessions
are designed to give opportunities for external delegates who are only hear for five days to
ask questions. You have other resources available to you to answer these questions outside
of the presentation.
You may not enter into any communication with the course contributors, by email or
otherwise, without the express written agreement of the course director.
Please return this form to Mrs Karen Swan, CPD Administrator, Room 340 Telephone Extension
4683. Email [email protected]
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M.Sc. in Thermal Power - Gas Turbine Technology Option
Subject Selection Form
Student Name:
Student Number:
Signature:
Date:
Mandatory Modules
Module Title
Module Leader
Method
of
Assessment
Blade Cooling
Combustors
Engine Systems
Gas Turbine Theory
& Performance
Mechanical Design
of Turbomachinery
Simulation &
Diagnostics
Turbomachinery
Dr D. MacManus
Dr V Sethi.
Dr Y. Li
Prof. P. Pilidis
Exam
Exam
Assignment
Exam
5
10
20
10
Dr P Laskaridis
Exam
10
Dr V. Pachidis/Dr
Y. Li
Dr D. Macmanus
Assignment
10
Assignment
15
Subtotal
Credits
80
Optional Modules
Tick to select
Select ONE option only for each module
Method
of
Assessment
Credits
Module Title
Module Leader
Computational Fluid
Dynamics
Environmental
Management
Fatigue & Fracture
Gas Turbine
Applications
Jet Engine Control
Management for
Technology
Propulsion Systems
Performance &
Integration
Rotating Equipment
Selection
Dr J.A. Amaral
Teixeira
Dr O. Badr
Assignment
10
Assignment
10
Dr P. Laskaridis
Dr G. di Lorenzo
Exam
Exam
10
10
Prof. P. Pilidis
Dr S. Carver
Exam
Exam
10
10
Dr D. MacManus
Exam
10
Dr J.A. Amaral
Teixeira
Exam
10
Modules for
MSc award
Select
Maximum
20 credits
Total
FORTRAN PROGRAMMING COURSE
Please complete and return this form to the Thermal Power Course Administrator
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Additional
modules for
assessment
(these will
appear on the
transcript as
additional
subjects)
Modules for
lecture
attendance
only
M.Sc. in Thermal Power – Aerospace Propulsion Option
Subject Selection Form
Student Name:
Student Number:
Signature:
Date:
Mandatory Modules
Module Title
Module Leader
Method
of
Assessment
Blade Cooling
Combustors
Engine Systems
Gas Turbine Theory
and Performance
Mechanical Design
of Turbomachinery
Propulsion System
Performance &
Integration
Simulation &
Diagnostics
Turbomachinery
Dr D. MacManus
Dr V. Sethi
Dr Y. Li
Prof. P. Pilidis
Exam
Exam
Assignment
Exam
5
10
20
10
Dr P. Laskaridis
Exam
10
Dr D. MacManus
Exam
10
Dr V. Pachidis/Dr
Y. Li
/Dr D. Macmanus
Assignment
10
Assignment
15
Subtotal
Credits
90
Optional Modules
Tick to select
Select ONE option only for each module
Method
of
Assessment
Credits
Module Title
Module Leader
Computational Fluid
Dynamics
Environmental
Management
Fatigue & Fracture
Gas Turbine
Applications
Jet Engine Control
Management for
Technology
Rotating Equipment
Selection
Dr J.A. Amaral
Teixeira
Dr O. Badr
Assignment
10
Assignment
10
Dr P. Laskaridis
Dr G. di Lorenzo
Exam
Exam
10
10
Prof. P Pilidis
Dr S. Carver
Assignment
Exam
10
10
Dr J.A. Amaral
Teixeira
Exam
10
Modules for
MSc award
Select
Maximum
10 credits
Total
FORTRAN PROGRAMMING COURSE
Please complete and return this form to the Thermal Power Course Administrator
68
Additional
modules for
assessment
(these will
appear on the
transcript as
additional
subjects)
Modules for
lecture
attendance
only
M.Sc. in Thermal Power – Rotating Machinery Engineering and Management
Subject Selection Form
Student Name:
Student Number:
Signature:
Date:
Mandatory Modules
Module Title
Module Leader
Method
of
Assessment
Blade Cooling
Combustors
Engine Systems
Fatigue & Fracture
Gas Turbine Theory
& Performance
Management for
Technology
Rotating Equipment
Selection
Turbomachinery
Dr D. MacManus
Dr V. Sethi
Dr Y. Li
Dr P. Laskaridis
Prof. P. Pilidis
Exam
Exam
Assignment
Exam
Exam
5
10
20
10
10
Dr S. Carver
Exam
10
Dr J.A. Amaral
Teixeira
Dr D. MacManus
Exam
10
Assignment
15
Subtotal
Credits
90
Optional Modules
Tick to select
Select ONE option only for each module
Method
of
Assessment
Credits
Module Title
Module Leader
Computational Fluid
Dynamics
Environmental
Management
Mechanical Design
of Turbomachinery
Simulation &
Diagnostics
Dr J.A. Amaral
Teixeira
Dr O. Badr
Assignment
10
Assignment
10
Dr P. Laskaridis
Exam
10
Dr V. Pachidis/Dr
Y. Li
Assignment
10
Modules for
MSc award
Select
Maximum
10 credits
Total
FORTRAN PROGRAMMING COURSE
Please complete and return this form to the Thermal Power Course Administrator
69
Additional
modules for
assessment
(these will
appear on the
transcript as
additional
subjects)
Modules for
lecture
attendance
only
M.Sc. in Thermal Power – Power, Propulsion & the Environment
Subject Selection Form
Student Name:
Student Number:
Signature:
Date:
Mandatory Modules
Module Title
Module Leader
Method
of
Assessment
Blade Cooling
Dr D. Macmanus
Exam
5
Combustors
Environmental
Management
Engine Systems
Gas Turbine Theory
& Performance
Rotating Equipment
Selection
Turbomachinery
Dr V. Sethi
Dr O. Badr
Exam
Assignment
10
10
Dr Y. Li
Prof. P. Pilidis
Assignment
Exam
20
10
Dr J.A. Amaral
Teixeira
Dr D. Macmanus
Exam
10
Assignment
15
Subtotal
Credits
80
Optional Modules
Tick to select
Select ONE option only for each module
Method
of
Assessment
Credits
Module Title
Module Leader
Computational Fluid
Dynamics
Fatigue & Fracture
Dr J.A. Amaral
Teixeira
Dr P. Laskaridis
Assignment
10
Exam
10
Gas Turbine
Applications
Jet Engine Control
Dr G. di Lorenzo
Exam
10
Prof. P Pilidis
Assignment
10
Management for
Technology
Mechanical Design
of Turbomachinery
Propulsion System
Performance &
Integration
Simulation &
Diagnostics
Total
Dr S. Carver
Exam
10
Dr P. Laskaridis
Exam
10
Dr D. MacManus
Exam
10
Dr V. Pachidis/Dr
Y. Li
Assignment
10
Modules for
MSc award
Select
Maximum
20 credits
FORTRAN PROGRAMMING COURSE
Please complete and return this form to the Thermal Power Course Administrator
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Additional
modules for
assessment
(these will
appear on the
transcript as
additional
subjects)
Modules for
lecture
attendance
only
ABSENCE FORM
Student Name:
Student Number:
Date of Absence:
Reason:
Student Signature:
Date:
Please return this form to the Course Administrator
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ASSIGNMENT HAND-IN SHEET
This form must be attached as a cover sheet to the front of every piece of assessed work including
theses.
Work submitted without this form as the cover sheet will not be marked.
Student Name:
Student Number:
Subject Title:
Assignment Title:
Marking Tutor:
Hand-in Date:
Signature:
Date:
Cranfield University defines plagiarism as follows:-
Plagiarism is the use, without acknowledgement, of the intellectual work of other people, and the
act of representing the ideas or discoveries of others as one's own in any work submitted for
assessment or presented for publication. To copy sentences, phrases or even striking expressions
without acknowledgement of source (either by inadequate citation or failure to indicate verbatim
quotations) is plagiarism; to paraphrase without acknowledgement is also plagiarism.
I declare that the work handed in with this sheet is entirely my own effort. It is not in any way a
collaborative effort with another course member nor has it been extracted (plagiarised) from
someone else's work. I fully understand that if this is not the case, then I am likely to be reported
to the University Authorities and my work will, at the very least, be zero marked. I am also aware
that collaboration and plagiarism are considered in the same way as cheating by the University
authorities and could have quite severe implications for my future career prospects.
I require/do not require* this optional assignment to be assessed as part of the 100 credits
needed for my MSc (*delete as appropriate).
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PROJECT SELECTION FORM
Project Title
Student Name
Student Signature
Date
Supervisor Name
Supervisor Signature
Date
Notes
Thesis hand in date is fixed and extensions are granted only under exceptional circumstances.
This form has to be completed and handed in to the Course Administrator by the end of the fourth
week of the first term.
NOTIFICATION OF ANY CHANGES TO THESIS TITLE OR SUPERVISOR MUST BE SENT TO
THE COURSE ADMINISTRATOR
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FOR EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS ONLY:
A meeting between the course member, the EOF/laboratory support staff and the supervisor is
required to agree the following:
Plan and timing of Cranfield resource demand, including the plant, manpower, design and
experimental contents and requirements of the project (attach to this form).
Anticipated cost: £______________________________________
Agreed with EOF/Laboratory Support Staff.
Signed:
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