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Learning outcomes
Identify the conservation laws relevant to thermodynamics and gas dynamics.
Use the principle of the conservation of energy to predict the performance of aerospace systems.
Appreciate how the second law of thermodynamics imposes upper limits on the efficiency of aerospace systems.
Analyse thermodynamic cycles as idealised analogues to propulsive systems.
Apply conservation principles to predict the behaviour of 1D shock and expansion waves.
Apply the quasi-1D approximation principle to design supersonic nozzles (eg rocket propulsion), wind tunnels and diffusers.
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Assessment summary
Continuous assessment: 40%
Final assessment: 60%
This unit contains threshold hurdle requirements that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final assessment component. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.
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