3 ECTS credits
85 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4023614ENR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
Department
Applied Mechanics
External partners
Université libre de Bruxelles
Educational team
Patrick Hendrick (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
24 contact hours Lecture
12 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content

The valid fiche can be found at the following link : MECA-H402.

Course topics : Axial and radial turbomachines with non-compressible and compressible flows and the network on which the machine is installed.

Course aims/objectives : The course is an introductory course on all types of turbomachines from a user and a designer point of view. It aims at understanding the physics of the different rotating machines used to deliver energy to a fluid or extract its energy towards a shaft. Basic design principles are explained.

References : J. Gülich, Centrifugal pumps / J.H. Horlock, Axial flow compressors : fluid mechanics and thermodynamics / R. Aungier, Turbine aerodynamics : axial flow and radial-inflow turbine design and analysis

Additional info

Course notes : distributed by the professor in class.

36 contacthours Lecture

24 contacthours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The students must be able to explain the functioning of turbomachines. They are capable to analyse existing machines and to draw up a basic design for a new machine when the working conditions are given. The student has to be capable to show that he understands the taught theories, as well as their physical background and that he can interprete them.

They have to be able to put the acquired knowledge into practice.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Examen with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Written examination with a part on theory (8 points) without any course notes (closed books) and a part on exercises (8 points) with open books (theory and exercises done in class) + marks for the lab reports (4 points).

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Vehicle Technology and Transport (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Mechatronics-Construction (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Robotics and Mechanical Construction
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Sustainable Transport and Automotive Engineering