An Introduction to Aircraft Power Plant

Dr.Chalothorn Thumthae

Thrust

Propulsion Efficiency

Efficiency

Piston Engines

Piston Engines Classification

Engine components

Piston engine accessory

Propeller

Gas Turbine Engines

Fundamental

Gas turbine type

Thrust distribution

Air flow system

Inlet

Compressors

Combustion Chambers

Turbines

Exhaust System

Accessory

Afterburning

Ramjet/Scramjet

Rocket

Basic science

• Fluid mechanics• Aerodynamics• Thermodynamics• Gas dynamics

Text books• 1Thomas A. Ward., Aerospace Propulsion Systems, John Wiley &

Sons. 2010• 2 ROBERT D. ZUCKER and OSCAR BIBLARZ, FUNDAMENTALS

OF GAS DYNAMICS, 2nd Eds, John Wiley & Sons. 2002• 3 Rolls-Royce plc, The Jet Engines, 5th Eds, The Technical

Publications Department, Derby, England, 1996• 4 Willard W. Pulkrabek, Engineering Fundamentals of the Internal

Combustion Engine, Prentice Hall, • 5. Lan McCloskey, et. al., Aircraft Powerplant Maintenance, 2nd Eds.

Avotek, 2008