Aircraft Powerplants I
Abbreviation: ZRAPOGSU Load: 30(L) + 13(E) + 2(LE) + 0(S) + 0(FLE) + 0(PEE)
Lecturers in charge: dr. sc. Ernest Bazijanac
dr. sc. Anita Domitrović
Lecturers: David Gerhardinger mag. ing. aeroing. ( Exercises, Laboratory exercises )
Course description: Types of aircraft powerplants. Aircraft reciprocating (piston) engines. Theoretical principles of aircraft piston engines. Types of aircraft pistone engines. Ideal and working cycles. Fuel to Air Ratio. Abnormal combustion. Engine knocking (Detonation). Types of Aviation Fuel. Ideal and effective indicators. Aircraft engine performace. Aircraft engine certification requirements. Main parts of engines. Engine fuel system. Engine induction and exhaust system. Carburetor icing. Turbocharging and supercharging engine systems. Ignition system. Lubrication system. Engine cooling system. Propellers. Fixed pitch propellers. Variable pitch propellers. Constant speed propeller. Engine operation, power setting and mixture setting. Engine operation limitations.
Lecture languages: - - -
Compulsory literature:
1. Bazijanac, E.: Zrakoplovni klipni motori, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet prometnih znanosti, Zagreb, 2005.
2. Jeras, D.: Klipni motori - uređaji, Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 1992.
3. Domitrović, A., Gerhardinger, D.: Nastavni materijali za auditorne i laboratorijske vježbe, 2018., dostupno na sustavu Merlin
Recommended literature: - - -
Legend
L - Lectures
E - Exercises
LE - Laboratory exercises
S - Seminar
FLE - Practical foreign language exercises
PEE - Physical education excercises
* - Not graded