Fluid Mechanics I and II Thermal Engineering Chemical basis of Engineering

Basic knowledge of combustion processes, their physical laws, and their applications to propulsion

1. Introduction to combustion phenomena and fuels. 1.1. Combustion in aerospace and industrial applications. 1.2. Hydrocarbon basic nomenclature. 2. Thermochemistry. 2.1. Fundamental laws of Thermodynamics. 2.2. Adiabatic Flame Temperature and combustion heat. 2.3. Chemical equilibrium and dissociation processes. 3. Chemical kinetics. 3.1. Arrhenius' equation. 3.2. Complex and single-step combustion mechanism. 3.3. Pollutants formation. Zeldovich mechanism. 4. Analysis of simple reacting systems. 4.1. Closed systems: constant pressure/volume reactors. 4.2. Open systems. 5. Mass and heat diffusion of gas mixtures. Evaporation of liquids 5.1. Mass diffusion. Fick's Law and Stefan's Problem.

The methodology combines 1) lecture classes presenting the different subjects 2) problem solving sessions 3) computer lab sessions, development or use of simple numerical tools to describe different combustion phenomena 4) homework sets of exercises 5) quizzes Homework and quizzes and computational labs contribute to continuous evaluation mark. In the academic year 2020-21, approximately half of the sessions will be online (synchronous), the rest will be in normal class-rooms in small groups of students. Tutorials can be both personally or through Aula Global. In the academic year 2020-21 all tutorials will be on-line due to the COVID19 emergency.