MSc Thermal Power & Propulsion
A propulsion-focused MSc
Cranfield's Thermal Power & Propulsion MSc is an industry-aligned programme built around gas-turbine and aerospace propulsion — combining thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and hands-on work.
Specialisation in Combustion, Thermoacoustics and High-Fidelity CFD
Core study spans combustion & emissions, turbomachinery, gas-turbine performance, and CFD.
The Individual Research Project, in collaboration with ITP Aero, investigates thermoacoustic instability and NOx in lean hydrogen micromix combustion. View thesis →
Taught modules
Chemical kinetics, flame stabilisation and the formation of pollutants — NOx, CO and soot — in gas-turbine combustors, with emphasis on lean and hydrogen combustion for low-emission propulsion.
Aerodynamic design and analysis of axial and centrifugal compressors and turbines — blade loading, loss mechanisms, stage matching and the link between geometry and stage efficiency.
Thermodynamic cycle analysis, component matching and off-design behaviour of aero and industrial gas turbines, from design-point sizing to transient and part-load operation.
Numerical methods, turbulence modelling and high-fidelity simulation applied to internal and external aerodynamic flows — discretisation, meshing and verification of results.
ITP Aero–sponsored thesis on thermoacoustic instability and NOx emissions in lean hydrogen micromix combustion, resolved with high-fidelity Large-Eddy Simulation. View thesis →
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