MSc Thermal Power & Propulsion
A propulsion-focused MSc
Cranfield's Thermal Power & Propulsion MSc is run with industry partners, 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 and 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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