Overview
Aerospace vehicles are powered using a range of energy sources. The design of current aircraft power plants needs to minimise the impact of air travel on the environment while improving passenger safety, comfort and costs. In this unit, you will learn the fundamentals of various types of combustion engines and the parameters that affect their performance. You will also be introduced to the various forms of renewable energy such as solar, wind and hydrogen, and energy storage systems such as batteries and fuel cells, focusing on their applicability in the aviation context. You will build on your knowledge of propulsion systems and learn about strategies to improve the efficiency of jet engines. This unit will also cover future fuels and energy sources, engine emission standards and improving the sustainability of air travel through harnessing waste energy and minimising engine emissions.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: Gas Turbine Engines
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2024
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
- Analyse the performance of various combustion engines and propulsion systems
- Evaluate the feasibility of using renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and hydrogen and various energy storage systems for air transportation applications
- Propose emission reduction strategies that suit a given air transport system in various jurisdictions
- Document professional documentation of the solutions and analysis process using relevant terminology, diagrams and standard symbols.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||
| 3 - Project (applied) - 30% | ||||
| 4 - Online Test - 30% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Textbooks
Aircraft and Automobile Propulsion: A Textbook
Edition: 1st edn (2013)
Authors: Shekhar, H
Alpha Science International
Oxford Oxford , UK
ISBN: 9781842659755
Binding: eBook
Fundamentals and Applications of Renewable Energy
1st edition (2020)
Authors: Kanoglu, M, Cengel, Y & Cimbala, JM
McGraw Hill
Sydney Sydney , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 9781842659755
Binding: eBook
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
m.nabi@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Different cycles for aircraft engines
Chapter
Chapter 1, Himanshu Shekhar
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial: Questions and problems based on different cycles
Module/Topic
Various propulsions for aircrafts
Chapter
Chapter 2, Himanshu Shekhar
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial: Questions and problems based on various propulsions
Module/Topic
Internal combustion engines and their performances
Chapter
Chapters 3-4, Himanshu Shekhar
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial: Questions and problems based on Internal combustion engines and their performances
Module/Topic
Carburation, fuel injection and lubrication
Chapter
Chapters 6 and 7, Himanshu Shekhar
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial: Questions and problems based on carburation, fuel injection and lubrication
Module/Topic
Introduction to renewable energy
Chapter
Chapter 1, Kanoglu et al.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial: Questions and problems based on renewable energy
Written assessment (Individual) Due: Week 5 Wednesday (7 Aug 2024) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
No class and tutorial
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Fundamentals of solar energy
Chapter
Chapter 3, Kanoglu et al.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial: Questions and problems based on fundamentals of solar energy
Module/Topic
Solar energy applications
Chapter
Chapter 4, Kanoglu et al.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial: Questions and problems based on Solar energy applications
Module/Topic
Wind energy and its applications
Chapter
Chapter 5, Kanoglu et al.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial: Questions and problems based on wind energy and its applications
Module/Topic
Biomass energy and its applications
Chapter
Chapter 8, Kanoglu et al.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial: Questions and problems based on biomass energy and its applications
Written assessment (Individual) Due: Week 9 Monday (9 Sept 2024) 12:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Hydrogen and fuel cells. Different energy storage systems.
Chapter
Chapter 10, Kanoglu et al.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial: Questions and problems based on Hydrogen, fuel cells and Different energy storage systems.
Module/Topic
Review class
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Online test preparation week
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
This is an individual mandatory assessment item worth 20%. Assessment 1 will cover the lectures and tutorials from week 1 to week 4. Students are required to demonstrate their theoretical knowledge, critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills. The questions for assessment items will be available in Moodle in Week 2. For each question, there will be marking rubrics in Moodle. This assessment is an important activity to check and enhance students' comprehension. The students should upload their answers to Moodle as a single pdf file within the allocated time period. Further details related to this assessment will be published on the unit Moodle site in Week 2. Students need to study the questions carefully, consult with the provided lecture/tutorial/Moodle materials, and conduct research using textbooks, journal articles, and website materials. Students should use appropriate tools for drawings and equations for drawings and equations. There is no specific word count for answering each question. Students are strongly advised to cover the related materials sufficiently before answering the assessment. There will be a submission link in Moodle, where students can submit the assessment on or before the deadline. Email submission is not acceptable.
Week 5 Wednesday (7 Aug 2024) 5:00 pm AEST
5% marks will be deducted for each day of delayed submission without prior approval
Week 7 Wednesday (28 Aug 2024)
Marks and comments will be uploaded to Moodle
Each question in the assessment will be assessed separately against some criteria (the detailed criteria will be available in Moodle in Week 2). Some of the key criteria are as follows:
- Proper formatting and structuring.
- Have neat, legible, and tidy work and presentation.
- Evidence of understanding, correct workings, answers, and solutions to questions.
- Accuracy and correct results, correct use of terminology (scientific language), and conventions.
- The correct referencing style where necessary.
- On-time submission.
- Prepare answers while respecting the contributions of others by providing appropriate referencing and citations.
- If answering questions requires drawing diagrams and/or writing equations, students should use appropriate tools to have quality diagrams and or equations.
Students are advised to submit the assessment item on or before the deadline to avoid the delay penalty. As per the CQU policy, 5% marks per day will be deducted for any delayed submission without prior approval.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY TO RESUBMIT OR REDO THIS ASSESSMENT.
- Analyse the performance of various combustion engines and propulsion systems
2 Written Assessment
This is an individual mandatory assessment item worth 20%. Assessment 2 will cover the lectures and tutorials from Week 5 to Week 8. Students are required to demonstrate their theoretical knowledge, critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills. The questions for assessment items will be available in Moodle in Week 4. For each question, there will be marking rubrics in Moodle. The students should upload their answers to Moodle as a single pdf file within the allocated time period. Further details related to this assessment will be published on the unit Moodle site in Week 5. Students need to study the questions carefully, consult with the provided lecture/tutorial/Moodle materials, and conduct research using textbooks, journal articles, and website materials. Students should use appropriate tools for drawings and equations for drawings and equations. There is no specific word count for answering each question. Students are strongly advised to cover the related materials sufficiently before answering the assessment. There will be a submission link in Moodle, where students can submit the assessment on or before the deadline. Email submission is not acceptable.
Week 9 Monday (9 Sept 2024) 12:00 pm AEST
5% marks will be deducted for each day of delayed submission without prior approval
Week 11 Monday (23 Sept 2024)
Marks and comments will be uploaded to Moodle
Each question in the assessment will be assessed separately against some criteria (the detailed criteria will be available in Moodle in Week 4). Some of the key criteria are as follows:
- Proper formatting and structuring.
- Have neat, legible, and tidy work and presentation.
- Evidence of understanding, correct workings, answers, and solutions to questions.
- Accuracy and correct results, correct use of terminology (scientific language), and conventions.
- The correct referencing style where necessary.
- On-time submission.
- Prepare answers while respecting the contributions of others by providing appropriate referencing and citations.
- If answering questions requires drawing diagrams and/or writing equations, students should use appropriate tools to have quality diagrams and or equations.
Students are advised to submit the assessment item on or before the deadline to avoid the delay penalty. As per the CQU Policy, 5% marks per day will be deducted for any delayed submission without prior approval.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY TO RESUBMIT OR REDO THIS ASSESSMENT.
- Evaluate the feasibility of using renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and hydrogen and various energy storage systems for air transportation applications
- Propose emission reduction strategies that suit a given air transport system in various jurisdictions
- Document professional documentation of the solutions and analysis process using relevant terminology, diagrams and standard symbols.
3 Project (applied)
This is team/group work worth 30%. The minimum mark to pass this assessment is 50%. The students should form a team, each consisting of 3-5 members. The number can vary depending on the students enrolled in that term. The team should start working on their team project in week 5 and finish in week 12. Further details of the project task description, date, and time of submission will be available in Moodle in week 4.
Week 12 Thursday (3 Oct 2024) 12:00 pm AEST
5% marks will be deducted for each day of delayed submission without prior approval
Exam Week Thursday (17 Oct 2024)
Marks and comments will be uploaded to Moodle
This is a team submission, and only one submission (project report) should be submitted via Moodle link. Email submission is not acceptable. Besides other criteria, the marking of each team member will be based on each team member's contribution. Each team member should contribute equally. A contribution table will be available along with the criteria, where the students should fill in their contributions and sign the form. Any team member’s unsatisfactory contributions will award that member a fail mark in this assessment item. Please be aware that if a team member contributes 0% to the team project, that member will not be taken into account when calculating the marks. Individual team members’ marks may be greater than team marks but will be capped at the maximum marks of this assessment.
Individual team member’s marks can be calculated with the following equation:
Individual team member’s marks = Total marks obtained by the team x (Individual contribution / Equal team contribution).
For example,
- A team (Team A) obtained a 27 out of 30 (30 is the maximum mark for assessment 3).
- Team A has three members. Contributions of Member 1, member 2 and Member 3 are 32%, 33% and 35% (total team contribution =100%, average contribution=33.33%), respectively.
- The marks for each team member as per the previous equation are:
- Marks for member 1 = 27 x 32/33.33 = 25.92
- Marks for member 2 = 27 x 33/33.33 = 26.73
- Marks for member 3 = 27 x 35/33.33 = 28.35
Students are advised to submit the assessment item on or before the deadline to avoid the delay penalty. As per the CQU Policy, 5% marks per day will be deducted for any delayed submission without prior approval.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY TO RESUBMIT OR REDO THIS ASSESSMENT.
- Propose emission reduction strategies that suit a given air transport system in various jurisdictions
- Document professional documentation of the solutions and analysis process using relevant terminology, diagrams and standard symbols.
4 Online Test
The minimum mark to pass this assessment is 50%. The online test will be held on the same date and at the same time. You can sit for this test at a location with an uninterrupted Internet connection and where you have access to a scanner. Also, your computer must have a video camera to monitor the test. The guidelines for the online test will be available in Moodle. The online test assessed all learning outcomes. The test covers topics from weeks 1 to 10 and consists of a mix of short and descriptive answer questions and calculations. This online test will be held during the university exam period. The exact date and time will be available in Weeks 9–10. The test has a duration of 2 hours.
Besides the 2 hours of test duration, the students will have 60 minutes to scan and upload the answers to Moodle submission link. The submission link will become inactive after the allotted time (after three hours from the starting time), and you will be unable to upload/submit your answers via the submission link. Unfortunately, there is no opportunity to submit the answers after the allotted time, and submission via email is not acceptable. Please note that this is a closed-book test. Students are not allowed to use textbooks, hand notes, and online resources but can use calculators. Equations will be provided at the end of the questions. You should use A-4 size papers to write answers. To upload/submit your answers, you are required to make all your answers in a single pdf file (the file size must not exceed 100 MB).
Please note that there is no opportunity to retake the online test before or after the scheduled date.
If you are unable to find a scanner, you can use your mobile phone to scan and upload the answer scripts.
Please find a list of Camera Scan apps below that are suitable for this.
- Adobe Scan (DC) https://adobescan.app.link/d/1n1NntFHTkb
- Microsoft Lens https://apps.apple.com/au/app/microsoft-lens-pdf-scanner/id975925059
- SwiftScan https://swiftscan.app/en/index.html
- CamScanner https://www.camscanner.com/
- ClearScan https://clearscanapp.com/
No Assessment Criteria
- Analyse the performance of various combustion engines and propulsion systems
- Evaluate the feasibility of using renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and hydrogen and various energy storage systems for air transportation applications
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
