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ENTA13025 Sustainable Energy for Aviation

Sustainable Energy for Aviation

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General Information

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

Career Level: Undergraduate

Unit Level: Level 3

Credit Points: 6

Student Contribution Band: 8

Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

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 - 2025

Online

Rockhampton

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).