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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

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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).

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Class and Assessment Overview

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Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from As per unit coordinator's evaluation.

Feedback

More sustainable energy-related examples are to be practiced in the tutorials.

Recommendation

The tutorials should practice sustainable energy-related examples from the recommended textbooks and up-to-date research articles.

Feedback from Student Unit and Teacher Evaluations (SUTE)

Feedback

The unit is well-designed, and students are highly satisfied.

Recommendation

This is positive and motivating feedback. This practice should continue moving forward.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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Textbooks and Resources

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This information will be available on Monday 23 June 2025
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