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 - 2026
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).
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.
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 In-class student feedback
Students expressed a preference for more hands-on activities to complement the unit's theoretical content.
It is recommended to incorporate additional practical exercises or project-based activities to enhance experiential learning and better engage students with the unit content.