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Gas Turbine Technology (Option of Thermal Power) – (M.Sc.)
Cranfield University
School of Engineering
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 6,675 - ≈ € 17,950 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Cranfield / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | March, October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Cranfield University
The United Kingdom continues to lead the world in power and propulsion technology. In addition to its established aerospace role the gas turbine is finding increasing application in power generation, oil and gas pumping, chemical processing and power plants for ships and other large vehicles.
The MSc course in Thermal Power with specialisation in Gas Turbine Technology makes accessible the advanced engineering skills required for a challenging career in these fields.
Excellent career prospects
This course offers a varied choice of challenging career opportunities. Many Thermal Power - Gas Turbine Technology MSc graduates occupy senior positions in their organisations, making valuable contributions to international industries.
Learn from our experience
The staffs within the Thermal Power Group have extensive experience of gas turbine design, in both industrial and Research and Development environments. Continuing close collaboration with major engine manufacturers in both the UK and overseas through teaching and research ensures that the course maintains the relevance and professionalism for which it is internationally renowned..
Focus on your interests
Although you will receive a thorough grounding in gas turbine design principles for aerospace, marine and industrial applications, we also structure the course to enable you to pursue your own specific interests and career aspirations. You may choose from a wide range of optional courses and select an appropriate research project.
Benefit from our reputation
Cranfield University has been at the forefront of postgraduate education gas turbine engineering since 1946. We have a global reputation for our advanced postgraduate education, extensive research and applied continuing professional development. With 94% of Cranfield graduates securing relevant employment within six months of graduation, you can sure that your qualification will be valued and respected by employers around the world.
Contents
Structure
A thorough grounding is provided in gas turbine design principles for aerospace, marine and industrial applications. The teaching programme comprises a series of lecture courses and an extensive Research or Design Project. Modules
Modules
The lecture programme consists of approximately fifteen courses; nine of these are compulsory and the remainder are selected from a list of ten options. Typical lecture courses are:
* Gas Turbine Theory and Performance
* Turbomachinery
* Combustors
* Intakes, Diffusers and Exhausts
* Engine Systems
* Gas Turbine Applications
* Blade Cooling
Research project
In addition to attending the lecture programme, the candidate is required to submit a written thesis describing a research project carried out during the course. This thesis is examined orally in September in the presence of an external examiner. Typical titles of projects undertaken recently are:
* Gas turbine performance adaptation
* Design of a Propfan Engine
* Design of a 1 MW Industrial Gas Turbine
* Novel Propulsion Systems Analysis
* Gas Path Analysis for Engine Diagnostics
* Computation of Turbine Blade Boundary Layers
* Cascade Studies of Variable Geometry IGVs
* Optimisation of Plain-jet Air-blast Atomisers
* Techno-Economic Analysis of Gas Turbines
* Growth Potential of a Helicopter Turboshaft
Assessment
The final MSc assessment is weighted equally between the assessed lecture courses and the project thesis.
Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma
A post-graduate certificate in the Gas Turbine Technology option is available for candidates who are only able to devote a limited part of the year to their studies. The postgraduate certificate in Gas Turbine Technology will entail attendance at the courses which are run between October and December and which are examined in late January. Obtaining the post-graduate diploma will entail attendance at the courses, which are run from October through to April the following year which are examined in late January and April.
Part-time options
The department offers a part-time MSc by research in Gas Turbine Technology. The MSc by research is assessed entirely on the basis of a research project/thesis which will normally take between 2 and 3 years to complete, depending on work commitments. Candidates will be required to attend 5 continuing professional development short courses (generally lasting one to two weeks each) at Cranfield in the first 2 years of the programme to provide specific academic background to the project.
Cranfield is very well located for visiting part-time students from across the UK and Europe and offers a range of library and support facilities to support your studies.
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Requirements
1st or 2nd class UK honours degree (or its equivalent) in engineering, mathematics, physics or an applied science. Candidates with a degree in a less applicable discipline, or mature applicants with alternative qualifications may be accepted onto a two-year programme in which the preliminary year is directed to the establishment of the necessary engineering background.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
Accreditation
Accredited by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers
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