GENERAL INFORMATION
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APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES |
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DEPARTMENT |
AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING |
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LEVEL OF STUDIES |
UNDERGRADUATE |
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MODULE CODE |
AE2150T |
SEMESTER OF STUDIES |
3RD |
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MODULE TITLE |
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS |
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INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES |
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Διαλέξεις και Ασκήσεις Πράξης |
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COURSE TYPE
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Specialty course
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PRE-REQUIRED COURSES:
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TEACHING AND EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: |
GREEK |
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THE COURSE IS OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS |
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2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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Learning objectives |
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The purpose of the course material is to introduce students to aircraft systems. The course focuses on the description of the crucial characteristics and operation of aircraft control systems which are more analytically presented in other specialty courses of the curriculum. After successfully completing the course, students should be able to: · Identify the aircraft systems and their position and describe their function. · Understand the basic and crucial characteristics of aircraft systems and their function. · Distinguish and identify possible causes of failure with the assistance of suitable construction designs of aircraft systems, analyse and propose repair solutions. · Collaborate with their fellow students to develop and present a study on aircraft individual operation and control systems.
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General skills |
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• Search, analysis and combination of data and information with the use of the necessary technologies. • Decision making • Independentwork • Group work • Criticism and self-criticism
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3. COURSE CONTENT
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Unit 1: Flight control systems Movable surface control systems, wire ropes and pulleys, hydraulic system, electrical system. Movale surface control mechanisms, connectors and worms. Trim system. Slats, flaps, leading edge systems. Vortex generators. Aerodynamic pedal systems. Large airliner systems. Unit 2: Landing gear Ι Types of landing gears. Wheel alignment. Gear direction and shock absorption systems. Wheel structure, wheel control. Unit 3: Landing gear ΙΙ Pedal systems, single and multiple disk systems. Brake activation system, independent main cylinders, boosted brakes, power brakes, decompressors. Anti-slip system. Tires, tire structure, tire control and maintenance. Unit 4: Hydraulic systems Hydraulic system operation system, hydraulic network. Aircraft hydraulic systems, open-center system, power pack system. Hydraulic fluids (natural, mineral and synthetic fluids). Hydraulic system units, tanks, filters, pumps, valves, pressure valves, accumulators. Hydraulic servo mechanisms. Unit 5: Pneumatic systems Primary and auxiliary system. Pneumatic aircondition and anti ice systems. Engine bleed air. Pressurisation system, safety system. Pneumatic network components, vacuum pumps, air filters, pressure valves. Unit 6: Cabin airconditioning system I Flight physiology. Aircraft Oxygen system, oxygen types, types of regulators. Oxygen masks. Pipes, valves, flow systems. Oxygen filling. Pressurisation system, pressure sources, engine bleed air. Unit 7: Cabin Airconditioning system II Heating, heat generation methods, ventilation, temperature conrol system. Airconditioning system, cooling principles, steam cooling cycle, cooling chemicals, desiccator, thermal expansion valves, evaporator, compressor, maintenance valves, Schrader valves. Unit 8: Fuel system Types of fuel, fuels for reciprocating engines and turbine engines. Fuel water problems.Fuel system, gravity feed fuel system, pump feed fuel system. Multiengine light aircraft fuel sytem. VIP fuel system. Large airliners fuel system. Fuel tanks, network and piping, valves, pumps, filters, heaters. Unit 9: Aircraft electric systems Electric power sources, batteries, generators and alternators. Voltage regulators. Electrical grid, avionics network, landing gear network. Alternator. Installation wirings, plugs. Network components, buttons, switches, fuses. Electric engines. Unit 10: Ice and rain control system. Rubber de icing boot system. Propeller electrothermal anti ice system. Rain control system, windshield wipers, chemical rain repellers, compressed air ejectors. Unit 11: Fire protection system Manual systems. Infrastructure systems, sensors, warning system. Fire extinguishing material distribution network. Activation system. Unit 12: Passenger welfare system Cabin, cabin structure, windows. Seats and aisles, ergonomic and safety. Luggage compartments. Kitchen. Plumbing and sewage system. Television and sound systems. Passenger communication devices |
4. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION
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ΤEACHING METHOD |
In the classroom
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USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES |
• Special software program • Use of internet • Learning support through e-class platform • Use of computer data projector
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TEACHING ORGANIZATION
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STUDENT EVALUATION
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Ι. Final written examination (70%) including: - Multiple choice questions - Comparative evaluation of theory elements - Topic development - Short answer questions
ΙΙ. Group work presentation (30%) |
5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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· James E. Johnson, Hydraulics for Engineering Technology, Prentice Hall, 1996. · Γ. Καραγκιόζογλου, Συστήματα Αεροσκαφών, Εκδ. Ζαμπάρας, 2009 · Κ. Καρκανιάς, Γ. Γούλιος, Τεχνολογία Αεροσκαφών, Εκδ. ΑΛΦΑ, Τόμος Α, 2003 · Κ. Καρκανιάς, Γ. Γούλιος, Τεχνολογία Αεροσκαφών, Εκδ. ΑΛΦΑ, Τόμος Β, 2001 · Jay. F. Hooper, Basic Pneumatics. An introduction to industrial compressed air systems and components, Carolina Academic Press, 1999 |