Competencies and objectives

Provisional information. Pending approval by the School/Faculty Board.

 

Course context for academic year 2025-26

La asignatura Mecánica de Fluidos y Propulsión Aeroespacial se imparte en el segundo semestre del segundo curso del Grado en Ingeniería Aeroespacial de la Universidad de Alicante. Se enmarca dentro del módulo de formación obligatoria y es fundamental para la comprensión de los fenómenos físicos que rigen el comportamiento de los fluidos, tanto en reposo como en movimiento, en contextos relevantes para la ingeniería aeroespacial.

Esta asignatura proporciona al estudiante los conocimientos teóricos y prácticos necesarios para abordar con solvencia el análisis de flujos incompresibles y compresibles, así como las bases del diseño y funcionamiento de sistemas de  propulsión. La combinación de conceptos de mecánica de fluidos con una introducción a la propulsión aeroespacial permite al alumno adquirir una visión integrada de procesos clave en el diseño y operación de aeronaves y vehículos espaciales.

Sirve además como asignatura puente hacia materias más avanzadas del plan de estudios, como Aerodinámica y Mecánica de Vuelo. 

 

 

Course competencies (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees) for academic year 2025-26

Transversal Competences

  • CT01 : Use the foreign language fluently to access information, respond to the needs of society and be self-sufficient in the preparation of their professional life.
  • CT02 : Utilizar de forma habitual las herramientas informáticas, así como las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones, en todo su desempeño profesional.
  • CT03 : Comunicar de forma oral y escrita transmitiendo información, ideas, problemas y soluciones a un público tanto especializado como no especializado.

 

General Competences

  • CG01 : Capacity for the design, development and management in the field of aeronautical engineering, in accordance with the knowledge acquired as established in section 5 of the order CIN/308/2009, of 9 February, aerospace vehicles, aerospace propulsion systems, aerospace materials, airport infrastructures, air navigation infrastructures and any space, traffic and air transport management system.
  • CG02 : Planning, drafting, direction and management of projects, calculations and manufacturing in the field of aeronautical engineering, in accordance with the knowledge acquired in accordance with section 5 of order CIN/308/2009, of 9 February, aerospace vehicles, aerospace propulsion systems, aerospace materials, airport infrastructures, air navigation infrastructures and any space, traffic and air transport management system.
  • CG03 : Installation, operation and maintenance in the field of aeronautical engineering, in accordance with the knowledge acquired as established in section 5 of the order CIN/308/2009, of 9 February, of aerospace vehicles, aerospace propulsion systems, aerospace materials, airport infrastructures, air navigation infrastructures and any space, traffic and air transport management system.
  • CG04 : Verification and Certification in the field of aeronautical engineering, in accordance with the knowledge acquired as established in section 5 of order CIN/308/2009, of 9 February, on aerospace vehicles, aerospace propulsion systems, aerospace materials, airport infrastructures, aeronautical infrastructures and any space, traffic and air transport management system.
  • CG05 : Ability to carry out activities of design, technical management, expertise, drafting of reports, opinions, and technical advice in tasks related to Aeronautical Technical Engineering, exercise of genuinely aerospace technical functions and positions.
  • CG06 : Ability to participate in flight test programmes to collect data on take-off distances, climb rates, stall speeds, manoeuvrability and landing capabilities.
  • CG07 : Capacity to analyse and assess the social and environmental impact of technical solutions.
  • CG08 : Knowledge, understanding and ability to apply the necessary legislation in the exercise of the profession of Aeronautical Technical Engineering.

 

Specific Competences

  • CE16 : Adequate knowledge and application to engineering of the concepts and laws governing the processes of energy transfer, fluid movement, heat transfer mechanisms and the change of matter and their role in the analysis of the main aerospace propulsion systems.
  • CE18 : Appropriate knowledge applied to Engineering of: the fundamentals of fluid mechanics; the basic principles of flight control and automation; the main physical and mechanical characteristics and properties of materials.
  • CE19 : Applied knowledge of: materials science and technology; mechanics and thermodynamics; fluid mechanics; aerodynamics and flight mechanics; navigation and air traffic systems; aerospace technology; theory of structures; air transport; economics and production; projects; environmental impact.

 

Basic Competences

  • CB2 : Students should know how to apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional manner and should possess those skills that are usually reflected when preparing and defending arguments and solving problems in their field of study.
  • CB3 : That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make judgements that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

  • Describe the main characteristics, properties and concepts relating to fluids within the development of Fluid Mechanics.
  • Construct the equations of conservation of mass, quantity of movement and energy of a fluid, formulating the Navier-Stokes and Euler equations, and estimating the dominant effects according to the problem considered.
  • Apply dimensional analysis and physical similarity to fluid mechanics problems, identifying the most important dimensionless parameters in fluid movement.
  • Calculate the forces exerted by a fluid on a solid and the flow of unidirectional and turbulent movements in conduits.
  • Calculate the flow of gases in convergent and convergent-divergent vessels and nozzles, as well as shock waves and Prandtl-Meyer expansion.
  • Describe the main aerospace propulsion systems and their architecture.
  • Construct the general equations of jet engines and calculate the cycle analysis and performances of a turbojet.
  • Identify the environmental impact of propulsion systems.

 

 

Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2025-26

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General

Code: 33817
Lecturer responsible:
Vigo Aguiar, María Isabel
Credits ECTS: 9,00
Theoretical credits: 0,00
Practical credits: 3,60
Distance-base hours: 5,40

Departments involved

  • Dept: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
    Area: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
    Theoretical credits: 0
    Practical credits: 1,2
  • Dept: APPLIED MATHEMATICS
    Area: ENGINYERIA AEROESPACIAL
    Theoretical credits: 0
    Practical credits: 1,2
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.
  • Dept: CIVIL ENGINEERING
    Area: HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    Theoretical credits: 0
    Practical credits: 1,2

Study programmes where this course is taught