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Power and propulsion gas turbine engineer (level 7)

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Design and develop, operate and maintain gas turbine systems.

Knowledge, skills and behaviours
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Knowledge

  • Gas Turbine Theory and Performance – Introduction to gas dynamics; gas turbine cycles (ideal and actual cycles), engine configurations, design point performance and off-design behaviour by hand calculations, interpreting performance maps, approaches to transient calculations.
  • Gas Turbine Performance Simulation - computer-based modelling, design point and off-design performance steady-state simulation, transient performance simulation (constant mass flow and inter-component method).
  • Gas Turbine Diagnostics – condition monitoring techniques, fault diagnosis using linear and non-linear Gas Path Analysis, performance analysis based diagnostic techniques using computer-based data-driven algorithms or models.
  • Turbomachinery – Introduction to aerodynamics, thermofluids, and compressible flows, compressor design, turbine design and aerodynamic performance.
  • Combustors – Gas turbine combustor design consideration and sizing methodologies, combustor efficiency, pollutants/emissions, heat transfer and cooling, and fuels.
  • Blade Cooling - Heat transfer principles, cooling technologies (convection, impingement, film, transpiration and liquid cooling), their efficiency, advantages and limitations; materials and manufacturing processes.
  • Fatigue and Fracture - theories of fatigue failure, stress based methods, complex cyclic behaviour, strain methods, methodologies for life and fatigue assessment, and criteria for material selection, corrosion and thermal degradation.
  • Mechanical Design of Turbomachinery – Loads/forces/stresses in a gas turbine, failure criteria, blade vibration, blade off containment and turbomachine rotordynamics.
  • Jet Engine Control – Requirements and implementation of control constraints (variable stators, bleed valves and variable area nozzles), safe and responsive engine handling, fuel systems and fuel pumps, hydro-mechanical fuel metering - Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC), electronic engine controller, staged combustion, and airworthiness considerations.
  • Propulsion Systems Performance and Integration - Aircraft performance and noise, jet engine performance, intakes and exhaust systems, system performance and integration.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics for Gas Turbines - Flow modelling strategies, physical Modelling, finite difference equations, and practical demonstration.
  • Gas Turbine Theory and Performance – Introduction to gas dynamics; gas turbine cycles (ideal and actual cycles), engine configurations, design point performance and off-design behaviour by hand calculations, interpreting performance maps, approaches to transient calculations.
  • Gas Turbine Performance Simulation - computer-based modelling, design point and off-design performance steady-state simulation, transient performance simulation (constant mass flow and inter-component method).
  • Gas Turbine Diagnostics – condition monitoring techniques, fault diagnosis using linear and non-linear Gas Path Analysis, performance analysis based diagnostic techniques using computer-based data-driven algorithms or models.
  • Turbomachinery – Introduction to aerodynamics, thermofluids, and compressible flows, compressor design, turbine design and aerodynamic performance.
  • Combustors – Gas turbine combustor design consideration and sizing methodologies, combustor efficiency, pollutants/emissions, heat transfer and cooling, and fuels.
  • Blade Cooling - Heat transfer principles, cooling technologies (convection, impingement, film, transpiration and liquid cooling), their efficiency, advantages and limitations; materials and manufacturing processes.
  • Fatigue and Fracture - theories of fatigue failure, stress based methods, complex cyclic behaviour, strain methods, methodologies for life and fatigue assessment, and criteria for material selection, corrosion and thermal degradation.
  • Mechanical Design of Turbomachinery – Loads/forces/stresses in a gas turbine, failure criteria, blade vibration, blade off containment and turbomachine rotordynamics.
  • Gas Turbine Operations – Power and energy, configurations and applications, measured and calculated parameters, performance using operational data, part-load operations, control constraints, availability and reliability, maintenance, degradation: recoverable and non-recoverable, performance enhancement/retention: air filtration systems, compressor washing, inlet cooling technologies. Flexibility: response rate and minimum environmental load.
  • Combined Cycle Gas Turbine - Design point performance - Gas and Steam Turbine, Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) technology, off-design performance, transient performance, frequency control, performance economics, advanced cycles, and greenhouse issues.
  • Engineering Management - Engineers and technologists in organisations, people management, the business environment, strategy and marketing, supply chain, tendering, contract and procurement, new product development, team working and negotiation skills.

Skills

  • Evaluate the performance of an engine system, using well-informed assumptions to determine its condition.
  • Assess the outcomes from quantitative evaluations of gas turbine designs, to determine appropriate engine systems for particular applications.
  • Employ computer-based gas turbine models to estimate engine performance at design and off-design conditions.
  • Investigate the impact of different degradation and faults on gas turbine performance using computer-based models.
  • Employ computer-based diagnostic analysis tools to detect gas turbine faults.
  • Critically analyse the design and performance of turbomachinery components for modifications or new developments.
  • Assess the influence of design choices on combustor efficiency, emissions, durability and stability to meet expected standards and compliance.
  • Estimate the impact of operating conditions of a gas turbine combustor for maintenance replacements (life of combustor liner).
  • Account for heat transfer effects and the cooling technology to produce a realistic assessment of turbine blade conditions.
  • Assess life, fatigue and failure of cracked components.
  • Evaluate the loads, stresses from rotation and vibration, as well as failure criteria of turbomachinery components.
  • Assess the creep life of a gas turbine component subject to a complex operating profile.
  • Employ desk-top methods to evaluate the stress distributions and vibration frequencies, to suggest ways of ameliorating any problems.
  • Assess jet engine control systems design, the different mechanisms and components to allow for safe and efficient operation.
  • Apply the awareness of the regulatory requirements relevant to engine controls and fuel systems in the analysis of control and operational needs
  • Assess the overall aircraft performance.
  • Use component performance accounting relationships to assess the installation performance in respect of the integration of the engine and airframe.
  • Design effective turbomachinery grid generation strategies to ensure numerical models are successfully employed.
  • Use Computational Fluid Dynamics tools to generate effective flow analyses, evaluations and reporting of flow simulations.
  • Evaluate the performance of an engine system, using well-informed assumptions to determine its condition.
  • Assess the outcomes from quantitative evaluations of gas turbine designs, to determine appropriate engine systems for particular applications.
  • Employ computer-based gas turbine models to estimate engine performance at design and off-design conditions.
  • Investigate the impact of different degradation and faults on gas turbine performance using computer-based models.
  • Employ computer-based diagnostic analysis tools to detect gas turbine faults.
  • Critically analyse the design and performance of turbomachinery components for modifications or new developments.
  • Assess the influence of design choices on combustor efficiency, emissions, durability and stability to meet expected standards and compliance.
  • Estimate the impact of operating conditions of a gas turbine combustor for maintenance replacements (life of combustor liner).
  • Account for heat transfer effects and the cooling technology to produce a realistic assessment of turbine blade conditions.
  • Assess life, fatigue and failure of cracked components.
  • Evaluate the loads, stresses from rotation and vibration, as well as failure criteria of turbomachinery components.
  • Assess the creep life of a gas turbine component subject to a complex operating profile.
  • Employ desk-top methods to evaluate the stress distributions and vibration frequencies, to suggest ways of ameliorating any problems.
  • Evaluate gas turbine performance using machine sensor data from actual operations.
  • Identify and assess engine performance deterioration, as well as propose retrofit technologies to mitigate the impact.
  • Quantify the benefits of retrofit technologies related to performance enhancement and engine flexibility options.
  • Appraise the design and off-design performance of Combined Cycle Gas Turbine power plant.
  • Apply the appropriate methods and data available to assess the economic viability of operations and power generation technologies.
  • Evaluate the impact of the key functional areas (procurement, strategy, marketing and supply chain ) on the commercial performance, relevant to the manufacture of a product or provision of technical service.
  • Strategic in the exploitation of teams efforts/strengths with reference to operations and commercialising technological innovation.
  • Demonstrate negotiating skills, deal with uncertainty to allow technological innovation and change to flourish.

Behaviours

  • System Thinking - recognise the contribution of individuals at different levels and experiences (specialist and generalist), and appreciating interrelations and integration.
  • Team working - comfortable working collaboratively in teams.
  • Curiosity and Innovation – Open to new ideas and the development of such ideas of individuals or others, and adopt practices that are informed by wider considerations (environment, ethical and legal compliance).
  • Professional Commitment - Continue to embrace the development of domain knowledge and awareness of technological advances.
  • Leadership - taking responsibility for their actions, show perseverance and be prepared to lead, mentor and supervise others.
  • Responsiveness to change: flexible to changing working environment and demands; resilient under pressure
  • System Thinking - recognise the contribution of individuals at different levels and experiences (specialist and generalist), and appreciating interrelations and integration.
  • Team working - comfortable working collaboratively in teams.
  • Curiosity and Innovation – Open to new ideas and the development of such ideas of individuals or others, and adopt practices that are informed by wider considerations (environment, ethical and legal compliance).
  • Professional Commitment - Continue to embrace the development of domain knowledge and awareness of technological advances.
  • Leadership - taking responsibility for their actions, show perseverance and be prepared to lead, mentor and supervise others.
  • Responsiveness to change: flexible to changing working environment and demands; resilient under pressure
Apprenticeship category (sector)
Engineering and manufacturing
Qualification level
7
Equal to master’s degree
Course duration
36 months
Maximum funding
£16,000
Maximum government funding for
apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
Job titles include
  • Service development engineer
  • Customer support engineer
  • Gas turbine design
  • Project engineer
  • Maintenance manager
  • Rotating equipment engineer
  • Mechanical engineer
  • Plant operations engineer
  • Plant technician
  • Aerothermal engineer
  • Performance engineer

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