MODULE 2 – PHYSICS – on-line training

MODULE 2 –  PHYSICS – on-line training

Delivery methods: on-line Moodle

Group Size:  no limit

Language: polish/English

Content:

2.1 Matter

• Nature of matter: the chemical elements, structure of atoms,
• Chemical compounds;
• States: solid, liquid and gaseous;
• Changes between states.

 

2.2 Mechanics

 

2.2.1 Statics

• Forces, moments and couples, representation as vectors;
• Centre of gravity;
• Elements of theory of stress, strain and elasticity: tension,
• compression, shear and torsion;
• Nature and properties of solid, fluid and gas;
• Pressure and buoyancy in liquids (barometers).

 

2.2.2 Kinetics

• Linear movement: uniform motion in a straight line, motion under constant acceleration (motion under gravity);
• Rotational movement: uniform circular motion (centrifugal/centripetal forces);
• Periodic motion: pendular movement;
• Simple theory of vibration, harmonics and resonance;
• Velocity ratio, mechanical advantage and efficiency.

 

2.2.3 Dynamics

(a)

• Mass
• Force, inertia, work, power, energy (potential, kinetic and total energy), heat, efficiency;

(b)

• Momentum, conservation of momentum;
• Impulse;
• Gyroscopic principles;
• Friction: nature and effects, coefficient of friction (rolling resistance).

 

• Fluid dynamics

(a)

• Specific gravity and density;

(b)

• Viscosity, fluid resistance, effects of streamlining;
• Effects of compressibility on fluids;
• Static, dynamic and total pressure: Bernoulli's Theorem, venturi.

 

 

2.3 Thermodynamics

(a)

• Temperature: thermometers and temperature scales: Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin; Heat definition;

(b)

• Heat capacity, specific heat;
• Heat transfer: convection, radiation and conduction;
• Volumetric expansion;
• First and second law of thermodynamics;
• Gases: ideal gases laws; specific heat at constant volume and constant pressure, work done by expanding gas; Isothermal, adiabatic expansion and compression, engine cycles, constant volume and constant pressure, refrigerators and heat pumps;
• Latent heats of fusion and evaporation, thermal energy, heat of combustion.

 

2.4 Optics (Light)

• Nature of light; speed of light;
• Laws of reflection and refraction: reflection at plane surfaces, reflection by spherical mirrors, refraction, lenses;
• Fibre optics.

 

2.5 Wave Motion and Sound

• Wave motion: mechanical waves, sinusoidal wave motion, interference phenomena, standing waves;
• Sound: speed of sound, production of sound, intensity, pitch and quality, Doppler effect.

 

 

Who should attend: 

• Technical personnel in aircraft maintenance or engineering.

Prerequisites:

• A background in commercial aviation together with a general awareness of the regulatory
  is an advantage.

Certification:

• Certificate of completion