Reply To: 2 spool turbofan engine and a rocket engine

[Rob]

The courses are a mix of theory and practical use of the various Ansys tools. We generally focus on the latter in commercial training, but because students have a range of backgrounds we've added more theory to allow everyone to understand. 

CFX and Fluent have much the same functionality. CFX is currently favoured for turbo (for historical reasons), whereas Fluent has wider use, and may be a better option depending on your career plans. If you have local CFX help and your Prof can use it then by all means use CFX. I don't use CFX with any level of expertise, so rely on colleagues; I do have some Fluent experience and know it's just a case of learning the interface & some quirks. 

Rockets are in the dual use category for Export Law. Therefore I'm not permitted to offer any guidance as an employee of a US company in public (ie on the Forum).