Me Aero Syllabus

SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
(Established under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956)
Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai - 119.
SYLLABUS MASTER OF ENGINEERING PROGRAMME IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (4 SEMESTERS) REGULATIONS 2010
FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS 2010

Effective from the academic year 2010-2011 and applicable to the students admitted to the Master of Engineering / Technology / Architecture /Science (Four Semesters) 1. Structure of Programme 1.1 Every Programme will have a curriculum with syllabi consisting of theory and practical such as: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) 1.2 General core courses like Mathematics Core course of Engineering / Technology/Architecture / Science Elective course for specialization in related fields Workshop practice, Computer Practice, laboratory Work, Industrial Training, Seminar Presentation, Project Work, Educational Tours, Camps etc.
Each semester curriculum shall normally have a blend of lecture course not exceeding 7 and practical course not exceeding 4.
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1.3 The medium of instruction, examinations and project report will be English. Duration of the Programme A student is normally expected to complete the M.E/M.Tech./M.Arch/M.Sc Programme in 4 semesters but in any case not more than 8 consecutive semesters from the time of commencement of the course. The Head of the Department shall ensure that every teacher imparts instruction as per the number of hours specified in the syllabus and that the teacher teaches the full content of the specified syllabus for the course being taught.
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Requirements for Completion of a Semester A candidate who has fulfilled the following conditions shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirement for completion of a semester. 3.1 3.2 He/She secures not less than 90% of overall attendance in that semester. Candidates who do not have the requisite attendance for the semester will not be permitted to write the University Exams.
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Examinations The examinations shall normally be conducted between October and December during the odd semesters and between March and May in the even semesters. The maximum marks for each theory and practical course (including the project work and Viva Voce examination in the Fourth Semester) shall be 100 with the following breakup. (i) Theory Courses
Internal Assessment : University Exams : 20 Marks 80 Marks
(ii)
Practical courses
Internal Assessment : University Exams : - 100 Marks
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Passing requirements (i) A candidate who secures not less than 50% of total marks prescribed for the course (For all courses including Theory, Practicals and Project work) with a minimum of 40 marks out of 80 in the University Theory Examinations, shall be declared to have passed in the Examination. If a candidate fails to secure a Pass in a particular course, it is mandatory that he/she shall reappear for the examination in that course during the next semester when examination is conducted in that course. However the Internal Assessment marks obtained by the candidate in the first attempt shall be retained and considered valid for all subsequent attempts.
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Eligibility for the Award of Degree A student shall be declared to be eligible for the award of the M.E/M.Tech./M.Arch./M.Sc degree provided the student has successfully completed the course requirements and has passed all the prescribed examinations in all the 4 semesters within the maximum period specified in clause 2.
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Award of Credits and Grades All assessments of a course will be done on absolute marks basis. However, for the purpose of reporting the performance of a candidate, Letter Grades will be awarded as per the range of total marks (out of 100) obtained by the candidate as given below:
RANGE OF MARKS FOR GRADES

Range of Marks 90-100 80-89 70-79 60-69 50-59 00-49 ABSENT Grade A++ A+ B++ B+ C F W Grade Points (GP) 10 9 8 7 6 0 0
CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE CALCULATION

The CGPA calculation on a 10 scale basis is used to describe the overall performance of a student in all courses from first semester to the last semester. F and W grades will be excluded for calculating GPA and CGPA.
CGPA = i C i GP i i Ci
where Ci - Credits for the subject

GP i - Grade Point for the subject i - Sum of all subjects successfully cleared during all the semesters
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Classification of the Degree Awarded 1 A candidate who qualifies for the award of the Degree having passed the examination in all the courses of all the semesters in his/her first appearance within a maximum period of 4 consecutive semesters after commencement of study securing a CGPA not less than 9.0 shall be declared to have passed the examination in First Class Exemplary. A candidate who qualifies for the award of the Degree having passed the examination in all the courses of all the semesters in his/her first appearance within a maximum period of 4 consecutive semesters after commencement of study, securing a CGPA not less than 7.5 shall be declared to have passed the examination in First Class with Distinction. A candidate who qualifies for the award of the Degree having passed the examination in all the courses of all the semesters within a maximum period of 4 consecutive semesters after commencement of study securing a CGPA not less than 6.0 shall be declared to have passed the examination in First Class. All other candidates who qualify for the award of the Degree having passed the examination in all the courses of all the 4 semesters within a maximum period of 8 consecutive semesters after his/her commencement of study securing a CGPA not less than 5.0 shall be declared to have passed the examination in Second Class. A candidate who is absent in semester examination in a course/project work after having registered for the same, shall be considered to have appeared in that examination for the purpose of classification of degree. For all the above mentioned classification of Degree, the break of study during the programme, will be counted for the purpose of classification of degree. A candidate can apply for revaluation of his/her semester examination answer paper in a theory course, within 1 week from the declaration of results, on payment of a prescribed fee along with prescribed application to the Controller of Examinations through the Head of Department. The Controller of Examination will arrange for the revaluation and the result will be intimated to the candidate concerned through the Head of the Department. Revaluation is not permitted for practical courses and for project work.
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Final Degree is awarded based on the following :

CGPA 9.0 CGPA 7.50 < 9.0 CGPA 6.00 < 7.50 CGPA 5.00 < 6.00 First Class - Exemplary First Class with Distinction First Class Second Class
Minimum CGPA requirements for award of Degree is 5.0 CGPA. 9. Discipline Every student is required to observe disciplined and decorous behaviour both inside and outside the University and not to indulge in any activity which will tend to bring down the prestige of the University. If a student indulges in malpractice in any of the University theory / practical examination, he/she shall be liable for punitive action as prescribed by the University from time to time. 10. Revision of Regulations and Curriculum The University may revise, amend or change the regulations, scheme of examinations and syllabi from time to time, if found necessary.
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REGULATIONS 2010
M.E. - AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING REGULATIONS-2010 CURRICULUM

SEMESTER I Sl.No. THEORY 1 2 3 4 5 PRACTICAL 6 SAEX6501 Advanced Structures Lab 0 0 4 2 19 C 3 4 0 0 0 4 4 3 3 2 19 C 3 3 3 3 3 2 17 12 Page No. 9 10 11 12 Page No. 6 7 8 12 TOTAL CREDITS: SMTX5007 SAEX5001 SAEX5002 SAEX5003 SAEX5004 Advanced Mathematics Theory of Aerodynamics Advanced Aircraft Structures Aerospace Propulsion Advanced Aircraft Systems & Instruments 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 4 3 3 1 2 3 4 5 SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE L T P C Page No.
SEMESTER II
Sl.No. THEORY 1 2 3 4 5 PRACTICAL 6 SAEX6502 Experimental Aerodynamics Lab 0 0 TOTAL CREDITS: SAEX5005 SAEX5006 SAEX5007 Flight Mechanics Computational Structural Analysis Vibrational Analysis Elective I Elective II 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE L T P
SEMESTER III
Sl.No. THEORY 1 2 3 4 5 PRACTICAL 6 SAEX6503 Maintenance of Aircraft Systems Lab 0 0 4 TOTAL CREDITS SAEX5008 SAEX5009 SAEX5010 Space Flight Dynamics Advanced Composite Structures Conceptual Flight Design Elective III Elective IV 3 3 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE L T P
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SEMESTER IV
Sl.No. 1 SUBJECT CODE S40XPROJ SUBJECT TITLE Project work & Comprehensive Viva-Voce L 0 T 0 P 30 C 15 70
TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE COURSE
LIST OF ELECTIVES
Sl. No. SUBJECT CODE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SAEX5011 SAEX5012 SAEX5013 SAEX5014 SAEX5015 SAEX5016 SAEX5017 SAEX5018 SAEX5019 SAEX5020 SAEX5021 SAEX5022 SAEX5023 SAEX5024 SAEX5025 SAEX5026 SAEX5027 SUBJECT TITLE Experimental Methods in Stress Analysis Numerical Heat Transfer Boundary Layer Theory Computational Aerodynamics Industrial Aerodynamics Advanced Helicopter Dynamics Structural Dynamics High Temperature Problems in Structures Theory of Elasticity Hypersonic Aerodynamics High Temperature Gas Dynamics Advanced Propulsion Systems Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics Wind Engineering Theory of Plates & Shells Aircraft Dynamics and Control Aviation Management L 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Page No. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
L-Lecture Hours;
T-Tutorial Hours;
P-Practical Hours;
C-Credits
REGULATIONS 2010
SMTX5007
ADVANCED MATHEMATICS (Common to All Branches Except Bio Groups)
L 3
T 1
P 0
Credits 4
Total Marks 100
UNIT I MATRIX THEORY
10 hrs.
QR decomposition Eigen values using shifted QR algorithm Singular Value Decomposition Pseudo inverse Least square approximations
UNIT II CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS
10 hrs.
Concept of Functionals- Eulers equation Functionals dependent on first and higher order derivatives Functionals on several dependent variables Iso perimetric problems Variational problems with moving boundaries
UNIT III TRANSFORM METHODS
10 hrs.
Laplace transform methods for one dimensional wave equation Displacements in a string Longitudinal vibration of a elastic bar Fourier transform methods for one dimensional heat conduction problems in infinite and semi infinite rod.
UNIT IV ELLIPTIC EQUATION
10 hrs.
Laplace equation Properties of harmonic functions Fourier transform methods for laplace equations. Solution for Poisson equation by Fourier transforms method
UNIT V LINEAR & NON LINEAR PROGRAMMING

Simplex Algorithm Two Phase and Big M techniques Duality theory Dual Simplex method.
10 hrs.
Non Linear Programming Constrained extremal problems Lagranges multiplier method Kuhn- Tucker conditions and solutions
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Richard Bronson, Schaums Outlines of Theory and Problems of Matrix Operations, McGraw-Hill, 1988. Venkataraman M K, Higher Engineering Mathematics, National Pub. Co, 1992. Elsgolts, L., Differential Equations and Calculus of Variations. Mir, 1977. Sneddon,I.N., Elements of Partial differential equations, Dover Publications, 2006. Sankara Rao, K., Introduction to partial differential equations. Prentice Hall of India, 1995 Taha H A, Operations research - An introduction, McMilan Publishing co, 1982.
UNIVERSITY EXAM QUESTION PAPER PATTERN

Max Marks : 80 Exam Duration : 3 hrs. Part A : 6 questions of 5 marks each No choice 30 marks Part B : 5 questions, from each of the five units of internal choice each carrying 10 marks 50 marks
M.E (AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING) 1 REGULATIONS 2010
SAEX5001
THEORY OF AERODYNAMICS
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO AERODYNAMICS
10 hrs.
Various types of airplanes, Continuity and Momentum equations, Point source and sink, doublet, Free and Forced Vortex, Uniform parallel flow, combination of basic flows, Pressure and Velocity distributions on bodies with and without circulation in ideal and real fluid flows, Magnus effect
UNIT II INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW THEORY
10 hrs.
Conformal Transformation, Kutta condition, Thin aerofoil Theory and its applications. Vortex line, Horse shoe vortex, Biot - Savart law, lifting line theory and its applications.
UNIT III NON-LINEAR LIFTING LINE THEORY
10 hrs.
2 D Panel method Source and vortex panels, Numerical approach to lifting line theory. Vortex Lattice method.
UNIT IV AIRFOILS, WINGS AND AIRPLANE CONFIGURATION IN HIGH SPEED FLOWS
10 hrs.
shockwaves and expansion waves, Potential equation for compressible flow, small perturbation theory, PrandtlGlauert Rule, Linearised supersonic flow theory, Critical Mach number, Iift and Drag divergence Mach number, Shock stall, super critical airfoils, Transonic area rule, supersonic airfoils, wave drag.
UNIT V VISCOUS FLOW AND FLOW MEASUREMENTS
10 hrs.
Types of subsonic and supersonic wind tunnels Flow visualization processes Optical methods Measurement of force and moments in wind tunnels.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. J Anderson J.D. Jr., Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi.. 2007 2. Rathakrishnan.E., Gas Dynamics, Prentice Hall of India, 1995.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Karamcheti K., Principles of Ideal-Fluid Aerodynamics, John Wiley & Sons Inc.,1996 Bertin J.J., Aerodynamics for Engineers, 4th Ed. Prentice-Hall Inc.,2002 Kuethe A. M. and Chow C.-Y., Foundations of Aerodynamics, John Wiley & Sons Inc. 1986 Kundu P.K. & Cohen I.M., Fluid Mechanics, Elsevier Inc. 2008 Katz J. & Plotkin A., Low-Speed Aerodynamics, Cambridge University Press. 2001 Cebeci T. An Engineering Approach to the Calculation of Aerodynamic Flows, Horizons Publishing Inc. 1999

Max Marks : 80 Exam Duration : 3 hrs. Part A : 6 questions of 5 marks each No choice 30 marks Part B : 5 questions, from each of the five units of internal choice each carrying 10 marks 50 marks 20% problems and 80% Theory may be asked.

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SAEX5002
ADVANCED AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES
T 1
P 0
Credits 4
Total Marks 100
UNIT I BENDING OF BEAMS
10 hrs.
Elementary theory of bending - Introduction to semi-monocoque structures - Bredt-Batho theory - Stresses in beams of symmetrical and unsymmetrical sections -Box beams General formula for bending stresses- principal axes method Neutral axis method.
UNIT II SHEAR FLOW IN OPEN SECTIONS
10 hrs.
Shear stresses in beams Shear flow in stiffened panels - Shear flow in thin walled open tubes Shear centre Shear flow in open sections with stiffeners.
UNIT III SHEAR FLOW IN CLOSED SECTIONS
10 hrs.
Shear flow in closed sections with stiffeners Angle of twist - Shear flow in two flange and three flange box beams Shear center - Shear flow in thin walled closed tubes - Torsional iea flow in multi cell tubes - Flexural shear flow in multi cell stiffened structures.
UNIT IV STABILITY PROBLEMS
10 hrs.
Stability problems of thin walled structures Buckling of sheets under compression, shear, bending and combined loads - Crippling stresses by Needhams and Gerards methodsSheet stiffener panels-Effective width, Inter rivet and sheet wrinkling failures-Tension field web beams(Wagners).
UNIT V ANALYSIS OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
10 hrs.
Loads on Wings Schrenks curve - Shear force, bending moment and torque distribution along the span of the Wing. Loads on fuselage - Shear and bending moment distribution along the length of the fuselage. Analysis of rings and frames.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. E.F. Bruhn, Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures, Tristate Offset Co., 1980. 2. Megson, T.M.G; Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students, Edward Arnold, 1995.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Peery, D.J. and Azar, J.J., Aircraft Structures, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1993. 2. Stephen P. Tinnoshenko & S.woinowsky Krieger, Theory of Plates and Shells, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, Singapore, 1990. 3. Rivello, R.M., Theory and Analysis of Flight structures, McGraw-Hill, N.Y., 1993

SAEX5003
AEROSPACE PROPULSION
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I ELEMENTS OF AIRCRAFT PROPULSION
10 hrs.
Classification of power plants based on methods of aircraft propulsion Propulsive efficiency Specific fuel consumption - Thrust and power- Factors affecting thrust and power- Illustration of working of Gas turbine engine Characteristics of turboprop, turbofan and turbojet , Ram jet, Scram jet Methods of Thrust augmentation.
UNIT II PROPELLER THEORY
10 hrs.
Momentum / actuator disc theory, Blade element theory, combined blade element and momentum theory, vortex theory, rotor in hover, rotor model with cylindrical wake and constant circulation along blade, free wake model, Constant chord and ideal twist rotors, Lateral flapping, Coriolis forces, reaction torque, compressibility effects, Ground effect.
UNIT III INLETS, NOZZLES AND COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
10 hrs.
Subsonic and supersonic inlets Relation between minimum area ratio and external deceleration ratio Starting problem in supersonic inlets Modes of inlet operation, jet nozzle Efficiencies Over expanded, under and optimum expansion in nozzles Thrust reversal. Classification of Combustion chambers - Combustion chamber performance Flame tube cooling Flame stabilization.
UNIT IV COMPRESSORS AND TURBINES
10 hrs.
Centrifugal compressor Work done and pressure rise Velocity diagrams Elementary theory of axial flow compressor degree of reaction Impulse and reaction gas turbines Velocity triangles Choice of blade profile, pitch and chord.
UNIT V ROCKET PROPULSION
10 hrs.
Introduction to rocket propulsion Reaction principle Thrust equation Classification of rockets based on propellants used solid, liquid and hybrid Comparison of these engines with special reference to rocket performance Thrust control in liquid rockets.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Hill,P.G. and Peterson, C.R. Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion, Addison Wesley Longman Inc. 1999 2. Cohen, H. Rogers, G.F.C. and Saravanamuttoo,H.I.H, Gas Turbine Theory, Longman,1989
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. G.C. Oates, Aerothermodynamics of Aircraft Engine Components, AIAA Education Series, 1985. 2. G.P.Sutton, Rocket Propulsion Elements, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 5th Edition, 1986. 3. W.P.Gill, H.J.Smith & J.E. Ziurys, Fundamentals of Internal Combustion Engines as applied to Reciprocating, Gas turbine & Jet Propulsion Power Plants, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., 1980.

SAEX5004 ADVANCED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS & INSTRUMENTS
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

Modern Hydraulic Systems and Pneumatic Systems Brake System Landing Gear Systems
10 hrs.
UNIT II FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS
10 hrs.
Modern power Assisted and Fully Powered Flight Controls Modern Control Systems Advanced Digital Fly By Wire systems and Active Control Technology., Communication and Navigation System Instrument Landing Systems, VOR.
UNIT III ADVANCED ENGINE SYSTEMS
10 hrs.
Piston Engine components-Lubrication System-Fuel System-Ignition System-Starting System--Jet Engine Components Lubrication System -- Fuel System -- Starting and Ignition Systems.
UNIT IV AIRCRAFT CABIN SYSTEM
10 hrs.
Heating SystemsCabin Cooling System - Cabin Pressurisation SystemsCabin Environmental Systems for a jet air linerOxygen Systems.
UNIT V AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS
10 hrs.
Flight Instrument and Navigation Instruments Accelerometers, Air Speed Indicators Mach Meters Altimeters principles and Operation Study of Various Types of Engine Instruments Tachometers Temperature Gauges Pressure Gauges Operation and Principles.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mekinly, J.L. and Bent, R.D., Aircraft Power Plants, McGraw Hill, 1993. Pallet, E.H.J., Aircraft Instruments & Principles, Pitman & Co., 1993. Treager, S., Gas Turbine Technology, McGraw Hill, 1997. Mckinley, K.L., and Bent, R.D., Aircraft Maintenance & Repair, McGraw Hill1993 General Hand Books of Airframe and Power plant Mechanics, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, the English Book Store, New Delhi, 1995.

Max Marks : 80 Part A : 6 questions of 5 marks each No choice Exam Duration : 3 hrs. 30 marks 50 marks
REGULATIONS 2010
Part B : 5 questions, from each of the five units of internal choice each carrying 10 marks
M.E (AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING) 5
SAEX5005
FLIGHT MECHANICS
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT
10 hrs.
Physical properties and structure of the atmosphere, International Standard Atmosphere, Temperature, pressure and altitude relationship, Measurement of speed True, Indicated and Equivalent air speed, Streamlined and bluff bodies, Various Types of drag in airplanes, Drag polar, Methods of drag reduction of airplanes.
UNIT II AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE IN LEVEL, CLIMBING AND GLIDING FLIGHT
10 hrs.
Straight and level flight, Thrust required and available, Power required and available, Effect of altitude on thrust and power, Conditions for minimum drag and minimum power required, Gliding and Climbing flight, Range and Endurance
UNIT III ACCELERATING FLIGHT
10 hrs.
Take off and landing performance, Turning performance, horizontal and vertical turn, Pull up and pull down, maximum turn rate, V-n diagram
UNIT IV LONGITUDINAL STABILITY AND CONTROL

Degrees of freedom of a system, static and dynamic stability, static longitudinal stability,
10 hrs.
Contribution of individual components, neutral point, static margin, Hinge moment, Elevator control effectiveness, Power effects, elevator angle to trim, elevator angle per g, maneuver point, stick force gradient, aerodynamic balancing, Aircraft equations of motion, stability derivatives, stability quartic, Phugoid motion
UNIT V LATERAL, DIRECTIONAL STABILITY AND CONTROL
10 hrs.
Yaw and side slip, Dihedral effect, contribution of various components, lateral control, aileron control power, strip theory, aileron reversal, weather cock stability, directional control, rudder requirements, dorsal fin, One engine inoperative condition, Dutch roll, spiral and directional divergence, autorotation and spin
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Houghton, E.L., and Caruthers, N.B., Aerodynamics for engineering students, Edward Arnold Publishers, 1988. 2. Perkins C.D., & Hage, R.E. Airplane performance, stability and control, Wiley Toppan, 1974.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Kuethe, A.M., and Chow, C.Y., Foundations of Aerodynamics, John Wiley & Sons, 1982. Clancey,L.J. Aerodynamics, Pitman, 1986. Babister, A.W. Aircraft stability and response, Pergamon Press, 1980. Nelson, R.C. Flight Stability & Automatic Control, McGraw-Hill, 1989. McCormic, B.W., Aerodynamics, Aeronautics & Flight Mechanics John Wiley, 1995.

Max Marks : 80 Exam Duration : 3 hrs. Part A : 6 questions of 5 marks each No choice 30 marks Part B : 5 questions, from each of the five units of internal choice each carrying 10 marks 50 marks 70% Theory and 30% Problems may be asked.
SAEX5006
COMPUTATIONAL STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
L 3
T 1
P 0
Credits 4
Total Marks 100
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
10 hrs.
Basics of FEA, historical background,. General Steps of the finite Element Method,Applications and Advantages of FEM. Boundary and initial value problems.Variational formulation in finite elements, Weighted esidual methods Galerkin method, sub domain method, method of least square and collocation method, numerical problems.
UNIT II STATIC ANALYSIS
10 hrs.
General procedure of FEM, Descritization of domain, Stiffness matrix for basic types of element -spring, Bar , truss, beam and Frame elementsusing Stiffness method and Galerkins Method- shape functions,- Isoparametric elements.
UNIT III FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF TWO DIMENSIONAL PROBLEMS
10 hrs.
Development of the plane Stress and plane Strain- Stffness equations,Finite Element solution for CST elements, LST Elements, Axisymmetric Elements(application to Pressure vessel) Isoparametric Formulation-Bar element,rectangular plane stress element-Numerical Integration.
UNIT IV APPLICATION OF FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
10 hrs.
1-D and 2-D Heat transfer Finite Element Formulation , Fluid Flow Finite Element Formulation, Formulation of thermal stress Problems.Structural Dynamics and time-Dependent Problems .
UNIT V INTRODUCTION TO ADVANCED TOPICS
10 hrs.
Three dimonsional problems-Tetrahedral Element- Isoparametric Formulation, usage of various FEA software packages.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Darly L.Logan A first course in the finite element method, Nelson .Cengage Learning 2007 2. Chandrupatla and Bologundu., Finite Elements in Engineering, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd, 1997.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Rao, S. S., Finite Element Methods in Engineering, Pergamon Press, 1989. 2. Krishnamoorthy, C. S., Finite Element Analysis -Theory and Programming, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co, 1987. 3. Zienkiewicz, O. C., The Finite Element Method in Engg. Science, McGraw Hill, London, 1977.

Max Marks : 80 Exam Duration : 3 hrs. Part A : 6 questions of 5 marks each No choice 30 marks Part B : 5 questions, from each of the five units of internal choice each carrying 10 marks 50 marks 75% Problems and 25% Theory may be asked.
SAEX5007
VIBRATIONAL ANALYSIS
L 3
T 1
P 0
Credits 4
Total Marks 100
UNIT I SINGLE DEGREE OF FREEDOM SYSTEMS
10 hrs.
Introduction-Simple harmonic motion, definition of terminologies, Newtons Laws, DAlemberts principle, Energy methods. Free vibrations, free damped vibrations, and forced vibrations with and without damping, base excitation, and vibration measuring instruments.
UNIT II MULTI-DEGREES OF FREEDOM SYSTEMS
10 hrs.
Two degrees of freedom systems, Static and dynamic couplings, eigen values, eigen vectors and orthogonality conditions of eigen vectors, Vibration absorber, Principal coordinates, Principal modes. Hamiltons Principle, Lagrangean equation and their applications.
UNIT III VIBRATION OF ELASTIC BODIES
10 hrs.
Transverse vibrations of strings, Longitudinal, Lateral and Torsional vibrations. Approximate methods for calculating natural frequencies.-Holtzers method- Stodalas method.
UNIT IV EIGEN VALUE PROBLEMS & DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF LARGE SYSTEMS
10 hrs.
Eigen value extraction methods Subspace hydration method, Lanczos method Eigen value reduction method Dynamic response of large systems Implicit and explicit methods.
UNIT V CRITICAL SPEED OF SHAFTS

Fundamental and higher order critical speeds, Solution of Rayleigh and Dunkerley methods
10 hrs.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Timoshenko, S. Vibration Problems in Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1987. 2. Meirovitch, L. Elements of Vibration Analysis, McGraw-Hill Inc., 1986. 3. Thomson W.T, Marie Dillon Dahleh, Theory of Vibrations with Applications, Prentice Hall, 1997
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. F.S. Tse., I.F. Morse and R.T. Hinkle, Mechanical Vibrations, Prentice-Hall of India, 1985. 2. Rao.J.S. and Gupta.K. Theory and Practice of Mechanical Vibrations, Wiley Eastern Ltd., New Delhi, 1999. 3. Fung, Y.C., An Introduction to the Theory of Aeroelasticity, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1985.

SAEX5008
SPACE FLIGHT DYNAMICS
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I ORBITAL MECHANICS
10 hrs.
Description of solar system Keplers Laws of planetary motion Newtons Law of Universal gravitation Two body and Three-body problems Jacobis Integral, Librations points - Estimation of orbital and escape velocities
UNIT II SATELLITE DYNAMICS
10 hrs.
Geosynchronous and geostationary satellites life time satellite perturbations Hohmann orbits calculation of orbit parameters Determination of satellite rectangular coordinates from orbital elements
UNIT III ROCKET MOTION
10 hrs.
Principle of operation of rocket motor - thrust equation one dimensional and two dimensional rocket motions in free space and homogeneous gravitational fields Description of vertical, inclined and gravity turn trajectories determinations of range and altitude simple approximations to burnout velocity staging of rockets.
UNIT IV ROCKET AERODYNAMICS
10 hrs.
Description of various loads experienced by a rocket passing through atmosphere drag estimation wave drag, skin friction drag, form drag and base pressure drag Boat-tailing in missiles performance at various altitudes conical and bell shaped nozzles adapted nozzles rocket dispersion launching problems.
UNIT V STAGING AND CONTROL OF ROCKET VEHICLES
10 hrs.
Need for multistaging of rocket vehicles multistage vehicle optimization stage separation dynamics and separation techniques- aerodynamic and jet control methods of rocket vehicles - SITVC.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. G.P. Sutton, Rocket Propulsion Elements, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 5th Edition, 1986. 2. J.W. Cornelisse, Rocket Propulsion and Space Dynamics, J.W. Freeman & Co., Ltd., London, 1982.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Van de Kamp, Elements of astromechanics, Pitman Publishing Co., Ltd., London, 1980. 2. E.R. Parker, Materials for Missiles and Spacecraft, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1982.

SAEX5009
ADVANCED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSITES
10 hrs.
General Introduction and Concept, Historical development, Concept of Composite materials, Material properties that can be improved by forming a composite material& its engineering potential Basic definitions, Various types of composites, Classification based on Matrix Material, Fiber Reinforced Composites. Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites, Particulate Composites.Comparison with Metals, Advantages & limitations of Composites Role and Selection or reinforcement materials. Types of fibres, Mechanical properties of fibres. functions of a Matrix, Desired Properties of a Matrix, Polymer Matrix (Thermosets and Thermoplastics), Metal matrix, Ceramic matrix, Carbon Matrix, Glass Matrix etc.Fibre reinforced Polymer (FRP) Laminated composites Lamina & Laminate Lay-up.
UNIT II BEHAVIOUR OF A LAMINATE-I
10 hrs.
Linear Elastic Stress-Strain Characteristics of FRP Composites, Stress and Strain components in 3-D, Generalized Hookes Law in 3-D, Stress-Strain relations in 3-D for Isotropic and orthotropic case. Mechanics of load-transfer in a Laminate. Prediction of Engineering Property in a Laminate Lamina Stress-Strain a relation in material coordinates, Transformation relations, Lamina Stress - Strain relations in Structure Global coordinates
UNIT III LAMINATED COMPOSITES-II
10 hrs.
Mechanics of Plates/Kirchhoffs Plate Theory. Laminate Strain-Displacement relationship based on Kirchhoffs Hypothesis Laminate Stiffness and ABD-Matrices. Symmetric .Anti-symmetric and Non-symmetric laminates Micromechanics of Laminae.
UNIT IV STRENGTH AND FAILURE CONCEPTS
10 hrs.
Macro-mechanical Failure Theories Maximum Stress Theory, Maximum Strain Theory, Tsai-Hill theory, Tsai-Wu Theory . Design issuesTypical Structural Component design process Laminate Analysis
UNIT V MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
10 hrs.
Overall considerations, Autoclave curing, Other Manufacturing Processes Fiber-only performs, Combined Fiber-Matrix performs.Tooling and Specialty materials, Release agents, Peel plies, release films and fabrics, Bleeder and breather plies, bagging films .Applications of composites
TEXT BOOK:
Autar K.Kaw, Mechanics of Composite Materials, CRC press LLC 1997
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. 2. 3. 4. Calcote, L.R, " The Analysis of Laminated Composite Structures ", Von-Nostrand Reinhold Company,New York, 1998. Jones, R.M., " Mechanics of Composite Materials ", McGraw Hill Kogakusha Ltd., Tokyo, 1985. Agarwal, B.D., and Broutman, L.J., " Analysis and Performance of Fibre Composites ", John wiley and sons Inc., New York,1980. Lubin, G., " Handbook on Advanced Plastics and Fibre Glass ", Von Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York

SAEX5010
CONCEPTUAL FLIGHT DESIGN
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN AVIATION
6 hrs.
Categories and types of aircrafts various configurations Layouts and their relative merits strength, stiffness, fail safe and fatigue requirements Manoeuvering load factors Gust and manoeuverability envelopes Balancing and maneuvering loads on tail planes.
UNIT II POWER PLANT TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS
6 hrs.
Characteristics of different types of power plants Propeller characteristics and selection Relative merits of location of power plant.
UNIT III PRELIMINARY DESIGN
6 hrs.
Selection of geometric and aerodynamic parameters Weight estimation and balance diagram Drag estimation of complete aircraft Level flight, climb, take off and landing calculations range and endurance static and dynamic stability estimates control requirements.
UNIT IV SPECIAL PROBLEMS
6 hrs.
Layout peculiarities of subsonic and supersonic aircraft optimisation of wing loading to achieve desired performance loads on undercarriages and design requirements.
UNIT V STRUCTURAL DESIGN
6 hrs.
Estimation of loads on complete aircraft and components Structural design of fuselage, wings and undercarriages, controls, connections and joints. Materials for modern aircraft Methods of analysis, testing and fabrication.
PRACTICALS
Conceptual design of an aircraft for given specifications.
20 hrs.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. D.P. Raymer, Aircraft conceptual design, AIAA Series, 1988. 2. G. Corning, Supersonic & Subsonic Airplane Design, II Edition, Edwards Brothers Inc., Michigan, 1953. 3. E.F. Bruhn, Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures, Tristate Offset Co., U.S.A., 1980.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. E. Torenbeek, Synthesis of Subsonic Airplane Design, Delft University Press, London, 1976. 2. H.N.Kota, Integrated design approach to Design fly by wire Lecture notes Interline Pub. Bangalore, 1992. 3. A.A. Lebedenski, Notes on airplane design, Part-I, I.I.Sc., Bangalore, 1971.

SAEX6501
ADVANCED STRUCTURES LAB LIST OF EXPERIMENTS
L 0
T 0
P 4
Credits 2
Total Marks 100
1. Constant strength Beams 2. Buckling of columns 3. Unsymmetrical Bending of Beams 4. Shear Centre Location for Open Section 5. Shear Centre Location for Closed Section 6. Flexibility Matrix for Cantilever Beam 7. Combined Loading 8. Calibration of Photo Elastic Materials 9. Stresses in Circular Disc Under Diametrical Compression Photo Elastic Method 10. Vibration of Beams with Different Support Conditions 11. Determination of elastic constants of a composite laminate. 12. Wagner beam
SAEX6502
EXPERIMENTAL AERODYNAMICS LAB LIST OF EXPERIMENTS
L 0
T 0
P 4
Credits 2
Total Marks 100
1. Calibration of subsonic wind tunnel 2. Pressure distribution over a smooth and rough cylinders 3. Pressure distribution over a symmetric aerofoil section 4. Pressure distribution over a cambered aerofoil section 5. Force measurement using wind tunnel balance for various models 6. Pressure distribution over a wing of symmetric aerofoil section 7. Pressure distribution over a wing of cambered aerofoil section 8. Flow visualization studies in incompressible flows 9. Calibration of supersonic wind tunnel 10. Supersonic flow visualization studies
SAEX6503
MAINTNENCE OF AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS LAB LIST OF EXPERIMENTS
L 0
T 0
P 4
Credits 2
Total Marks 100
1. Aircraft Jacking Up procedure 2. Aircraft Leveling procedure 3. Control System Rigging check procedure 4. Aircraft Symmetry Check procedure 5. Flow test to assess of filter element clogging 6. Pressure Test To assess hydraulic External/Internal Leakage 7. Functional Test to adjust operating pressure 8. Pressure Test procedure on fuel system components 9. Brake Torque Load Test on wheel brake units 10. Maintenance and rectification of snags in hydraulic and fuel systems
AEX5011
EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN STRESS ANALYSIS
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I MEASUREMENTS
10 hrs.
Principles of measurements-Accuracy, Sensitivity and range of measurements. Measurement of force or load, Measurement of torque., Strain measurement of rotating shaft, Measurement of pressure or vacuum.
UNIT II EXTENSOMETERS
10 hrs.
Mechanical, Optical, Acoustical and Electrical extensometers and their uses, Advantages and disadvantages. Review of bridge circuits
UNIT III ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE STRAIN GAUGES
10 hrs.
Principle of operation and requirements-Types and their uses-Materials for strain gauge. Calibration and temperature compensation-cross sensitivity, Rosette analysis Delta,Tee, rectangular Rosette -- Wheatstone bridge and potentiometer circuits for static and dynamic strain measurements- strain indicators.
UNIT IV PHOTOELASTICITY
10 hrs.
Stress analysis by two and three dimensional photoelasticity-interpolation of stress patterns-Typical applications-Description and uses of reflection polariscope
UNIT V NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
10 hrs.
Fundamentation of NDT-Radiography-ultrasonics -Magnetic particle inspection- Fluorescent penetrant techniqueEddy current testing- Acoustic Emission Technique-Fundamentals of brittle coating methods- Introduction to Moire techniques- Holography- Ultrasonic C-Scan- Thermography, Fibre-optic Sensors.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Dally, J. W., and Riley, W. F., Experimental Stress Analysis, McGraw Hill Inc., New York, 1978. 2. Hetyenyi, M., Hand Book of Experimental Stress Analysis, John Wiley and Sons Inc., New York, 1972. 3. Experimental stress analysis Dr. Sadhu Singh., Khanna Publications.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Srinath, L. S., Raghava, M.R., Lingaiah, K.Gargesha, G.Pant B., and Ramachandra, K., Experimental Stress Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1984. 2. Pollock, A. A., Acoustic Emission in Acoustics and Vibrations Progress, ed. by Stephens R.W.B.,Chapman and Hall, 1983.

SAEX5012
NUMERICAL HEAT TRANSFER
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I BASICS OF HEAT TRANSFER
6 hrs.
Basic review of heat transfer Conduction Convection -Radiation Aerospace problems- Application of numerical methods
UNIT II CONDUCTIVE HEAT TRANSFER
6 hrs.
Conduction Convection systems Numerical treatment of 1-D and 2-D heat conduction Problems in Cartesian and polar coordinate systems conduction with heat generation - Heat transfer problems in infinite and semi infinite solids 1-D Transient analysis
UNIT III CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER
6 hrs.
Convection- Numerical treatment of steady 1-D and 2-d heat convection-diffusion steady-unsteady problemsComputation of thermal boundary layer flows-Transient free convection from a heat vertical plate
UNIT IV RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER

fin.
6 hrs.
Radiation- Numerical treatment of radiation problems- transient mixed convection and radiation from a vertical
UNIT V SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
6 hrs.
Heat transfer problem in gas turbine combustion chamber-ablative heat transfer- Aerodynamic heating-Moving boundary problems - Numerical treatment.
PRACTICALS
Developing a numerical code for 1D, 2D heat transfer problems.
20 hrs.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. P. S. Ghoshdasidar , Computer simulation of low and Heat transfer McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New Delhi, 1998. 2. Yunus A. Cengel, Heat Transfer A Practical Approach Tata McGraw Hill Edition, 2003 3. S.C. Sachdeva, Fundamentals of Engineering Heat & Mass Transfer, Wiley Eastern Ltd., New Delhi, 1981.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. John H. Lienhard, A Heat Transfer Text Book, Prentice Hall Inc., 1981. J.P. Holman, Heat Transfer, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York, 6th Edition, 1991. John D. Anderson, JR Computational Fluid Dynamics, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York, 1995. T.J. Chung, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, 2002 C.Y.Chow, Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics, John Wiley, 1979.

SAEX5013
BOUNDARY LAYER THEORY
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I VISCOUS FLOW EQUATIONS

Navier-Stokes Equations, Creeping motion, Couette flow, Poiseuille flow through ducts, Ekman drift.
10 hrs.
UNIT II LAMINAR BOUNDARY LAYER
10 hrs.
Development of boundary layer Estimation of boundary layer thickness, Displacement thickness - Momentum and energy thicknesses for two dimensional flow Two dimensional boundary layer equations Similarity solutions - Blasius solution.
UNIT III TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER
10 hrs.
Physical and mathematical description of turbuence, two-dimensional turbulent boundary layer equations, Velocity profiles Inner, outer and overlap layers, Transition from laminar to turbulent boundary layers, turbulent boundary layer on a flat plate, mixing length hypothesis.
UNIT IV APPROXIMATE SOLUTION TO BOUNDARY LAYER EQUATIONS

Approximate integral methods, digital computer solutions Von Karman Polhausen method.
10 hrs.
UNIT V THERMAL BOUNDARY LAYER
10 hrs.
Introduction to thermal boundary layer Heat transfer in boundary layer - Convective heat transfer, importance of non dimensional numbers Prandtl number, Nusselt number, Lewis number etc.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. H. Schlichting, Boundary Layer Theory, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1979. 2. Frank White Viscous Fluid flow McGraw Hill, 1998
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. A. J. Reynolds, Turbulent flows in Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, 1980. 2. Ronald L., Panton, Incompressible fluid flow, John Wiley & Sons, 1984. 3. Tuncer Cebeci and Peter Bradshaw, Momentum transfer in boundary layers, Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, 1977.

SAEX5014
COMPUTATIONAL AERODYNAMICS
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UINIT I NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS OF SOME FLUID DYNAMICAL PROBLEMS
10 hrs.
Basic fluid dynamics equations, Equations in general orthogonal coordinate system, Body fitted coordinate systems, Stability analysis of linear system. Finding solution of a simple gas dynamic problem, Local similar solutions of boundary layer equations, Numerical integration and shooting technique. Practical: Numerical solution for CD nozzle isentropic flows and local similar solutions of boundary layer equations.
UNIT II GRID GENERATION
10 hrs.
Need for grid generation Various grid generation techniques Algebraic, conformal and numerical grid generation importance of grid control functions boundary point control orthogonality of grid lines at boundaries. Practical: Elliptic grid generation using Laplaces equations for geometries like airfoil and CD nozzle.
UNIT III TRANSONIC RELAXATION TECHNIQUES
10 hrs.
Small perturbation flows, Transonic small perturbation (TSP) equations, Central and backward difference schemes, conservation equations and shockpoint operator, Line relaxation techniques, Acceleration of convergence rate, Jamesons rotated difference scheme -stretching of coordinates, shock fitting techniques Flow in body fitted coordinate system. Practical: Numerical solution of 1-D conduction- convection energy equation using time dependent methods using both implicit and explicit schemes application of time split method for the above equation and comparison of the results.
UNIT IV TIME DEPENDENT METHODS
10 hrs.
Stability of solution, Explicit methods, Time split methods, Approximate factorization scheme, Unsteady transonic flow around airfoils. Some time dependent solutions of gas dynamic problems. Practical: Numerical solution of unsteady 2-D heat conduction problems using SLOR methods
UNIT V PANEL METHODS
10 hrs.
Elements of two and three dimensional panels, panel singularities. Application of panel methods to incompressible, compressible, subsonic and supersonic flows. Practical: Numerical solution of flow over a cylinder using 2-D panel methods using both vertex and source panel methods for lifting and non lifting cases respectively.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. T.J. Chung, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, 2002 2. C.Y.Chow, Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics, John Wiley, 1979. 3. A.A. Hirsch, Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics, McGraw-Hill, 1989.
REFERENCES BOOKS:
1. T.K.Bose, Computation Fluid Dynamics Wiley Eastern Ltd., 1988. 2. H.J. Wirz and J.J. Smeldern Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics, McGraw-Hill & Co., 1978. 3. John D. Anderson, JR Computational Fluid Dynamics, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York, 1995.

SAEX5015
INDUSTRIAL AERODYNAMICS
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I ATMOSPHERE
10 hrs.
Types of winds, Causes of variation of winds, Atmospheric boundary layer, Effect of terrain on gradient height, Structure of turbulent flows.
UNIT II WIND ENERGY COLLECTORS

Horizontal axis and vertical axis machines, Power coefficient, Betz coefficient by momentum theory.
10 hrs.
UNIT III VEHICLE AERODYNAMICS
10 hrs.
Power requirements and drag coefficients of automobiles, Effects of cut back angle, Aerodynamics of trains and Hovercraft.
UNIT IV BUILDING AERODYNAMICS
10 hrs.
Pressure distribution on low rise buildings, wind forces on buildings. Environmental winds in city blocks, Special problems of tall buildings, Building codes, Building ventilation and architectural aerodynamics.
UNIT V FLOW INDUCED VIBRATIONS

flutter.
10 hrs.
Effects of Reynolds number on wake formation of bluff shapes, Vortex induced vibrations, Galloping and stall
TEXT BOOKS:
1. M.Sovran (Ed), Aerodynamics and drag mechanisms of bluff bodies and road vehicles, Plenum press, New York, 1978. 2. P. Sachs, Winds forces in engineering, Pergamon Press, 1978.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. R.D. Blevins, Flow induced vibrations, Van Nostrand, 1990. 2. N.G. Calvent, Wind Power Principles, Charles Griffin & Co., London, 1979.

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REGULATIONS 2010
SAEX5016
ADVANCED HELICOPTER AERODYNAMICS
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
10 hrs.
Types of rotorcraft autogiro, gyrodyne, helicopter, Main rotor system articulated, semi rigid, rigid rotors, Collective pitch control, cyclic pitch control, anti torque pedals.
UNIT II HELICOPTER AERODYNAMICS
10 hrs.
Momentum / actuator disc theory, Blade element theory, combined blade element and momentum theory, vortex theory, rotor in hover, rotor model with cylindrical wake and constant circulation along blade, free wake model, Constant chord and ideal twist rotors, Lateral flapping, Coriolis forces, reaction torque, compressibility effects, Ground effect.
UNIT III PERFORMANCE
10 hrs.
Hover and vertical flight, forward level flight, Climb in forward flight, optimum speeds, Maximum level speed, rotor limits envelope performance curves with effects of altitude
UNIT IV STABILITY AND CONTROL
10 hrs.
Helicopter Trim, Static stability Incidence disturbance, forward speed disturbance, angular velocity disturbance, yawing disturbance, Dynamic Stability.
UNIT V AERODYNAMIC DESIGN

Blade section design, Blade tip shapes, Drag estimation Rear fuselage upsweep.
10 hrs.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. J. Seddon, Basic Helicopter Aerodynamics, AIAA Education series, Blackwell scientific publications, U.K, 1990. 2. A. Gessow and G.C.Meyers, Aerodynamics of the Helicopter, Macmillan and Co., New York, 1982.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. John Fay, The Helicopter, Himalayan Books, New Delhi, 1995. 2. Lalit Gupta, Helicopter Engineering, Himalayan Books, New Delhi, 1996. 3. Lecture Notes on Helicopter Technology, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur and Rotary Wing aircraft R&D center, HAL, Bangalore, 1998.

SAEX5017
STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I FORCE-DEFLECTION PROPERTIES OF STRUCTURES
10 hrs.
Constraints and Generalized coordinates Virtual work and generalized forces Force Deflection influence functions stiffness and flexibility methods.
UNIT II PRINCIPLES OF DYNAMICS
10 hrs.
Free and forced vibrations of systems with finite degrees of freedom Damped oscillations DAlemberts principle Hamiltons principle Lagrangean equations of motion and applications.
UNIT III NATURAL MODES OF VIBRATION
10 hrs.
Equations of motion for free vibrations. Solution of Eigen value problems Normal coordinates and orthogonality conditions of eigen vectors.
UNIT IV ENERGY METHODS
10 hrs.
Rayleighs principle Rayleigh Ritz method Coupled natural modes Effect of rotary inertia and shear on lateral vibrations of beams Natural vibrations of plates.
UNIT V APPROXIMATE METHODS
10 hrs.
Approximate methods of evaluating the eigen values and the dynamic response of continuous systems. Application of Matrix methods for dynamic analysis.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. C. Hurty and M.F. Rubinstein, Dynamics of Structures, Prentice Hall of India Pvt., Ltd., New Delhi, 1987. 2. F.S.Tse, I.E. Morse and H.T. Hinkle, Mechanical Vibration, Prentice Hall of India Pvt., Ltd., New Delhi, 1988.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. R.K. Vierck, Vibration Analysis, 2nd Edition, Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., Harper & Row Publishers, New York, U.S.A., 1989. 2. S.P. Timoshenko and D.H. Young, Vibration Problems in Engineering, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1984. 3. Von. Karman and A.Biot, Mathematical Methods in Engineering, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1985.

SAEX5018 HIGH TEMPERATURE PROBLEMS IN STRUCTURES
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I TEMPERATURE EQUATIONS & AERODYNAMIC HEATING
10 hrs.
For condition, radiation and convection Fouriers equation Boundary and initial conditions One-dimensional problem formulations Methods and Solutions. Heat balance equation for idealised structures Adiabatic temperature Variations Evaluation of transient temperature.
UNIT II THERMAL STRESS ANALYSIS
10 hrs.
Thermal stresses and strains Equations of equilibrium Boundary conditions Thermoelasticity Two dimensional problems and solutions Airy stress function and applications.
UNIT III THERMAL STRESS IN BEAMS, TRUSSES AND THIN CYLINDERS
10 hrs.
Thermal stresses in axially loaded members, beams with varying cross sections. Effect of temperature in thin cylinders.
UNIT IV THERMAL STRESSES IN PLATES
10 hrs.
Membrane thermal stresses Circular plates Rectangular plates Bending thermal stresses Thick plates with temperature varying along thickness Thermal vibration of plates.
UNIT V SPECIAL TOPICS & MATERIALS

Thermal buckling, Fatigue and shock applications High temperature effects on material properties.
10 hrs.
TEXT BOOKS
1. A.B. Bruno and H.W. Jerome, Theory of Thermal Stresses, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1980. 2. N.J. Hoff, High Temperature effects in Aircraft Structures, John Wiley & Sons Inc., London, 1986.
REFERENCE
1. D.J. Johns, Thermal Stress Analysis, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1985.

SAEX5019
THEORY OF ELASTICITY
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
10 hrs.
Definition, notations and sign conventions for stress and strain Stress - strain relations, Strain-displacement relations- Elastic constants.
UNIT II BASIC EQUATIONS OF ELASTICITY
10 hrs.
Equations of equilibrium Compatibility equations in strains and stresses Boundary Conditions - Saint-Venants principle - Stress ellipsoid Stress invariants Principal stresses in 2-D and 3-D.
UNIT III TWO DIMENSIONAL PROBLEMS IN CARTESIAN COORDINATES
10 hrs.
Plane stress and plain strain problems - Airys stress function Biharmonic equations 2-D problems Cantilever and simply supported beams.
UNIT IV TWO DIMENSIONAL PROBLEMS IN POLAR COORDINATES
10 hrs.
Equations of equilibrium Strain displacement relations Stress strain relations Airys stress function Axisymmetric problems - Bending of Curved Bars - Circular Discs and Cylinders Rotating Discs and Cylinders Kirsch, Boussinasques and Michells problems.
UNIT V TORSION
10 hrs.
Coulombs theory-Naviers theory-Saint Venants Semi-Inverse method Torsion of Circular, Elliptical and Triangular sections - Prandtls theory-Membrane analogy.
TEXT BOOKS
1. S.P. Timoshenko and J.N. Goodier, Theory of Elasticity, McGraw-Hill, 1985. 2. E. Sechler, Elasticity in Engineering John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1980.
REFERENCES
1. Ugural, A.C and Fenster, S.K, Advanced Strength and Applied Elasticity, Prentice hall, 2003 2. Wang, C.T. Applied elasticity, McGraw Hill 1993 3. Enrico Volterra and Caines, J.H, Advanced strength of Materials, Prentice Hall,1991

SAEX5020
HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I BASICS OF HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS
10 hrs.
Thin shock layers entropy layers low density and high density flows hypersonic flight paths hypersonic flight similarity parameters shock wave and expansion wave relations of inviscid hypersonic flows.
UNIT II SURFACE INCLINATION METHODS FOR HYPERSONIC INVISCID FLOWS
10 hrs.
Local surface inclination methods modified Newtonian Law Newtonian theory tangent wedge or tangent cone and shock expansion methods Calculation of surface flow properties
UNIT III APPROXIMATE METHODS FOR INVISCID HYPERSONIC FLOWS
10 hrs.
Approximate methods hypersonic small disturbance equation and theory thin shock layer theory blast wave theory - entropy effects - rotational method of characteristics - hypersonic shock wave shapes and correlations.
UNIT IV VISCOUS HYPERSONIC FLOW THEORY
10 hrs.
NavierStokes equations boundary layer equations for hypersonic flow hypersonic boundary layer hypersonic boundary layer theory and non similar hypersonic boundary layers hypersonic aerodynamic heating and entropy layers effects on aerodynamic heating.
UNIT V VISCOUS INTERACTIONS IN HYPERSONIC FLOWS
10 hrs.
Strong and weak viscous interactions hypersonic shockwaves and boundary layer interactions Role of similarity parameter for laminar viscous interactions in hypersonic viscous flow.
TEXT BOOK
1. John D. Anderson, Jr, Hypersonic and High Temperature Gas Dynamics, McGraw-Hill Series, New York, 1996.
REFERENCES
1. John.D.Anderson, Jr., Modern Compressible Flow with Historical perspective Hypersonic Series. 2. William H. Heiser and David T. Pratt, Hypersonic Air Breathing propulsion, AIAA Education Series. 3. John T. Bertin, Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics, 1994 AIAA Inc., Washington D.C.

SAEX5021
HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS DYNAMICS
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
10 hrs.
Nature of high temperature flows Chemical effects in air Real perfect gases Gibbs free energy and entropy by chemical and non equilibrium Chemically reacting mixtures and boundary layers.
UNIT II STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS
10 hrs.
Introduction to statistical thermodynamics Relevance to hypersonic flow - Microscopic description of gases Boltzman distribution Cartesian function
UNIT III KINETIC THEORY AND HYPERSONIC FLOWS
10 hrs.
Chemical equilibrium calculation of equilibrium composition of high temperature air equilibrium properties of high temperature air collision frequency and mean free path velocity and speed distribution functions.
UNIT IV INVISCID HIGH TEMPERATURE FLOWS
10 hrs.
Equilibrium and non equilibrium flows governing equations for inviscid high temperature equilibrium flows equilibrium normal and oblique shock wave flows frozen and equilibrium flows equilibrium conical and blunt body flows governing equations for non equilibrium inviscid flows.
UNIT V TRANSPORT PROPERTIES IN HIGH TEMPERATURE GASES
10 hrs.
Transport coefficients mechanisms of diffusion total thermal conductivity transport characteristics for high temperature air radiative transparent gases radiative transfer equation for transport, absorbing and emitting and absorbing gases.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. John D. Anderson, Jr., Hypersonic and High Temperature Gas Dynamics, McGraw-Hill Series, New York, 1996. 2. John D. Anderson, Jr., Modern Compressible Flow with Historical perspective McGraw-Hill Series, New York, 1996.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. William H. Heiser and David T. Pratt, Hypersonic Air breathing propulsion, AIAA Education Series. 2. John T. Bertin, Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics publishers - AIAA Inc., Washington, D.C.,1994. 3. T.K.Bose, High Temperature Gas Dynamics

SAEX5022
ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE ANALYSIS OF AIR-BREATHING PROPULSION SYSTEMS
10 hrs.
Air breathing propulsion systems like Turbojet, turboprop, ducted fan, Ramjet and Air augmented rockets Thermodynamic cycles Pulse propulsion Combustion process in pulse jet engines inlet charging process Supercritical charging and subcritical discharging Subcritical charging and subcritical discharging Subcritical charging and supercritical discharging.
UNIT II RAMJETS AND AIR AUGMENTED ROCKETS
10 hrs.
Preliminary performance calculations Diffuser design and hypersonic inlets combustor and nozzle design air augmented rockets engines with supersonic combustion.
UNIT III SCRAMJET PROPULSION SYSTEM
10 hrs.
Fundamental considerations of hypersonic air breathing vehicles Preliminary concepts in engine airframe integration calculation of propulsion flow path flowpath integration Various types of supersonic combustors fundamental requirements of supersonic combustors Mixing of fuel jets in supersonic cross flow performance estimation of supersonic combustors.
UNIT IV NUCLEAR PROPULSION
10 hrs.
Nuclear rocket engine design and performance nuclear rocket reactors nuclear rocket nozzles nuclear rocket engine control radioisotope propulsion basic thruster configurations thruster technology heat source development nozzle development nozzle performance of radiosotope propulsion systems.
UNIT V ELECTRIC AND ION PROPULSION
10 hrs.
Basic concepts in electric propulsion power requirements and rocket efficiency thermal thrusters electrostatic thrusters plasma thruster of the art and future trends Fundamentals of ion propulsion performance analysis electrical thrust devices ion rocket engine.
TEXT BOOKS
1. G.P. Sutton, Rocket Propulsion Elements, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York,1998. 2. William H. Heiser and David T. Pratt, Hypersonic Airbreathing propulsion, AIAA Education Series, 2001.
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Fortescue and Stark, Spacecraft Systems Engineering, 1999. 2. Cumpsty, Jet propulsion, Cambridge University Press, 2003.

SAEX5023
EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN FLUID MECHANICS
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I BASIC MEASUREMENTS IN FLUID MECHANICS
10 hrs.
Objective of experimental studies Fluid mechanics measurements Properties of fluids Measuring instruments Performance terms associated with measurement systems Direct measurements - Analogue methods Flow visualization Components of measuring systems Importance of model studies - Experiments on Taylor-Proudman theorem and Ekman layer Measurements in boundary layers -
UNIT II WIND TUNNEL MEASEUREMENTS
10 hrs.
Characteristic features, operation and performance of low speed, transonic, supersonic and special tunnels Power losses in a wind tunnel Instrumentation and calibration of wind tunnels Turbulence- Wind tunnel balance Principle and application and uses Balance calibration.
UNIT III FLOW VISUALIZATION AND ANALOGUE METHODS
10 hrs.
Visualization techniques Smoke tunnel Hele-Shaw apparatus - Interferometer Fringe-Displacement method Shadowgraph - Schlieren system Background Oriented Schliren (BOS) System - Hydraulic analogy Hydraulic jumps Electrolytic tank
UNIT IV PRESSURE, VELOCITY AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS
10 hrs.
Pitot-Static tube characteristics - Velocity measurements - Hot-wire anemometry Constant current and Constant temperature Hot-Wire anemometer Hot-film anemometry Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV) Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) Pressure Sensitive Paints - Pressure measurement techniques - Pressure transducers Temperature measurements.
UNIT V DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS AND UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS
10 hrs.
Data acquisition and processing Signal conditioning - Estimation of measurement errors Uncertainty calculation - Uses of uncertainty analysis.
TEXTBOOK
1. Rathakrishnan, E., Instrumentation, Measurements, and Experiments in Fluids, CRC Press Taylor & Francis, 2007.
REFERENCE BOOK
1. Robert B Northrop, Introduction to Instrumentation and Measurements, Second Edition, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, 2006.

SAEX5024
WIND ENGINEERING
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I THE ATMOSPHERE
10 hrs.
Atmospheric Circulation Stability of atmospheres definitions & implications Effects of friction Atmospheric motion Local winds, Building codes, Terrains different types.
UNIT II ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER
10 hrs.
Governing Equations Mean velocity profiles, Power law, logarithmic law wind speeds, Atmospheric turbulence profiles Spectral density function Length scale of turbulence, Roughness parameters simulation techniques in wind tunnels.
UNIT III BLUFF BODY AERODYNAMICS
10 hrs.
Governing Equations Boundary layers and separations Wake and Vortex formation two dimensional Strouhal Numbers, Reynolds numbers Separation and Reattachments Oscillatory Flow patterns Vortex sheding flow switching Time varying forces to wind velocity in turbulent flow Structures in three dimensional
UNIT IV WIND LOADING
10 hrs.
Introduction, Analysis and synthesis loading coefficients, local & global coefficients pressure shear stress coefficients, force and moment coefficients Assessment methods Quasi steady method Peak factor method Extreme value method
UNIT V AEROELASTIC PHENOMEN
10 hrs.
Vortex shedding and lock in phenomena in turbulent flows, across wind galloping wake galloping - Torsional divergence, along wind galloping of circular cables, cross wind galloping of circular cables, Wind loads & their effects on tall structures Launch vehicles
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Emil Simiu & Robert H Scanlan, Wind effects on structures - fundamentals and applications to design, John Wiley & Sons Inc New York, 1996.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Tom Lawson Building Aerodynamics Imperial College Press London, 2001 2. N J Cook, Design Guides to wind loading of buildings structures Part I & II, Butterworths, London, 1985
IS: 875 (1987) Part III Wind loads, Indian Standards for Building codes.

SAEX5025
THOERY OF PLATES & SHELLS
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I CLASSICAL PLATE THEORY

Classical Plate Theory Assumptions Differential Equations Boundary Conditions.
10 hrs.
UNIT II PLATES OF VARIOUS SHAPES
10 hrs.
Naviers Method of Solution for Simply Supported Rectangular Plates Levys Method of Solution for Rectangular Plates under Different Boundary Conditions Circular plates.
UNIT III EIGEN VALUE ANALYSIS

Stability and Free Vibration Analysis of Rectangular Plates.
10 hrs.
UNIT IV APPROXIMATE METHODS
10 hrs.
Rayleigh Ritz, Galerkin Methods Finite Difference Method Application to Rectangular Plates for Static, Free Vibration and Stability Analysis.
UNIT V SHELLS
10 hrs.
Basic Concepts of Shell Type of Structures Membrane and Bending Theories for Circular Cylindrical Shells.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Timoshenko, S.P. Winowsky. S., and Kreger, Theory of Plates and Shells, McGraw Hill Book Co., 1990. 2. T.K.Varadan & K. Bhaskar, Anlysis of plates Theory and problems, Narosa Publishing Co., 1999.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Flugge, W. Stresses in Shells, Springer Verlag, 1985. 2. Timoshenko, S.P. and Gere, J.M., Theory of Elastic Stability, McGraw Hill Book Co. 1986. 3. Harry Kraus, Thin Elastic Shells, John Wiley and Sons, 1987.

SAEX5026
AIRCRAFT DYNAMICS AND CONTROL
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
10 hrs.
flight dynamics, equations of motion. new tons laws, various motions, forces, and moments, Customs and Conventions, The Inertial reference frame, The Earth-centered reference frame, The Earth-fixed reference frame, The local-horizontal reference frame, Body-fixed reference frames, different axis systems, axes, vector notations, aerodynamics angles
UNIT II COORDINATE SYSTEM TRANSFORMATIONS
10 hrs.
Transformations, Definitions, Direction Cosines, Properties, Euler parameters, Transformations of Systems of Equations, Euler angles, modeling the system ,Rotating Coordinate Systems, Direction Cosines, Euler parameters, Euler angles, Angular Velocity Components
UNIT III INERTIAL ACCELERATIONS, FORCES & MOMENTS
10 hrs.
Inertial Acceleration of a Point , Arbitrary Moving Reference Frame, Earth-Centered Moving Reference Frame, Earth-Fixed Moving Reference Frame, Inertial Acceleration of a Mass, Linear Acceleration, Rotational Acceleration, Linear Velocity Components, Angular Velocity Components, Moments, State Variables, State Rates, Controls, Independent variables, Non-Dimensionalization and Coefficient Dependencies Dependency on , Slide slip ,dependency on beta, angular velocity dependencies,
UNIT IV EQUATIONS OF MOTION
10 hrs.
Body Axis Force Equations , Body Axis Moment Equations, Body Axis Orientation Equations (Kinematic Equations) , Body Axis Navigation Equations, Wind Axis Equations , Wind-Axis Orientation Equations (Kinematic Equations) , Steady-State Solutions , Forces and Moments, different flights, straight fight, Scalar Equations , Matrix Equations , Initial Condition Response , Mode Sensitivity and Approximations, Eigenvector analysis. Longitudinal Dynamics, Lateral/Directional Dynamics, State Transition Matrix and Eigen values ,
UNIT V FLYING QUALITIES
10 hrs.
flying qualities is defined as those qualities or characteristics , Cooper-Harper Rating Scale, Specifications and Standards, MIL-STD-1797A, MIL-F-8785C Requirements, Longitudinal Flying Qualities, Lateral/Directional Flying Qualitities, and other special cases
TEXT BOOKS:
1. McLean, D., "Automatic Flight Control Systems", Prentice Hall International (UK) Ltd, 1990. 2. Blakelock, J. H.; Automatic Control of Aircraft and Missiles, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1990. 3. Garnell, P., "Guided Weapon Control Systems", 2nd Edition, Pergamon Press, 1980.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Siouris, G.M. "Missile Guidance and control systems", Springer, 2003. 2. Fleeman, Eugene L.; Tactical Missile Design, First Edition, AIAA Education series, 2001. 3. Roskam, Jan; Airplane flight dynamic and Automatic flight control, 3th Printing, Design, Analysis and Research Corporation, 2001.

SAEX5027
AVIATION MANAGEMENT
L 3
T 0
P 0
Credits 3
Total Marks 100
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
10 hrs.
Introduction to Aviation Management Aviatio Aviation Sector in India. Civil Aviation Airport Air Traffic Control Flight Data Recorder Airline Case Study.
UNIT II ORGANIZATIONS
10 hrs.
International Civil Aviation Organization Aeropol Aviation Services Corporation Aviation Management Consulting Group - AOPA International Association of Airport Executives Federal Aviation Interactive Reporting Systems - Case Study
UNIT III REGULATIONS
10 hrs.
Aircraft Regulations and Guidance Convention on International Civil Aviation Inter Agency Committee for Aviation Policy Active Level of Services Reviews Aircraft Engineers International Affiliation AVSEC Rules and Regulations Overview of Indian Air Travel Case Study
UNIT IV AIR SAFETY
10 hrs.
Air Safety FAA Aviation Safety Draft Documents Aircraft Management Interagency Committee for Aviation Policy Safety Standards Aircraft Management Safety Standards Guidelines for Federal Flight Programmes National Transportation Safety Board Airline Water Supplies JFIM
UNIT V INDUSTRY
10 hrs.
Overview of Contemporary Global Industry Airline Industry Profitability Present State of the Air Transport Industry Aviation Industry Global Aviation Industry Indian Aviation International Air Transport Association (IATA) Fact Sheet Financial Services IATA at the Air Transport Industry - IATA Industrial Priorities IATA Partners IATA Corporate and Corporate Governance Structure IATA Human Capital IATA Committees Cargo, Mandate, Environment, Financial, Legal, Operations, Industry Affairs Rules and Regulations of the Industry Committee
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Ratandeep Singh, Aviation Management, Kanishka Publishers, 2008
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Bijan Vasigh, Ken Fleming ,Thomas Tacker, Introduction to Air Transport Economics from Theory to Applications , Ashgate Publishing Limited,Hampshire,England,2008. 2. Alexander T. Wells, Seth B. Young , Airport planning & management , McGraw-Hill, 2004 3. Julie F. Rodwell , Essentials of aviation management: a guide for aviation service , business Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co., 2003 4. Alexander T. Wells , Airport Planning & Management , McGraw-Hill, 2000


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M.E (AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING)

FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

M.E. - AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING REGULATIONS-2010 CURRICULUM

M.E (AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING)

FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE COURSE

M.E (AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING)

FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ADVANCED MATHEMATICS (Common to All Branches Except Bio Groups)

Total Marks 100

UNIT I MATRIX THEORY

UNIT II CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS

UNIT III TRANSFORM METHODS

UNIT IV ELLIPTIC EQUATION

UNIT V LINEAR & NON LINEAR PROGRAMMING

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FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Total Marks 100

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO AERODYNAMICS

UNIT II INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW THEORY

UNIT III NON-LINEAR LIFTING LINE THEORY

UNIT IV AIRFOILS, WINGS AND AIRPLANE CONFIGURATION IN HIGH SPEED FLOWS

UNIT V VISCOUS FLOW AND FLOW MEASUREMENTS

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ADVANCED AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES

Total Marks 100

UNIT I BENDING OF BEAMS

UNIT II SHEAR FLOW IN OPEN SECTIONS

UNIT III SHEAR FLOW IN CLOSED SECTIONS

UNIT IV STABILITY PROBLEMS

UNIT V ANALYSIS OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS

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Total Marks 100

UNIT I ELEMENTS OF AIRCRAFT PROPULSION

UNIT II PROPELLER THEORY

UNIT III INLETS, NOZZLES AND COMBUSTION CHAMBERS

UNIT IV COMPRESSORS AND TURBINES

UNIT V ROCKET PROPULSION

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SAEX5004 ADVANCED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS & INSTRUMENTS

Total Marks 100

UNIT I AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

UNIT II FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS

UNIT III ADVANCED ENGINE SYSTEMS

UNIT IV AIRCRAFT CABIN SYSTEM

UNIT V AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS

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