Page 1 of 15 Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust’s Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (An Autonomous Institute affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University formerly University of Pune) Structure and Syllabus of Honors in Aerospace Engineering Effective from Academic Year 2015-16 Prepared by: - Board of Studies in Mechanical Engineering Approved by: - Academic Board, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune Signed by Chairman – BOS Chairman – Academic Board Structure and syllabus of Honors in Aerospace Engineering. A.Y. 2015-16 Page 4 of 15 Mechanical Engineering Department Structure for Honors in Aerospace Engineering (4 Semesters) Structure Third Year B.Tech Semester I Teaching Scheme Subject Name Subje (Hrs/week) Subject ct Credits Code Tutor No. Lect. Practical ial Introduction to Flight T1 ME38121 2 0 0 2 and Flight Mechanics Total 2 0 0 2 Structure Third Year B.Tech Semester II Subject Teaching Scheme Subject Name Code (Hrs/week) Subje Credits ct No. Tuto Lect. Practical rial Aerodynamics & Aero T2 ME38122 2 0 0 2 Structures ME38321 Aero Simulation lab 0 0 2 1 Total 2 0 2 3 Structure Final Year B.Tech Semester I Teaching Scheme Subject Name Subj (Hrs/week) Subject ect Credits Code Tutori No. Lect. Practical al Aircraft Propulsion and T3 ME48123 2 0 0 2 Aircraft Design Aircraft Design and ME38322 0 0 2 1 Modeling Lab Total 2 0 2 3 Structure and syllabus of Honors in Aerospace Engineering. A.Y. 2015-16 Page 5 of 15 Structure Final Year B.Tech Semester II Subject Subject Name Teaching Scheme (Hrs/week) Code Subject Credits No. Lect. Tutorial Practical ME48423 Seminar 0 0 0 2 Structure and syllabus of Honors in Aerospace Engineering. A.Y. 2015-16 Page 6 of 15 ME38121 Introduction to Flight and Flight Mechanics Credits: 02 Teaching Scheme:- Theory 02 Hrs/week Course Outcomes: UNIT On successful completion of the course, the student will be able - Linking 1. To understand the standard atmospheric condition and history of human Unit I flight 2. To identify different types of aircrafts and different parts of aircrafts Unit I & II 3. To understand the functioning of different parts of an aircraft Unit II 4. To understand the mechanism of generation of different aerodynamic forces Unit III and to solve the fundamental problems related to these forces & Unit IV 5. To use and incorporate fundamental principles from mathematics, basic Unit IV science and physics to solve general problems associated with different & Unit flight conditions and flight stability. V Unit I Introduction 4 hours Part A: Introduction to airplanes and space vehicles, History of Flight, Types of Aircrafts, Fundamentals of flight, Standard Atmosphere Part B: Lighter than air aircrafts, available and required power and effect of altitude on both Unit II Aircraft: Parts and Configuration 6 hours Part A: Fuselage, Wings, Tailplanes, Control Surfaces, High Lift devices, Aircraft Configurations: Military and Civil Part B: Landing gear, cockpit, auxiliary power unit Unit III Airfoils, Wings, and Other Aerodynamic Shapes: 7 hours Part A: Introduction to Airfoils, Airfoil Nomenclature, Lift, Drag, and Moment Coefficients, Infinite versus Finite Wings, Pressure Coefficient, Part B: Delta wing configuration, forward swept wing Unit IV Elements of Airplane Performance 6 hours Part A: Drag Polar, Level Unaccelerated Flight, Gliding Flight, flight conditions for best Range and best Endurance Part B: Lift Vs. Drag behavior, aircraft stall Unit V Principles of Stability and Control 5 hours Structure and syllabus of Honors in Aerospace Engineering. A.Y. 2015-16 Page 7 of 15 Part A: Pitch, Roll & Yaw, Static Stability, Dynamic Stability, Control Moments on the Airplane, Angle of Attack, Concept of Static Longitudinal Part B: Lateral Stability, gyroscopic effect Text Books: 1. Anderson, J. D., Jr., Introduction to Flight, McGraw Hill 2001. Reference Books: 1. Introduction to Aircraft Flight Mechanics, Thomas R. Yechout, AIAA Educational series Structure and syllabus of Honors in Aerospace Engineering. A.Y. 2015-16 Page 8 of 15 ME38321 Aero Simulation Lab Credits: 01 Teaching Scheme:- Practical 02 Hrs/week Prerequisite: Nil Course Outcomes: On successful completion of the course, the student will be able to- 1. simulate and analyse a simple flow over a body to calculate forces 2. simulate and analyse a simple structure for stresses and strains Students are expected to perform following practicals with the use of a software package like STAR CCM or similar List of Practicals: 1. Study of Flow simulation of Techniques. 2. Stress analysis of Trusses. 3. Measurement of drag on simple shapes. 4. Effect of Shape on Aerodynamic Drag. 5. Pressure distribution on an Airfoil and Cylinder. 6. Airfoil Drag from a Wake Traverse 7. Boundary Layer Study 8. Beam Deflection simulation. Text Books: 1. Anderson, J. D., Jr., Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, McGraw Hill 2001. 2. Houghton, E. L. and Carpenter, P. W., Aerodynamics for Engineers, Butterworth- Heinemann, 2001. 3. Nash William, Strength of Materials, TMH, 1998 4. H. Versteeg (Author), W. Malalasekera, An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics Reference Books: 1. Anderson J.D. Jr, Computational Fluid Dynamics, McGraw Hill Structure and syllabus of Honors in Aerospace Engineering. A.Y. 2015-16 Page 9 of 15 ME38122 Aerodynamics and Aero structure Credits: 02 Teaching Scheme: 02 Hours / Week Course Outcomes: On successful completion of the course, the student will be able - 1. To understand the basic nature of aerodynamic and structural forces ALL & its generation. 2. To learn the effect of compressibility and its effect on Aircraft. Unit II 3. To calculate the lift and drag forces developed over simple bodies Unit I & II like flat plate, cylinder, airfoil with known geometry 4. To perform stress and strain analysis of simple aerospace structures Unit IV 5. To set up a numerical solution for a simple aerodynamics or Unit V structures related problem Unit 1: General introduction to Aerodynamics: (5 Hours) Part A: Airfoils, wings and their nomenclature; lift, drag and pitching moment coefficients; centre of pressure and aerodynamic centre. Potential flow, circulation and lift generation, Kutta-Joukovskii theorem. Part B: Starting vortex, Kutta condition, symmetric and cambered airfoil sections Unit 2: (6 Hours) Part A: Subsonic incompressible flow past airfoils, Critical Mach number, drag divergence Mach number, supercritical airfoils, effect of sweep, area rule Supersonic flow past airfoils, shock and expansion waves Part B: Supersonic flow over airfoils and wings; subsonic/supersonic leading edge. Unit 3: (6 Hours) Part A: Introduction: semi-monocoque aerospace structures - Loads and Design considerations; construction concepts, layout, nomenclature and structural function of parts, strength vs. stiffness based design, Part B: Torsion of non-circular prismatic beams: importance of warping Unit 4: (5 Hours) Part A: Thin plate theory – subjected to pure bending, bending and torsion and transverse loading and buckling Part B: ultimate load carrying capacity of a typical semi-monocoque TW box-section Unit 5: Computational Methods in Aerospace (6 Hours) Part A: Panel Methods Incompressible Flow, Finite Volume Method, Introduction to FE Modeling: Axially loaded slender body, Virtual work, Construction of element stiffness matrix and load vector, Assembly of global stiffness matrix and global load vector, Determination of displacement and stress Structure and syllabus of Honors in Aerospace Engineering. A.Y. 2015-16 Page 10 of 15 Part B: Finite difference solution of Laplace’s equation for flow over an airfoil, Text Books: 1. Anderson, J. D., Jr., Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, McGraw Hill 2001. 2. Houghton, E. L. and Carpenter, P. W., Aerodynamics for Engineers, Butterworth- Heinemann, 2001. 3. Nash William, Strength of Materials, TMH, 1998 Reference Books: 1. Bertin, J. J., Aerodynamics for Engineers, Pearson Education, 2002. 2. Timoshenko.S. and Young D.H., Elements of strength materials Vol I and Vol. II., T. Van Nostrand Co-Inc Princeton-N.J. 1990 Structure and syllabus of Honors in Aerospace Engineering. A.Y. 2015-16 Page 11 of 15 ME38322 Aircraft Design and Modeling Lab Credits: 02 Teaching Scheme:- Theory 02 Hrs/week Course Outcomes: On successful completion of the course, the student will be able - 1. make a simple model of the aircraft 2. analyse and predict the performance of the modelled aircraft based on basic parameters like range, speed, etc Practical includes two design projects: One design project shall consist of modeling of a subsonic wing cross-section and its performance estimation on basic parameters like lift & drag coefficients and their changes with angle of attack, etc. Second design project shall consist of basic modeling of a subsonic aircraft and its performance estimation on basic parameters like range, speed, etc. The above exercise can be performed using software packages like OpenVSP, ADS, XFoil, etc. Text Books: 1. Aircraft Design and Performance, Anderson John D., Tata McGrawHill Reference Books: 1. Raymer Daniel P, Aircraft Design: A conceptual approach, AIAA Educational Series Structure and syllabus of Honors in Aerospace Engineering. A.Y. 2015-16 Page 12 of 15 ME48123 Aircraft Propulsion and Aircraft Design Credits: 02 Teaching Scheme:- Theory 02 Hrs/week Course Outcomes: On successful completion of the course, the student will be able - 1. learn basic aspects of Propulsion system and design of an aircraft ALL 2. Identify the types of jet engine and its components. Unit I & II 3. Understand the working principle of jet engine & its governing Unit I thermodynamic cycle. & II 4. Decide the configuration of the aircraft for a given mission and design the Unit III aircraft at a conceptual level 5. Estimate the weight of the aircraft at a primary level Unit III 6. Understand the concept of working of Helicopters and Safety regulations Unit IV in Aircraft Industry. & V Unit I Aircraft Propulsion 5 hours Part A: Jet propulsion principal, thrust produced, basic jet engine construction and parts of a jet engine, air intake, compressor, combustion chamber, exhaust nozzle, Part B: Effect on the performance of jet engine of atmospheric conditions: temperature, pressure, humidity, altitude Unit II Jet Engine Types 6 hours Part A: Thermodynamic cycle of jet engine - Brayton cycle, Efficiency of a jet engine, Bypass ratio, Types of Jet Engines, Bypass Turbojet, Turbofan, Turboprop and Turboshaft, modified Brayton cycle for different type of jet engines Part B: Effect of bypass airflow on engine performance, use of bypass air other than propulsion, prop-fan concept Unit III Aircraft Design 7 hours Part A: Various stages in aircraft design, conceptual design, preliminary design, Aircraft configurations, aircraft weights - empty weight, maximum take-off weight, payload, pay load - range diagram, Weight Estimation process Part B: configurations of small aircrafts, private jets, fighter aircrafts, military cargo aircrafts, reconnaissance aircrafts and their common mission profiles, blended wing-body configuration Structure and syllabus of Honors in Aerospace Engineering. 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