SRM University Aeronautical

Hey, I was admitted in B.Tech. in Aeronautical Engineering course at SRM University in 2013-14 academic year . Will you provide me curriculum for B.Tech. in Aeronautical Engineering course offered by Department of Aerospace Engineering of SRM University ?

Can you provide me the syllabus of B. Tech (Full Time) Aerospace Engineering Program offered by Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM University?

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The syllabus of B. Tech (Full Time) Aerospace Engineering Program offered by Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM University is as follows:

15AS101 ELEMENTS OF AERONAUTICS

UNIT I: History of Aviation and Aircraft

1. History of Aviation Imitation of birds, Ornithopters,
2. Lighter than air vehicles Hot air balloons
3. George Cayleys contribution
4. Gliders
5. Wright Brothers contribution
6. Effects of 1st and 2nd world wars
7. Classification of airplanes
8. Components of a simple conventional aircraft and their functions

UNIT II: Basics of Aeronautics
9. International Standard Atmosphere
10. Temperature, pressure and altitude relationships
11. Bernoullis equation for incompressible flow
12. Lift, Drag and Moments
13. How does an aircraft wing generate lift?
14. Basic characteristics of airfoils, NACA nomenclature
15. Introduction to high speed flight - propagation of sound, Mach number
16. Subsonic, transonic, supersonic and hypersonic flows

UNIT III: Aircraft Structures and Power Plants
17. Types of construction
18. Truss, Monocoque and Semi monocoque construction.
19. Typical wing and fuselage Structures
20. Materials used in Aircraft
21. Types of power plants
22. An insight into air-breathing engines
23. Piston prop, turboprop and jet engines
24. Relative merits of piston prop, turboprop, and jet engines

UNIT IV: Control Systems and Instruments
25. Functions of aileron, elevator and rudder
26. Secondary flight controls
27. Types of control systems
28. Mechanical, Powered and fly by wire control systems
29. Basic instruments for flying
30. Altimeter, ASI
31. Turn and slip indicator
32. Artificial horizon.

UNIT V: Introduction to Space Technology
33. Basic principle of rocket propulsion
34. Solid propulsion rockets
35. Liquid propulsion rockets
36. Hybrid and cryogenic rockets
37. Launch vehicles designed and developed by ISRO
38. Satellites principle of operation
39. Satellite types
40. Satellite applications


Syllabus B. Tech Aerospace Engineering SRM University