Elements of Aerospace Engineering detailed syllabus for Aerospace Engineering (Aerospace Engg) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Aerospace Engg students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Aerospace Engineering 3rd Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Aerospace Engg 3rd Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of elements of aerospace engineering is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
STANDARD ATMOSPHERE 6 History of aviation – standard atmosphere – pressure, temperature and density altitude.
Unit II
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Unit III
PERFORMANCE AND PROPULSION 9 Viscous and pressure drag – flow separation – aerodynamic drag – thrust calculations -Thrust /power available and thrust/power required.
Unit IV
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Unit V
SPACE APPLICATIONS 10 History of space research – spacecraft trajectories and basic orbital manoeuvres – six orbital elements – Keplers laws of orbits – Newtons law of gravitation.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- John D. Anderson, Introduction to Flight, 8 th Ed., McGraw-Hill Education, New York,2015.
- E Rathakrishnan, Introduction to Aerospace Engineering: Basic Principles of Flight, John Wiley, NJ, 2021.
- Stephen. A. Brandt, ” Introduction to Aeronautics: A design perspective ” American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics,1997.
Reference Books:
- Kermode, A.C., Mechanics of Flight, Himalayan Book, 1997.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Aerospace Engineering, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Aerospace Engg 3rd Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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