Gas Dynamics and Space Propulsion detailed syllabus for Mechanical Engineering (MECH) for 2019 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the MECH 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 Mechanical Engineering 8th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit MECH 8th Sem 2019 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-VI scheme and its subjects refer to MECH Professional Elective-VI syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of gas dynamics and space propulsion is as follows.
Course Objective:
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Unit I
Basic Concepts and Isentropic Flows
Energy and momentum equations of compressible fluid flows, Concepts of compressible flow -Mach waves and Mach cone. Flow regimes, effect of Mach number on compressibility. Stagnation, static, critical properties and their interrelationship. Isentropic flow and its relations. Isentropic flow through variable area ducts – nozzles and diffusers. Use of Gas tables.
Unit II
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Unit III
Normal and Oblique Shocks
Governing equations – Rankine-Hugoniot Relation. Variation of flow parameters across the normal and oblique shocks. Prandtl – Meyer expansion and relation. Use of Gas tables.
Unit IV
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Unit V
Space Propulsion
Types of rocket engines and propellants. Characteristic velocity – thrust equation. Theory of single and multistage rocket propulsion. Liquid fuel feeding systems. Solid propellant geometries. Orbital and escape velocity. Rocket performance calculations.
Course Outcome:
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Text Books:
- Anderson, J.D., “Modern Compressible flow”, Third Edition, McGraw Hill, 2003.
- S.M. Yahya, “Fundamentals of Compressible Flow with Aircraft and Rocket propulsion”, New Age International (P) Limited, 4th Edition, 2012.
References:
- R. D. Zucker and O Biblarz, “Fundamentals of Gas Dynamics”, 2nd edition, Wiley, 2011.
- Balachandran, P., “Fundamentals of Compressible Fluid Dynamics”, Prentice-Hall of India, 2007.
- Radhakrishnan, E., “Gas Dynamics”, Printice Hall of India, 2006.
- Hill and Peterson, “Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion”, Addison – Wesley, 1965.
- Babu, V., “Fundamentals of Compressible Flow”, CRC Press, 1st Edition, 2008.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Mechanical Engineering 8th Sem, visit MECH 8th Sem subject syllabuses for 2019 regulation.
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