Fundamentals of Aeronautical engineering detailed syllabus for Computer Science & Design (CSD) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the CSD 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 Computer Science & Design 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit CSD 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to CSD Open Elective-III syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of fundamentals of aeronautical engineering is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
HISTORY OF FLIGHT Balloon flight-ornithopter-Early Airplanes by Wright Brothers, biplanes and monoplanes, Developments in aerodynamics, materials, structures and propulsion over the years.
Unit II
AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS AND ITS CONTROLS Different types of flight vehicles, classifications-Components of an airplane and their functions-Conventional control, powered control- Basic instruments for flying-Typical systems for control actuation.
Unit III
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Unit IV
BASICS OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES General types of construction, Monocoque, semi-monocoque and geodesic constructions, typical wing and fuselage structure. Metallic and non-metallic materials. Use of Aluminium alloy, titanium, stainless steel and composite materials. Stresses and strains-Hooke’s law- stress-strain diagrams-elastic constants-Factor of Safety.
Unit V
BASICS OF PROPULSION Basic ideas about piston, turboprop and jet engines – use of propeller and jets for thrust production- Comparative merits, Principle of operation of rocket, types of rocket and typical applications, Exploration into space.
Course Outcomes:
- Illustrate the history of aircraft & developments over the years
- Ability to identify the types & classifications of components and control systems
- Explain the basic concepts of flight & Physical properties of Atmosphere
- Identify the types of fuselage and constructions.
- Distinguish the types of Engines and explain the principles of Rocket
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- SADHU SINGH, “INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND GAS TURBINE”-, SS Kataraia & sons, 2015
- KERMODE , “FLIGHT WITHOUT FORMULAE”, -, Pitman; 4th Revised edition 1989
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