Space Vehicles detailed syllabus for Industrial Engineering & Management (IEM) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the IEM 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 Industrial Engineering & Management 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit IEM 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to IEM Open Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of space vehicles is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS 9
Energy and Efficiencies of power plants for space vehicles – Typical Performance Values – Mission design – Structural design aspects during launch – role of launch environment on launch vehicle integrity.
Unit II
SELECTION OF ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEMS 9
Ascent flight mechanics – Launch vehicle selection process – Criteria for Selection for different missions – selection of subsystems – types of staging – Interfaces – selection and criteria for stages and their role in launch vehicle configuration design.
Unit III
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Unit IV
THRUST VECTOR CONTROL 9
TVC Mechanisms with a Single Nozzle – TVC with Multiple Thrust Chambers or Nozzles – Testing – Integration with Vehicle – SITVC method – other jet control methods – exhaust plume problems in space environment
Unit V
NOSE CONE CONFIGURATION 9
Aerodynamic aspects on the selection of nose shape of a launch vehicle – design factors in the finalization of nose configuration with respect to payload – nose cone thermal protection system -separation of fairings – payload injection mechanism
Course Outcomes:
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
- Explain exotic space propulsion concepts, such as nuclear, solar sail, and antimatter.
- Apply knowledge in selecting the appropriate rocket propulsion systems.
- interpret the air-breathing propulsion suitable for initial stages and fly-back boosters.
- Analyze aerodynamics aspect, including boost-phase lift and drag, hypersonic, and reentry.
- Adapt from aircraft engineers moving into launch vehicle, spacecraft, and hypersonic vehicle design.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Industrial Engineering & Management 7th Sem, visit IEM 7th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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