Boundary Layer Theory detailed Syllabus for Aeronautical Engineering (AERO), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Subject Names, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information, visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.
For all the other VTU AERO 8th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, visit Aeronautical Engineering 8th Sem 2018 Scheme.
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Course Objectives:
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Module 1
Preliminary Concepts Some examples of viscous flow phenomena:-aerofoil, cylinder, circular pipe. Boundary conditions for viscous flow problems. The kinematics properties of viscous flow. Fundamental Equations of Viscous Flow Conservation of mass, momentum and energy equations. Mathematical characterisation of basic equations. Dimensionless parameters in viscous flow.
Module 2
Solutions of Viscous Flow Equations Classification of solutions. Couette flow, stability of Couette flow. Poiseuille steady flow through duct. Unsteady duct flow between plates with bottom injection and top suction. Plane stagnation flow- differential equation free of parameters.
Module 3
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Module 4
Laminar Boundary Layer Equations Dimensionless variables. Laminar boundary layer equations. Similarity solutions for steady two-dimensional flow. Blasius solution for flat- plate flow, wall shear stress. Flat plate heat transfer for constant wall temperature. Some examples of Falkner-Skan potential flows. Reynolds analogy as a function of pressure gradient.
Module 5
Transition to Turbulence Stability of laminar flows-concept of small disturbance stability. Temporal instability and Spatial instability. Stability of Blasius and Falkner-Skan profiles. Effect of wall temperature. Transition to turbulence. Affecting parameters Incompressible Turbulent Mean Flow Physical and mathematical description of turbulence. Fluctuations and time averaging. Turbulent flow in pipes and channels. Free turbulence:-jets, wakes and mixing layers. Instrumentation and Measurements: Hot wire and Hot film anemometer for turbulence measurements. Schlieren methods for flow visualization. Pressure probes, Interferometer and Smoke method.
Course Outcomes:
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Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
- Each full question will be for 20 marks.
- There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
- The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Boundary Layer Theory H. Schlichting McGraw- Hill, New York 1979
- Viscous Fluid flow Frank White McGraw Hill 1991
Reference Books:
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