GATE- 2012 Syllabus - Aerospace Engineering

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
Linear Algebra Ma!ri" algebra# sys!e$s o% linear e&ua!ions# eigen 'alues an(
eigen 'ec!ors)
Calculus *unc!ions o% single 'ariable# li$i!# con!inui!y an( (i%%eren!iabili!y# $ean
'alue !+eore$s# e'alua!ion o% (e%ini!e an( i$proper in!egrals# par!ial (eri'a!i'es#
!o!al (eri'a!i'e# $a"i$a an( $ini$a# gra(ien!# (i'ergence an( curl# 'ec!or
i(en!i!ies# (irec!ional (eri'a!i'es# line# sur%ace an( 'olu$e in!egrals) T+eore$s o%
S!o,es# Gauss an( Green)
-i%%eren!ial Calculus *irs! or(er linear an( nonlinear e&ua!ions# +ig+er or(er linear
.-Es /i!+ cons!an! coe%%icien!s# Cauc+y an( Euler e&ua!ions# ini!ial an( boun(ary
'alue proble$s#
Laplace !rans%or$s) 0ar!ial (i%%eren!ial e&ua!ions an( separa!ion o% 'ariables
$e!+o(s)
Nu$erical $e!+o(s Nu$erical solu!ion o% linear an( nonlinear algebraic
e&ua!ions# in!egra!ion by !rape1oi(al an( Si$pson rule# single an( $ul!i-s!ep
$e!+o(s %or (i%%eren!ial e&ua!ions)
*LIGHT MECHANICS
A!$osp+ere 0roper!ies# s!an(ar( a!$osp+ere) Classi%ica!ion o% aircra%!) Airplane
2%i"e( /ing aircra%!3 con%igura!ion an( 'arious par!s)
Airplane per%or$ance 0ressure al!i!u(e4 e&ui'alen!# calibra!e(# in(ica!e( air
spee(s4 0ri$ary %lig+! ins!ru$en!s Al!i$e!er# ASI# 5SI# Turn-ban, in(ica!or) -rag
polar4 !a,e o%% an( lan(ing4 s!ea(y cli$b 6 (escen!#-absolu!e an( ser'ice ceiling4
cruise# cruise cli$b# en(urance or loi!er4 loa( %ac!or# !urning %lig+!# 5-n (iagra$4
7in(s +ea(# !ail 6 cross /in(s)
S!a!ic s!abili!y Angle o% a!!ac,# si(eslip4 roll# pi!c+ 6 ya/ con!rols4 longi!u(inal
s!ic, %i"e( 6 %ree s!abili!y# +ori1on!al !ail posi!ion an( si1e4 (irec!ional s!abili!y#
'er!ical !ail posi!ion an( si1e4 (i+e(ral s!abili!y) 7ing (i+e(ral# s/eep 6 posi!ion4
+inge $o$en!s# s!ic, %orces)
-yna$ic s!abili!y Euler angles4 E&ua!ions o% $o!ion4 aero(yna$ic %orces an(
$o$en!s# s!abili!y 6 con!rol (eri'a!i'es4 (ecoupling o% longi!u(inal an( la!
(irec!ional (yna$ics4 longi!u(inal $o(es4 la!eral-(irec!ional $o(es)
S0ACE -8NAMICS
Cen!ral %orce $o!ion# (e!er$ina!ion o% !ra9ec!ory an( orbi!al perio( in si$ple
cases) .rbi! !rans%er# in-plane an( ou!-o%-plane) Ele$en!s o% roc,e! $o!or
per%or$ance)
AER.-8NAMICS
:asic *lui( Mec+anics Inco$pressible irro!a!ional %lo/# Hel$+ol!1 an( ;el'in
!+eore$# singulari!ies an( superposi!ion# 'iscous %lo/s# boun(ary layer on a %la!
pla!e)
Air%oils an( /ings Classi%ica!ion o% air%oils# aero(yna$ic c+arac!eris!ics# +ig+ li%!
(e'ices# ;u!!a <ou,o/s,i !+eore$4 li%! genera!ion4 !+in air%oil !+eory4 /ing !+eory4
in(uce( (rag4 &uali!a!i'e !rea!$en! o% lo/ aspec! ra!io /ings)
5iscous *lo/s *lo/ separa!ion# in!ro(uc!ion !o !urbulence# !ransi!ion# s!ruc!ure o%
a !urbulen! boun(ary layer)
Co$pressible *lo/s -yna$ics 6 T+er$o(yna$ics o% I-- %lo/# isen!ropic %lo/#
nor$al s+oc,# obli&ue s+oc,# 0ran(!l-Meyer %lo/# %lo/ in no11les an( (i%%users#
in'isci( %lo/ in a c-( no11le# %lo/ in (i%%users) subsonic an( supersonic air%oils#
co$pressibili!y e%%ec!s on li%! an( (rag# cri!ical an( (rag (i'ergence Mac+ nu$ber#
/a'e (rag)
7in( Tunnel Tes!ing Measure$en! an( 'isualisa!ion !ec+ni&ues)
STR=CT=RES
S!ress an( S!rain E&ua!ions o% e&uilibriu$# cons!i!u!i'e la/# s!rain-(isplace$en!
rela!ions+ip# co$pa!ibili!y e&ua!ions# plane s!ress an( s!rain# Airy>s s!ress
%unc!ion)
*lig+! 5e+icle S!ruc!ures C+arac!eris!ics o% aircra%! s!ruc!ures an( $a!erials#
!orsion# ben(ing an( %le"ural s+ear) *le"ural s+ear %lo/ in !+in-/alle( sec!ions)
:uc,ling) *ailure !+eories) Loa(s on aircra%!)
S!ruc!ural -yna$ics *ree an( %orce( 'ibra!ion o% (iscre!e sys!e$s) -a$ping an(
resonance) -yna$ics o% con!inuous sys!e$s)
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T+er$o(yna$ics o% Aircra%! Gas Turbine engines# !+rus! an( !+rus! aug$en!a!ion)
Turbo$ac+inery A"ial co$pressors an( !urbines# cen!ri%ugal pu$ps an(
co$pressors)
Aero!+er$o(yna$ics o% non ro!a!ing propulsion co$ponen!s In!a,es# co$bus!or
an( no11le) T+er$o(yna$ics o% ra$9e!s an( scra$9e!s) Ele$en!s o% roc,e!
propulsion)
GENERAL A0TIT=-E