No.

Publication/
Reprint
1 “Fundamentals of Aerodynamics”, John D.Anderson,5th Ed. McGraw Hill 2013
“Aerodynamics for Engineering students”, E.L.Houghton and N.B.Carruthers,3 rd Ed. Arnold 1988
2
Publishers
3 “Aerodynamics”, L.J.Clancy, 5th Ed. Himalayan Books 2012
4 “Aerodynamics for Engineers”, John J Bertin, 4th Ed, Pearson Publishers 2013
“Modern Compressible Flow with Historical Perspective”, Anderson, J. D., 3rd ed., McGraw- 2004
5
Hill

Course Name : VIBRATIONS AND AERO ELASTICITY

Course Code : AEN 301
Credits : 4
L T P : 3 1 0

Course Objectives: At the end of the course, the students should be able to
Explain fundamentals of vibration such as natural frequencies and modes, resonance, and effect of mass,
stiffness and damping on vibration characteristics. Analyze dynamic aero elastic instability due to interactions
among aerodynamics, structure and inertia effect such as flutter. Analyze and explain fundamentals of modeling and
analysis techniques, including the energy approach.

Total No. of Lectures – 42

Lecture wise breakup Number of
Lectures
INTRODUCTION AND UNDAMPED FREE AND TRANSIENT VIBRATIONS 8
Definitions and terminology, simple harmonic motion ,combinations of two simple harmonic
1 motions, solution of second order differential equations, complex numbers, classical
solution, energy solution, summery of procedures for determining natural frequency,
transient, response, equivalent systems.
DAMPED FREE AND TRANSIENT VIBRATIONS-SINGLE DEGREE OF 6
FREEDOM
2
Introduction, viscous damping, critical damping, over damping, under damping, equivalent
dampers, coulomb damping.
STEADY STATE FORCED VIBRATIONS –SINGLE DEGREE OF FREEDOM 8
Introduction, sources of excitation, impressed harmonic force, impressed force due to
3 unbalance excitation, transverse critical speed of a single disk, motion excitation,
transmissibility and isolation, summary of simple harmonic excitation, commercial isolator
materials.
INTRODUCTION TO AEROELASTICITY 6
Definition and historical background, static and dynamic aero elastic phenomenon,
4
integration of aerodynamic, elastic and inertia forces, influence of aero elastic phenomenon
on aircraft design, comparison of critical speeds.
DIVERGENCE OF LIFTING SURFACES 7
The phenomenon of divergence, divergence of 2-D wing section, divergence of an idealized
5
cantilever wing, solution based on semi-rigid assumptions, solution to generalized co-
ordinates method of successive approximation ,use of numerical methods.
STEADY STATE AEROELASTIC PROBLEMS IN GENERAL 7
6 Loss and reversal of aileron control,2-D and general case, lift distribution on a rigid and
elastic wing, effect on static longitudinal stability of airplane, flutter and buffeting.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the students will be able to
Understand fundamentals of vibration such as natural frequencies and modes, resonance, and effect of mass,
1
stiffness and damping on vibration characteristics
 Understand dynamic aero elastic instability due to interactions among aerodynamics, structure and inertia
2
effect such as flutter.
3 Apply the fundamental of vibration and aero elasticity on different engineering and airplane components.

Suggested Books:
Year of
Sr.
Name of Book/ Authors/ Publisher Publication/
No.
Reprint
1 Mechanical vibrations: Austin H. Church, John Wiley & sons 1963
Vibration problems in engineering: S. Timoshenko Van Nostrand Co.,.John Wiley 1974
2
Publishers
3 Mechanical Vibrations: V.P.Singh, Dhanpat Rai and Co. Pvt. Ltd., Delhi. 2012
4 An introduction to the Theory of Aeroelasticity: Y.C.Fung, Dover Publications. 1969
Aeroelasticity:R.L.Bisplinghoff Holt Ashley R.L.Halfman, Addison Wesley Publishing Co. 1965
5
Reading, Mass.

Course Name : GAS DYNAMICS

Course Code : AEN 302
Credits : 4
L T P : 3-1-0

Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, the student should be able to describe various characteristics of normal and oblique shock
waves and compare with expansion waves forming over the airfoils. The student should also be able to determine
lift and drag forces acting on an aircraft flying at supersonic speed. The student should be able to analyze
compressible flow through in converging- diverging nozzle.

Total No. of Lectures – 42

Lecture wise breakup Number of
Lectures
COMPRESSIBLE SUBSONIC FLOWS OVER AIRFOILS: 6
The derivation of velocity potential equation. Linearization , Prandtl-Glauert compressibility
1
correction. Karman –Tsien correction, Critical Mach number, Drag Divergence mach
number ,Whitcomb’s area rule, Super critical airfoil.
SHOCK WAVES : 8
Introductory remarks, point source in a compressible flow, Mach waves and shock waves.
2 Normal Shock waves: equation of motion for a normal shock, normal shock relations for a
perfect gas, stagnation conditions, RH relations, propagating shock waves, weak shock,
reflected shock wave, centered expansion waves, shock tube. Numerical examples
OBLIQUE SHOCK WAVES: 8
Introduction, oblique shock relations, M-θ-β relations, shock polar, supersonic flow over
3
wedge and cone ,weak oblique shock, supersonic compression, detached shock. Numerical
examples.
EXPANSION WAVES: 6
Supersonic expansion by turning, Prandtl-Meyer flow, Numerical problems. Simple and non
4
simple regions, reflection and intersection of shocks and expansion waves, Mach reflections,
Method of characteristics, numerical examples ,Shock wave –Boundary Layer interaction
LIFT AND DRAG IN SUPERSONIC FLOWS: 7
Shock –Expansion theory, flow field in supersonic flows, numerical problems, thin airfoil
5 theory, analytical determination of lift and drag coefficients on flat plate, bi-convex, and
diamond shaped sections in supersonic flows, numerical problems, supersonic leading and
trailing edges.
6 COMPRESSIBLE FLOW THROUGH NOZZLES: 7
 Governing equations, Nozzle flows, Area mach no. relation, numerical problems, Diffusers,
Supersonic wind tunnels, Shock wave –Boundary Layer interaction inside nozzles.

Course Outcomes: By the end of this course, the student will be able to
1 Calculate lift and drag forces on an aircraft flying at supersonic mach number.
2 Quantify the effects of shockwaves on the design of supersonic aircrafts
3 Apply effect of shock wave- boundary layer interaction to the design of supersonic nozzle.

Suggested Books:
Year of
Sr.
Name of Book/ Authors/ Publisher Publication/
No.
Reprint
1 Fundamentals of Aerodynamics : John D.Anderson,5th Ed. McGraw Hill 2013
2 Aerodynamics for Engineers : John J Bereti, 4 th Ed, Pearson Publishers 2011
3 Aerodynamics: L.J.Clancy, 5 th Ed. Himalayan Books 2012
Modern Compressible Flow with Historical Perspective, Anderson, J. D., 3rd ed., McGraw- 2004
4
Hill
Fundamentals of Compressible Flow with Aircraft and Rocket Propulsion, Yahya, S. M., 3 rd 2003
5
ed., New Age International Publishers

Course Name : AIRPLANE DESIGN

Course Code : AEN 303
Credits : 4
L T P : 3-1-0

Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, the student should be able to understand and apply the various concepts related to airplane
design. The student should be able to design various structural components of the aircraft. The student should be
able to estimate the weight, performance and stability parameters of various types of aircrafts during various flight
conditions. The student should be able to design a complete aircraft conceptually.

Total No. of Lectures – 42

Lecture wise breakup Number of
Lectures
PRELIMINARIES 6
Aircraft design, Requirements and specifications, Airworthiness requirements, Importance of
1 weight, Aerodynamic and structural design considerations, Classifications of airplane,
Concept of configuration, Features of special purpose airplanes, Unmanned aerial vehicles
and their features, Control configured vehicles.
AIR LOADS IN FLIGHT 5
Classical methods of estimating symmetrical maneuvering loads on a wing in flight, Basic
2
flight loading conditions, Load factor, V-n diagram, Gust loads, Estimation of gust loads,
Gust envelope, Use of panel methods to estimate air load distribution on a wing.
AIRPLANE WEIGHT ESTIMATION 5
3 Estimation of airplane weight based on airplane type / mission and material used, Trends in
wing loading and thrust loading, Iterative approach.
WING DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS 6
Factors influencing selection of airfoil and plan form, Span wise air loads variation, Super
4 critical wing, Stalling, take-off and landing considerations, BM and SF diagrams, Design
principles of all metal, stressed skin wing (Civil & Military airplane), Estimation of wing
drag.
STRUCTURAL LAYOUT AND INTEGRATION 6
5
Structural layout of straight, tapered and swept (forward and aft) wings, Cockpit and
 passenger cabin layout, Layout of flight and engine controls, Wing-fuselage joining
methods, All metal airplane considerations, Use of composite materials, Preparation of 3-
views, CG location.
UNDERCARRIAGE 4
6 Requirement of undercarriage, Different arrangements, Mechanism for retraction into
fuselage and wing, Absorption of landing loads, Calculations of loads.
AIRFRAME AND POWER PLANT INTEGRATION 4
7 Estimation of Horizontal and vertical tail volume ratios, Number of engines, Types and
location for inlets, Variable geometry inlets, Revised CG location.
COMPLETE DESIGN PROBLEM 6
Preparation of conceptual design of an airplane from given specifications, Use and analysis
of existing designs for this purpose, Design of airframe for the specifications, Prediction of
8
performance, stability and control, Relaxed stability, Selection of engines from all
considerations with all details, Freezing the design, Preparation of preliminary drawings
including 3 views and lay out.

Course Outcomes: By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
Estimate and analyze the weight, performance and stability parameters during the design of various types of
1
aircrafts flying under various flight conditions.
2 Estimate thrust and power requirement for various flight conditions.
Estimate various other performance parameters such as cruise performance, climb performance, range,
3
endurance etc.
4 Estimate and analyze the landing and take-off performance.
5 Design the complete aircraft.

Suggested Books:
Year of
Sr.
Name of Book/ Authors/ Publisher Publication/
No.
Reprint
1 “Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach”, D. P. Raymer, AIAA Publication 1989/2012
2 “The Design of the Airplane”, D. Stinton, Bsp Professional Books 1989
3 “Aircraft Performance and Design”, J. D. Anderson Jr., TATA McGRAW-HILL 2010

Course Name : COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS

Course Code : AEN 304
Credits : 4
L T P : 3-0-2

Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, the student should be able to describe the concepts related to computational fluid
dynamics. The student should be able to solve and apply various types of equations for the computational analysis
of flow. The student should be able to generate various types of grid and apply panel method for solving flow
problems.

Total No. of Lectures – 42

Lecture wise breakup Number of
Lectures
INTRODUCTION 7
Differential and integral relations for conservation of mass, linear momentum, angular
1 momentum and energy for a control volume, Incompressible N-S equations, Vorticity-stream
function formulations, Equations in general orthogonal coordinate systems, A body-fitted
coordinate systems
2 TYPES OF EQUATIONS 5
 Classification of partial differential equations, Linear/Nonlinear partial differential
equations, Elliptic, parabolic, hyperbolic partial differential equations, System of first order
partial differential equations, Initial and Boundary Conditions.
FINITE DIFFERENCE TECHNIQUES 6
3 Finite difference approximations, Discretization using Taylor series, Discretization using
Orthogonal Polynomials, Truncation error estimates,finite volume method.
METHODS FOR PARABOLIC EQUATIONS 6
Parabolic partial differential equation, Finite difference formulation, Explicit and Implicit
4
methods, Von Neumann stability analysis, Consistence analysis, Solution of tridiagonal
systems
HYPERBOLIC EQUATIONS AND PANEL METHOD 7
Solution of hyperbolic equations- Burgers equation, Two and three-dimensional panels,
5 Panel singularities, Panel method for Two dimensional non-lifting bodies, Two and three-
dimensional source panels, Two-dimensional vortex lattice and Vorticity panel methods,
Panel method for compressible subsonic and supersonic flows,Time-split methods,
METHODS FOR ELLIPTIC EQUATIONS 6
6 Elliptic partial differential equation, Finite difference Discretization, Iterative schemes (Point
Jacobi, Gauss Seidel, SOR, SLOR) Applications to literalized subsonic potential flow
GRID GENERATION TECHNIQUES 5
7 Structured and Unstructured grids, Boundary fitted grids, Elliptic grid, generation, Algebraic
grid generation, Working problem based on two methods

Number of
List of Experiments:
Turns
1 Point relaxation method for Laplace equation for the flow over airfoil 2
2 Successive Line Relaxation for the Laplace equation over airfoil 2
3 Structural grid generation over NACA 0012 2
Relaxation method for subsonic full potential equation for flow over airfoil with zero angle of 2
4
attack
5 Lifting subsonic incompressible potential flow over airfoil 2
6 Two dimensional Panel method for subsonic incompressible flow over NACA 0012 2
7 Zoukowski transformation for subsonic incompressible flows 1

Course Outcomes: By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
1 Solve and apply different types of partial differential equations.
2 Apply different methods for solving parabolic equations.
3 Apply different methods for solving elliptic equations.
4 Apply different techniques for grid generation.
5 Apply panel methods for solving flow problems.

Suggested Books:
Year of
Sr.
Name of Book/ Authors/ Publisher Publication/
No.
Reprint
1 “Fluid Mechanics”, Frank M White, Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited 1979
2 “Computational Fluid Dynamics”, T. K. Bose, Wiley Eastern Limited 1988
3 “Computational Fluid Dynamics”, John D. Anderson, Jr., McGraw Hill 1995
“An Introduction to Theoretical and Computational Aerodynamics”, Jack Moran, John Wiley 1984
4
and Sons

Course Name : SPACE DYNAMICS

Course Code : AEN 305