AE31001: Thermodynamics And Aerospace Prop.System

AE31001
Course name	Thermodynamics And Aerospace Prop.System
Offered by	Aerospace Engineering
Credits	4
L-T-P	3-1-0
Previous Year Grade Distribution
7 11 17 7 4 6 3 EX A B C D P F
Semester	Autumn

Syllabus

Syllabus mentioned in ERP

Basic concepts of thermodynamics, first and second laws of thermodynamics and their corollaries, Engine cycles; Basic Principles of Propulsion, Classification and Characteristics of Aerospace Propulsive Devices, Thermodynamic and Real Cycle Analysis, Aviation Fuels, Theory of Propellers; Centrifugal Compressor and its performance; Nozzles, Subsonic and Supersonic Intakes, Combustion Chambers; Rocket propulsion.Books:J D Mattingly, Elements of Gas Turbine Propulsion, McGraw-HillJ D Mattingly, W H Heiser, D H Daley, Aircraft Engine Design, AIAAE L Houghton and A E Brock, Aerodynamics for Engineering Students, Edward ArnoldS L Dixon, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery, Pergamon PressH Cohen, G F C Rogers, and H Saravanamutto, Gas Turbine Theory, Longman

Concepts taught in class

Till Mid Sem:

Revisit to the Thermodynamics learned during JEE, (quite essential since many of the term and properties taught are used throughout the course so it's good to be familiar with the concepts again). Some topics are new whereas topics such as Internal Energy, Entropy and Laws of thermodynamics are taught from a new perspective which helps to understand the topic that come after end sem.

After End Sem:

Various kinds of engines used in Aerospace Industry are taught which is called Parametric Analysis. Topics covered before mid sem will be helpful here. Ramjet,Turbofan, Turbojet and Propeller based engines are the ones whose parametric study is done.On surface its just bunch of equations but beneath those equations its mostly conceptual design of ideal engines.

Student Opinion

This course is the first of the two courses on Propulsion Systems in Aerospace Engineering. Second being Theory of Jet Propulsion which comes in 6th Semester. So if you want minimise your efforts in the 6th semester it's better to preserve your notes and understanding of the Aircraft engine.I will not say the course is very interesting to make it sound interesting but this course and its follow up course are quite relevant in industry. Companies like Eaton, Pratt and Whitney( one of their book which you might follow during the course), IHI, GE and Rolls Royce do ask question during interview(Source: Seniors who gave off campus rounds(and placed) and Alumni who came during the Meet)

How to Crack the Paper

4 Rules 1. Attend your classes. 2. Go through the previous year paper. 3. Read the books (only the part which is taught in the class) because often times prof won't tell certain things clearly 4. See RULE #1

Classroom resources

Most of the Material will be shared by the Prof. Otherwise till mid sem its Thermodynamics by PK Nag. And after End Sem Jack Mattingly Elements of Propulsion. And there is nptel lecture series of Jet Aircraft Propulsion by Bhaskar Roy of IIT Bombay good for the AE31008 as well and end sem of this course

Additional Resources

https://web.mit.edu/16.unified/www/FALL/thermodynamics/notes/

take it as your handbook of formulas for AE31008 and AE31001

Time Table

Day	8:00-8:55 am	9:00-9:55 am	10:00-10:55 am	11:00-11:55 am	12:00-12:55 pm		2:00-2:55 pm	3:00-3:55 pm	4:00-4:55 pm	5:00-5:55 pm
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday					NC334
Thursday				NC334
Friday		NC334	NC334