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Network Analysis

Time domain analysis: Transients in electrical circuits - RL, RC and RLC circuits, DC and AC circuits, switched capacitor circuits, conservation of charge, passive filters, resonance in networks, magnetic circuits and magnetically coupled circuits.

Laplace domain analysis: Laplace transform basics, initial and final value theorems, properties of Laplace transforms, initial value problems, applications of Laplace transforms for networks solving

Two-port networks, graph theory and network synthesis.

Data Structure and Algorithms

Time Complexity Analysis: Big-Oh, Big-Omega, and Big-Theta notations. Data Types and Abstract Data Types (ADTs):Various types of ADTs such as List, Set, Queue, Circular Queue, Trees, Graphs, etc.2-3 Trees, Red-Black Trees, Binary Trees, Search Trees, N-ary Trees. Graph Traversals and Searching:BFS (Breadth-First Search), DFS (Depth-First Search), Spanning Tree, Minimum Spanning Tree, Paths, Shortest Paths, TSP (Traveling Salesman Problem). Data Structures for Maintaining Ranges, Intervals, and Disjoint Sets with Applications.

Material Science and Metallurgy

Selection of materials – structure of solids, crystal structure – defects in crystals, free energy concept – alloying – principles of solidification – phase diagrams – concept of heat treatment – properties of materials, mechanical, electrical, thermal and optical properties – testing of materials – semiconductor materials – ceramics, synthesis and processing – polymers, classification, mechanism of formation, structure property relations, characterization – composites, classification, factors influencing properties, processing.

Vector Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equations

Vector Calculus: scalar and vector fields – level surfaces – directional derivatives, gradient, curl, divergence – Laplacian – line and surface integrals – theorems of Green, Gauss, and Stokes.

Sequences and Series of Functions: complex sequences – sequences of functions – uniform convergence of series – test for convergence – uniform convergence for series of functions.

Advanced Aerospace Structures

Description of essential features of aircraft, rocket and spacecraft structures – type of loads on flight structures – bending, shear and torsion of open and closed thin-walled beams – monocoque, stiffened plate, isogrid and sandwich constructions – idealization and stress analysis of typical aerospace structural components – pressurized structures – stress discontinuities – effects of cut-outs – effects of boundary conditions in open and closed section beams – structural fatigue.

Applied Aerodynamics

Panel methods – unsteady potential flows – compressible flow over wings – axisymmetric flows and slender body theories – flight vehicle aerodynamics – rotor aerodynamics – low Reynolds number aerodynamics – flapping wings – two- and three-dimensional flow separation.

Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity

Fundamental aspects of structural dynamics – free vibration and modal representation of flexible structures – application to beam extension, shear, bending and torsion dynamics – static aeroelasticity – wind tunnel models – divergence and aileron reversal – Lifting surfaces: torsional divergence and load redistribution, aeroelastic tailoring – aeroelastic flutter – stability characteristics – Flutter analysis: wind tunnel models – flexible wings.

 

Advanced Heat Transfer

Radiation Heat Transfer: fundamentals – view factors – network method and enclosure analysis for gray – diffuse enclosures containing transparent media – engineering treatment of gas radiation.

Two Phase Flow: fundamentals – flow patterns – basic equations for homogeneous flow and the separated-flow model

Boiling Heat Transfer: pool boiling – forced convective – cross flow – multicomponent boiling – correlations for boiling coefficient – critical heat flux

Advanced Fluid Mechanics

Fluid kinematics – physical conservation laws – review of integral and differential formulations – Navier-Stokes and energy equations – solution of Navier-Stokes equations; steady and unsteady flows – waves in fluids (potential flow formulation) – boundary layer theory; Blasius solution, Falkner-Skan solutions, momentum integral approach – introduction to turbulent flows.

Aerospace Vehicle Design

Introduction to the design process – requirements capture – design optimization.

Aircraft Design: design considerations for civilian and military aircraft – weight estimation – airfoil and geometry selection – thrust to weight ratio and wing loading – initial sizing – propulsion – landing gear and subsystems – aerodynamics – stability, control, and handling qualities – flight mechanics and performance issues – aircraft layout and configuration – structural aspects – constraint analysis.

Rocket Propulsion

Introduction to rocket propulsion systems – rocket propulsion engines – types of rocket nozzles and thrust vector control – propellants – combustion in rocket engines – parameters for chemical rockets – elements of liquid propulsion systems – thrust chambers – turbo pumps – non conventional propulsion techniques – solid rocket motors – grain configuration – hybrid rockets – rocket testing and performance evaluation – selection of rocket motors.

Optimization Techniques in Engineering

Introduction to optimization – linear programming – duality and sensitivity analysis – integer programming – nonlinear programming – unconstrained optimization – constrained optimization: equality and inequality constraints – optimality conditions and optimization approaches – nontraditional optimization approaches – applications in aerospace engineering.

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