Introduction to Aerospace Propulsion. Instructors: Prof. Bhaskar Roy and Prof. A. M. Pradeep, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay.
September 23, 2023
English
English [CC]
Description
Introduction to propulsion. Thermodynamic basis of propulsion devices. Piston-Prop engines for aircraft. Ideal cycles for jet propulsion. Introduction to missiles, rockets and space propulsion. (from nptel.ac.in)
Course Curriculum
- Lecture 01 – Course Intro and Historical Development of Flights Unlimited
- Lecture 02 – Early Development of Aircraft Propulsive Devices Unlimited
- Lecture 03 – Development of Jet Propulsion for Aircraft Unlimited
- Lecture 04 – Introduction to Thermodynamics Unlimited
- Lecture 05 – Quasi-static Processes, Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics and Temperature, … Unlimited
- Lecture 06 – Specific Heats at Constant Pressure and Volume, Work and Heat Transfers Unlimited
- Lecture 07 – Tutorial Unlimited
- Lecture 08 – First law of Thermodynamics for Closed Systems Unlimited
- Lecture 09 – First law of Thermodynamics for Open Systems/Flow Processes Unlimited
- Lecture 10 – Second Law of Thermodynamics, Heat Engines, Refrigerators and Heat Pumps, … Unlimited
- Lecture 11 – Reversible and Irreversible Processes, Concept of Entropy Unlimited
- Lecture 12 – Increase of Entropy Principle, Third Law of Thermodynamics, Absolute Entropy, … Unlimited
- Lecture 13 – Tutorial Unlimited
- Lecture 14 – Carnot Cycle, Carnot Principle, Thermodynamic Temperature Scale Unlimited
- Lecture 15 – Exergy, Availability and Second Law Efficiency Unlimited
- Lecture 16 – Tutorial Unlimited
- Lecture 17 – Gas and Vapour Power Cycles, Otto Cycle, Diesel Cycle, Dual Cycle Unlimited
- Lecture 18 – Rankine Cycle, Brayton Cycle, Stirling and Ericsson Cycles Unlimited
- Lecture 19 – Thermodynamic Property Relations, Jacobean and Legendre Transformations Unlimited
- Lecture 20 – Tutorial Unlimited
- Lecture 21 – Properties of Gas and Vapour Mixtures Unlimited
- Lecture 22 – One-dimensional Compressible Flows, Isentropic Flows Unlimited
- Lecture 22B – Flows with Friction and Heat Transfer, Normal and Oblique Shocks Unlimited
- Lecture 23 – Piston-prop Engines: Otto Cycles; Ideal and Real Cycles Unlimited
- Lecture 24 – IC Engines for Aircraft Application Unlimited
- Lecture 25 – Performance Parameters of IC Engines Unlimited
- Lecture 26 – Supercharging of Aircraft IC Engines Unlimited
- Lecture 27 – Tutorial: IC Engines Unlimited
- Lecture 28 – Propeller Fundamentals Unlimited
- Lecture 29 – Propeller Aerodynamic Theories I Unlimited
- Lecture 30 – Propeller Aerodynamic Theories II Unlimited
- Lecture 31 – Tutorial: Propellers Unlimited
- Lecture 32 – Ideal Cycles for Jet Engines Unlimited
- Lecture 33 – Ideal Cycles for Variants of Jet Engines Unlimited
- Lecture 34 – Tutorial Unlimited
- Lecture 35 – Fundamentals of Ramjets and Pulsejets Unlimited
- Lecture 36 – Fundamentals of Rocket Engines Unlimited
- Lecture 37 – Fundamentals of Missile Engines Unlimited
- Lecture 38 – Various Space Vehicles and their Engines Unlimited
- Lecture 39 – Closure of the Lecture Series: Recap Unlimited
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