MTech Flight Vehicle Design syllabus for 3 Sem 2020 scheme 20MAE321

Module-1 Overview of Design Process 0 hours

Overview of Design Process:

Introduction, Requirements, Phases of design, Conceptual Design Process, Initial Sizing, Take-off weight build up, Empty weight estimation, Fuel fraction estimation, Take- off weight calculation,

 

Thrust to Weight Ratio & Wing Loading:

Thrust to Weight Definitions, Statistical Estimate of T/W. Thrust matching, Spread sheet in design, Wing Loading and its effect on Stall speed, Take-off Distance, Catapult take-off, and Landing Distance. Wing Loading for Cruise, Loiter, Endurance, Instantaneous Turn rate, Sustained Turn rate, Climb, & Glide, Maximum ceiling.

Module-2 Configuration Layout & loft 0 hours

Configuration Layout & loft:

Conic Lofting, Conic Fuselage Development, Conic Shape Parameter, Wing-Tail Layout & Loft. Aerofoil Linear Interpolation. Aerofoil Flat-wrap Interpolation. Wing aerofoil layout-flap wrap. Wetted area determination. Special considerations in Configuration Layout: Aerodynamic, Structural, Delectability. Crew station, Passenger, and Payload arrangements. Design of Structural Components: Fuselage, Wing, Horizontal & Vertical Tail. Spreadsheet for fuselage design. Tail arrangements, Horizontal & Vertical Tail Sizing. Tail Placement. Loads on Structure. V-n Diagram, Gust Envelope. Loads distribution, Shear and Bending Moment analysis.

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Module-3 Engine Selection & Flight Vehicle Performance 0 hours

Engine Selection & Flight Vehicle Performance:

Turbojet Engine Sizing, Installed Thrust Correction, Spread Sheet for Turbojet Engine Sizing. Propeller Propulsive System. Propeller design for cruise. Take-off, Landing & Enhanced Lift Devices:- Ground Roll, Rotation, Transition, Climb, Balanced Field Length, Landing Approach, Braking. Enhanced lift design -Passive & Active.

Module-4 Static Stability & Control 0 hours

Static Stability & Control:

Longitudinal Static Stability, Pitch Trim Equation. Effect of Airframe components on Static Stability. Lateral stability. Contribution of Airframe components. Directional Static stability. Contribution of Airframe components. Aileron Sizing, Rudder Sizing. Flying qualities. Cooper Harper Scale. Environmental constraints, Aerodynamic requirements.

Module-5 Design Aspects of Subsystems 0 hours

Design Aspects of Subsystems:

Flight Control system, Landing Gear and subsystem, Propulsion and Fuel System Integration, Air Pressurisation and Air Conditioning System, Electrical & Avionic Systems, Structural loads, Safety constraints, Material selection criteria.

 

Course outcomes:

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

1. Define a configuration for given specifications i.e. thrust to weight ratio and wing loading

2. Solve problems related to configuration layout & airframe components sizing

3. Workout engine selection and perform stability analysis

4. Model subsystems

 

Question paper pattern:

The SEE question paper will be set for 100 marks and the marks scored will be proportionately reduced to 60.

  • The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
  • Each full question is for 20 marks.
  • There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
  • Each full question will have sub question covering all the topics under a module.
  • The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

 

Textbook/ Textbooks

1 Aircraft Design - A Conceptual Approach Daniel P. Raymer AIAA Education Series 4th Edition 2006

2 Design of Aircraft Thomas C Corke Pearson Edition. Inc. 2003

 

Reference Books

1 Aeroplane Design -VOL 1 to 9 J Roskam DAR corporation 1985

2 Introduction to Aircraft Design John Fielding Cambridge University Press 2009

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