History of aviation – types of flying machines – anatomy of an aircraft; fundamental aerodynamic variables – aerodynamic forces – lift generation – airfoils and wings – aerodynamic moments – concept of static stability – control surfaces; mechanism of thrust production – propellers – jet engines and their operation – elements of rocket propulsion; loads acting on an aircraft – load factor for simple maneuvers – Vn diagrams; aerospace materials; introduction to aerospace structures; basic
orbital mechanics – satellite orbits; launch vehicles and reentry bodies.

1-D Gas Dynamics: governing equations – isentropic flow with area change, area-Mach number re- lations – R-H equations – normal shocks. 1-D Wave Motion: wave propagation – simple and finite waves – Reimann shock tube problem – 2-D waves, governing equations – oblique shocks, charts, shock polar and pressure deflection diagrams – Prandtl–Meyer expansion waves – reflection and interaction of waves – supersonic free jets.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.