Module-I: Introduction to aircraft and rockets [7 hours]
Introduction, Rocket system and aerodynamics of rockets, Fundamentals of gas turbine engines, Illustration of working principles of gas turbine engine,

Module-II : Turbojet cycle [7 hours]
Propulsion system and operating principle, Thermodynamics of propulsion system, Engine performance parameters, The ramjet cycle, Working principles of ideal ramjet cycle, The turbojet cycle, Working principles of turbojet cycle, Non-ideal turbojet cycle

Module-III: Compressors and rocket performance [7 hours]
Axial flow fans and compressors, Polytrophic efficiency of compression, Calculation of stage performance and overall performance,

Module-IV [7 hours]
Working principles of turbofan cycle, Rocket performance, Introduction and working principles of multistage rocket,

Module-V Propellants [8 hours]
Solid propellant rockets, Liquid propellant rockets ,Thrust control in liquid rockets Cooling in liquid rockets, Hybrid rockets, Limitations of hybrid rockets, Relative advantages of liquid rockets over solid rockets

To understand the basics of air craft and its components

To understand the propulsion systems and thermodynamics of propulsion systems.

To apply the basics in calculating the performance parameters of gas turbines, compressors

CO1: Understand construction and design of aircraft and rockets.
CO2: Understand construction and design features of gas turbines as used for power generation.
CO3: Develop skills in problem solving for aircraft propulsion systems, in particular gas turbine engines and compressors.
CO4: Analyse the performance enhancement approaches for jet propulsion engines.
CO5: Develop skills to design aircraft and rocket components.

W.W. Bathie, Fundamentals of Gas Turbines, John Wiley & Sons , 2022

M.L. Mathur, and R.P. Sharma, Gas Turbine Jet and Rocket Propulsion, Standard Publishers and Distributors, Delhi, 1988. , 2022

G.C. Oates, Aero-thermodynamics of Aircraft Engine Components, AIAA Education Series, New York, 1985. , 2020

P.G. Hill, Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion, Addison Wesley, 1970 , 2021