Syllabus

AIRCRAFTS AND PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Introduction
Classifications of Aircrafts – General, Aerostats, Aerodynes, Fixed Wing Aircrafts, Rotorcrafts (Rotor-Wing Aircrafts), Hybrid Fixed/Rotary Wings, Other Methods of Lift Aircrafts
Classifications of Propulsion Systems – External Combustion, Internal Combustion, Other Power Sources

BASIC LAWS FOR A COMPRESSIBLE FLOW
Introduction
System and Control Volume
Fundamental Equations – Conservation of Mass, Linear Momentum, Energy Equation, The Second Law of Thermodynamics, Equation of State
Steady One-Dimensional Compressible Flow – Isentropic Relations, Sonic Conditions, Classification of Mach Regimes, Diffusers and Nozzles, Shocks

PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS OF JET ENGINES
Introduction
Thrust Force
Factors Affecting Thrust – Jet Nozzle, Air Speed, Mass Flow Rate of Air Flow, Altitude, Ram Effect
Engine Performance Parameters – Propulsive Efficiency, Thermal Efficiency, Propeller Efficiency, Overall Efficiency, Take off Thrust, Specific Fuel Consumption, Aircraft Range, Range Factor, Endurance and Endurance Factor, Mission Segment Weight Fraction, Head-and Tail-Wind, Route Planning, Specific Impulse

ROCKETS
Introduction
Classifications of Rockets – Method of Propulsion, Types of Missiles, Launch Mode, Range, Number of Stages, Applications
Rocket Performance Parameters – Thrust Force, Exhaust Velocity, Effective Exhaust Velocity, Important Nozzle Relations, Thrust Coefficient, Total Impulse, Specific Impulse, Specific Propellant Consumption, Mass Ratio, Propellant Mass Fraction, Impulse-to-Weight Ratio, Efficiencies

ROCKET PROPULSION
The Rocket Equation – Single-Stage, Multistage, Series Multistage Rocket, Parallel Multistage Rocket, Advantages and Disadvantages of Staging
Chemical Rocket Engines
Solid Propellant
Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engines
Hybrid Propulsion
Nuclear Rocket Propulsion
Electric Rocket Propulsion

To understand the basics of aircraft and aircraft propulsions systems

To understand the basic models for analyzing aircraft and rocket propulsion systems

To be able to analyze fundamentally aircraft-engine performance

To understand different types of rockets and their working principles

To understand different types of rocket propulsion systems

To understand the basics of aircraft and aircraft propulsions systems

To understand the basic models for analyzing aircraft and rocket propulsion systems

To be able to analyze fundamentally aircraft-engine performance

To understand different types of rockets and their working principles

To understand different types of rocket propulsion systems

Ahmed F. El-Sayed, Fundamentals of Aircraft and Rocket Propulsion, Springer , 2016

S M Yahya, Fundamentals of Compressible Flow with Aircraft and Rocket Propulsion, New Age International Private Limited , 2023

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