OAS352 Space Engineering Syllabus:

OAS352 Space Engineering Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 Use the standard atmosphere tables and equations.
 Find lift and drag coefficient data from NACA plots.
 Apply the concept of static stability to flight vehicles.
 Describe the concepts of stress, strain, Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, yield strength.
 Demonstrate a basic knowledge of dynamics relevant to orbital mechanics.

UNIT I STANDARD ATMOSPHERE

History of aviation – standard atmosphere – pressure, temperature and density altitude.

UNIT II AERODYNAMICS

Aerodynamic forces – Lift generation Viscosity and its implications – Shear stress in a velocity profile – Lagrangian and Eulerian flow field – Concept of a streamline – Aircraft terminology and geometry – Aircraft types – Lift and drag coefficients using NACA data.

UNIT III PERFORMANCE AND PROPULSION

Viscous and pressure drag – flow separation – aerodynamic drag – thrust calculations -thrust/power available and thrust/power required.

UNIT IV AIRCRAFT STABILITY AND STRUCTURAL THEORY

Degrees of freedom of aircraft motions – stable, unstable and neutral stability – concept of static stability – Hooke’s Law- brittle and ductile materials – moment of inertia – section modulus.

UNIT V SPACE APPLICATIONS

History of space research – spacecraft trajectories and basic orbital manoeuvres – six orbital elements – Kepler’s laws of orbits – Newtons law of gravitation.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:

CO1 Illustrate the history of aviation & developments over the years
CO2 Ability to identify the types & classifications of components and control systems
CO3 Explain the basic concepts of flight & Physical properties of Atmosphere
CO4 Identify the types of fuselage and constructions.
CO5 Distinguish the types of Engines and explain the principles of Rocket

TEXT BOOKS:

1. John D. Anderson, Introduction to Flight, 8 th Ed., McGraw-Hill Education, New York,2015.
2. E Rathakrishnan, “Introduction to Aerospace Engineering: Basic Principles of Flight”, John Wiley, NJ, 2021.
3. Stephen. A. Brandt, " Introduction to Aeronautics: A design perspective " American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics,1997.

REFERENCE:

1. Kermode, A.C., “Mechanics of Flight”, Himalayan Book, 1997.