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NPTEL

Introduction to Aerospace Propulsion

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Overview

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This introductory course develops the thermodynamic foundations of aerospace propulsion. It covers thermodynamic laws and cycles, gas and vapor properties, and compressible flows including shock waves.

Syllabus

Mod-01 Lec-01 Course Intro & Historical development of flights.
Mod-01 Lec-02 Early development of aircraft propulsive devices.
Mod-01 Lec-03 Development of Jet propulsion for aircraft.
Mod-01 Lec-04 Introduction to thermodynamics.
Mod-01 Lec-05 Quasi-static processes, zeroth law of thermodynamics.
Mod-01 Lec-06 Specific heats at constant pressure and volume Work and heat transfers.
Mod-01 Lec-07 Tutorial.
Mod-01 Lec-08 First law of thermodynamics for closed systems.
Mod-01 Lec-09 First law of thermodynamics for open systems/flow processes.
Mod-01 Lec-10 Second law of thermodynamics, heat engines.
Mod-01 Lec-11 Reversible and irreversible processes, concept of entropy.
Mod-01 Lec-12 Increase of entropy principle.
Mod-01 Lec-13 Tutorial.
Mod-01 Lec-14 Carnot cycle, Carnot principle, thermodynamic temperature scale.
Mod-01 Lec-15 Exergy, availability and second law efficiency.
Mod-01 Lec-16 Tutorial.
Mod-01 Lec-17 Gas and vapour power cycles, Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, Dual cycle.
Mod-01 Lec-18 Rankine cycle, Brayton cycle, Stirling and Ericsson cycles.
Mod-01 Lec-19 Thermodynamic property relations, Jacobean.
Mod-01 Lec-20 Tutorial.
Mod-01 Lec-21 Properties of gas and vapour mixtures.
Mod-01 Lec-22(A) One-dimensional compressible flows, isentropic flows.
Mod-01 Lec-22(B) Flows with friction and heat transfer, normal and oblique shocks.

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aerospace engineering

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