AEE572 AIRCRAFT ICING

Course Code:5720572
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Aerospace Engineering
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. SERKAN ÖZGEN
Offered Semester:Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

  • To arise a conciousness related to aircraft icing.
  • To create an opportunity to combine knowledge on topics related to basic and engineering sciences together with topics related to Aerospace Engineering and to apply them for a practical cause.
  • To contribute to the computing and programming skills of the students.
  • To prepare and/or support the students in their professional career, since icing, icing prediction and icing certification are important issues related to design.
  • To introduce topics that are important for aviation but somehow not covered in the formal Aerospace Engineering Education (i.e. meteorology).

Course Content

Introduction.Mateorological aspects.Icing Physics.Parameters affecting icing. Ice accretion prediction: supercooled droplet trajectories,droplet impact,droplet collection efficiency, thermodynamic analysis,ice growth rates.Extended Messinger Model.Runback water. 2-D and 3-D ice accretion simulation.Supercooled large droplets.Icing related to ice crystals.Icing certification (Federal Aviation Regulations,Part 25,Appendix C,D and O).


Course Learning Outcomes

  • To familiarize the students with the methods, tools and procedures used in atmospheric icing simulation.
  • To improve the abilities of the students to apply knowledge of mathematics and aeronautical engineering through a term project assignment.
  • To improve written and oral communication and research.
  • To arise an awareness for contemporary issues and airworthiness requirements related to aircraft icing.
  • To provide an environment to use  techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for icing simulation.

Program Outcomes Matrix

Contribution
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1Possesses advanced knowledge in one or more subfields of aerospace engineering and applies this knowledge effectively in engineering practices and solution processes.
2Follows current scientific and technological developments in the field, identifies research problems, generates solutions using appropriate methods, and interprets the results.
3Employs analytical thinking and numerical methods in solving complex engineering problems and, when necessary, develops and applies appropriate experimental approaches.
4Uses appropriate modeling, analysis, simulation, and experimental methods for complex engineering problems, evaluates the results, and makes engineering decisions.
5Clearly and systematically communicates scientific and technical knowledge in written and oral form, works effectively in intra-disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams, and assumes leadership when necessary.
6Acts with professional ethics and awareness of social and environmental responsibility and evaluates the possible impacts of engineering solutions.
7Understands the importance of lifelong learning and effectively uses methods to access new knowledge.
8Is aware of fundamental engineering problems related to national aerospace, defense, and energy technologies and possesses the competence to contribute to these areas.