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Aerospace Engineering Department of METU: METU; Faculty of Engineering; Department of Aerospace Engineering; Purpose, Staff, Facilities, Courses, Rules and Regulations.Turkish Aviation Industry: Short Summary of Aviation History; Historical View of Turkish Aviation Industry; Existing Industry, opportunities in Aerospace Industry; Aerospace Engineer: What is an Engineer?; What are expected from an Aerospace Engineer? Visits to industry: Companies and factories related to Aerospace Engineering located mostly in the vicinity of Ankara.

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Elements and functions of aircraft basic configuration. Forces and moments acting on aircraft; aerodynamic coefficients. International standard atmosphere. Peformance: Equations of motion; horizontal flight; climb performance; take-off performance; gliding, descent and landing performance; range and endurance; flight envelope; V-n diagram. Longitudinal static stability; aerodynamic center; criterion for longitudinal static stability; static margin; unstable aircraft.

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Students are required to participate in a one-week summer practice at Türk Hava Kurumu (THK) model aircraft school which includes building a small model airplane.

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Basic concepts, properties of pure substances, first law of thermodynamics for closed systems and control volumes, entropy, second law of thermodynamics, second law analysis, introductory cycle analysis, gas mixtures.

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Introductory remarks, definitions, physical properties of fluids, definitions of density, pressure and viscosity. Fluid statics, pressure variation in a fluid, forces acting on flat and curved surfaces, buoyancy. Fluid kinematics, motion of a fluid element, rotation, deformation. Eulerian and Lagrangian flow descriptions, pathlines, streaklines, timelines and streamlines. Eulerian and Lagrangian flow descriptions, conservation laws, system-control volume approaches, Reynolds Transport theorem. Governing integral equations of fluid flow, conservation of mass, conservation of linear momentum and angular momentum, conservation of energy, Bernoulli’s equation and its applications. Differential analysis of fluid flow, Navier-Stokes equations, Couette flow, Poiseuille flow. Turbulent flows in pipes.

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Fundamental concepts and principles of mechanics. Introductory vector analysis. Statics of particles. Statics and equilibrium of rigid bodies in 2-D and 3-D. Equivalent system of forces and couples. Centroids and centers of gravity. Analysis of simple structures; trusses, frames and machines. Analysis of simple beams. Friction. Moments of Inertia. Method of virtual work.

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A vectorial approach to dynamics of particles and rigid bodies. Kinematics of particles, kinetics
of particles. Kinematics of rigid bodies and kinetics of rigid bodies. Newton s second law and
the laws of linear and angular momentum. Newton s Law of Gravitation. The principle of
impulse and momentum. Impact of particles and rigid bodies. Potential and kinetic energy,
conservation laws and energy methods. Relative motion. Application to Space Flight Mechanics.
The emphasis on dynamics of particles, system of particles and plane motion of rigid bodies.
Introduction to three dimensional motions of rigid bodies.

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Introduction to the concept of stress and strain Normal and shear stresses due to axial loading, bending and transverse loading. Torsion of circular cross-sections. Stress concentrations. Analysis of linearly elastic problems Transformations of stress and strain in plane-stress and plane-strain problems. Design of beams for strength. Deflection of beams.
Prerequisite:AEE 261 or consent of the department.

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Students are required to perform a minimum of 4-week (20 working days) summer practice, preferably in an aircraft or aircraft engine manufacturing factory, or civilian or military aircraft/helicopter maintenance facility. Students are expected to take part in machine shop related activities such as machining parts or overhauling engines and parts, or contributing to the research work of the company. Each student is required to submit a technical report to reflect the activities he has carried out during this period.

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Numerical solution of Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE), initial value problems, Euler s method, Runge Kutta methods, stability analysis, Solution of system of ODE s and high order ODE s. Boundary value problems. Numerical solution of integral equations, Finite Volume Method. Numerical solution of Partial Differential equations (PDE), Finite Difference Method, convergence and stability analysis. Model equations, numerical solutions of parabolic PDEs, elliptic PDEs and hyperbolic PDEs. Prerequisite: ES 305 or consent of the department.

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Basic concepts. One-dimensional steady-state conduction, extended surfaces, two-dimensional steady-state conduction, shape factors, transient conduction. Forced convection, Reynolds analogy, convection for external and internal flows. Free convection, boiling and condensation, heat exchangers. Radiation heat transfer between surfaces.

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Introduction to propulsion systems. Aerothermodynamics of propulsion systems (Carnot, Brayton, Otto cycles; Mixtures; Combustion; Equilibrium and Dissociation). Reciprocating engines. Rocket engines. Ideal engine cycle analysis.

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Potential flow theory, complex potential, flow around a cylinder, lift, conformal mapping, Joukowsky airfoil, aerodynamic coefficients, panel method. Thin airfoil theory, Kutta condition, Kelvin’s Circulation Theorem, symmetrical and cambered airfoils, flapped airfoil. Finite wing; lifting line theory, general wing loading. Slender wing theory, pressure distribution, aerodynamic coefficients.
Prerequisite:AEE 244 or consent of the department.

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Compressible flow of air, governing equations for compressible inviscid flow, normal and oblique shock waves, Prandtl Meyer expansion wave, Linearized theory. Viscous flow of air, Navier-Stokes equations, Boundary layer simplifications, 2D boundary layers, similarity solutions, Blassius solution, integral methods, effects of pressure gradient, laminar and turbulent flow, transition and turbulence, law of the wall. Separation and stall, boundary layers on airfoils.
Prerequisite:AEE 341 or consent of the department.

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Generalized theory of pure bending. General theory of shear stresses. Shear center. Statically indeterminate beams. Torsion of non-circular beams. Concepts of stress and strain in 3-D. Generalized Hooke`s Law. Plane-stress and plane-strain problems. Stress concentrations, thermal stresses. Axisymmetric problems. Aerospace Applications.

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Introduction to Aerospace Structures. Spacecraft structures. Energy methods in Structural
Analysis- Unit load method. Structural Analysis of Thin Walled Open Section Beams. Structural
Analysis of Thin Walled Closed Section Beams. Bending of Unsymmetrical Sections. Structural
Analysis of Aircraft Sub-Structures. Elastic Stability.

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Axes and Notation. Longitudinal static stability and control, Maneuverability. Effects of high systems, propulsion system and structural flexibility. Lateral, directional static stability and control. General equations of unsteady motion. Stability derivatives. Stability of uncontrolled motion.

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System concepts; Laplace transformation and properties; transfer functions, block diagrams; lumped parameter modelling of physical systems; state space formulation, linearization of nonlinear systems; stability of linear time invariant systems, Routh test; time domain analysis of dynamic systems, response; feedback control system examples, P, PD, PID control; Bode plot and stability margins.

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Feedback control systems; performance specifications in time domain; root locus plotting techniques, time domain design of feedback systems via root locus, lead and lag compensators, rate feedback, PID control; Bode plot, Nyquist plot, frequency domain analysis of control systems, performance specifications in frequency domain; design of compensators in frequency domain; introduction to modern control.

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Students are required to perform a minimum of 4-week (20 working days) summer practice at a factory of engineering firm to get acquainted with managerial work. Students are required to write a technical report reflecting their personal contributions concerning the managerial and engineering practices of the company.

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Description of physical data. Deterministic and random data. Static and dynamic characteristics of measuring instruments. Error analysis. Gyroscopic transducers. Flight instruments. Radio navigation, instrument landing systems and communications.

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An aerospace engineering design/research project carried out by a group of students involving, literature survey/competitor study, conceptual design, project planning for a design/research project, theoretical/experimental/numerical analyses and/or construction and testing, planning, preparation and presentation of project deliverables.

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Introduction. Experimental errors. Statistical analysis of experimental data. Data acquisition and processing. Report writing and presentations. Wind tunnels. Pressure, flow and shear stress measurements. Flow visualization. Force, torque, strain measurement. Hardware-in-the-loop simulation of dynamic and controller systems. Laboratory experiments.
Prerequisite:Consent of the department.

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Review of evolution of systems engineering discipline. Introduction to the concept of system life cycle. System design, development and qualification through systems engineering process, system modeling methods, development of functional, physical and operational architectures, system integration and interface management. Integration of systems engineering processes. Use of computer aided tools for systems product and process modeling. Examples of aerospace applications of systems engineering discipline.

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Aerothermodynamic performance of aircraft engines. Non-ideal cycle analysis of turbojet, turbofan and turboprop engines. Loading characteristics of axial and radial compressors and turbines. Performance of non-rotating components: inlets, nozzles and combustion chambers. Off-design performance calculations of engines.

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Calculation of required and available specific thrust and impulse at various flight phase of the mission for a turbojet, turbofan and turboprop engine. Calculation of performance characteristics of aircraft engine components such as inlet, fan, compressor, combustor, turbine, afterburner and nozzle. Component matching and calculations of total temperature and pressure ratios of each component at different rotational speeds and mass flow rates.

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This course provides introductory information for rocket/missile design, development, integration, operational characteristics and problems of full-scale missiles affected by the dynamics of environment. Determination, analysis and processing of missile trajectory including different flight conditions are discussed.

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Simplification of the Navier-Stokes equations for steady, attached flows. Integral formulation of potential flow equations for subsonic flows, panel methods, inverse airfoil design using a panel method. Method of Characteristics in two dimensional potential flows. Numerical solution of the Transonic Small Disturbance equation using Finite Difference methods, upwind differencing in supersonic regions. Numerical solution of unsteady Full Potential Flow equation in curvilinear coordinate systems.

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General characterization of hypersonic flow, inviscid hypersonic flow, high temperature effects.

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Introduction: Helicopters in general, critical parts of helicopters, types of helicopters. Rotor in vertical flight (momentum theory). Rotor in vertical flight (blade element theory). Mechanisms of rotor. Forward Flight: Momentum theory, blade element theory. Performance and Trim-Stability: Helicopter design, design road map, blade section design, blade tip shapes, rear fuselage upsweep, fuselage drag estimates. Design assignment: conceptual level projects assigned to groups of max. of three students expected to be completed within eight weeks.

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Conceptual design of fixed wing aircraft. Aircraft sizing. Airfoil and geometry selection. Thrust to weight ratio and wing loading. Configuration layout. Propulsion and fuel systems integration. Landing gear and subsystems. Aerodynamics. Weights and balance. Stability, control and handling qualities. Performance and flight mechanics. Cost.

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Preliminary and detail design of aircraft. Demonstration of the design by manufacturing a reduced scale fyling model of the aircraft. Use of computer aided design tool for sizing, trade off and configuration layout studies. Landing gear design, integration of propulsion system, and structural design. Calculation of moments of inertia, weights and balance, center of gravity of the design. Static and dynamic stability, control characteristics and performance prediction of the aircraft.

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Gravitational Effects. Properties of Atmosphere Gases. Properties and Behavior of Cloud Particles. Solar and Terrestrial Radiation.

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Transfer Processes and Applications. Geomagnetic Phenomena. Atmospheric Signal Phenomena: General properties of waves, scattering of radiation, atmospheric probing, natural signal phenomena, effects of nuclear explosions.

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Airworthiness requirements. Minimum weight design of columns, beams and torsion members. Design for combined loading. Load factors, distribution of loads in an aircraft structure. Ultimate load analysis and design of wing box beams and idealized fuselage cross-sections. Aeroelastic and fatigue considerations in aircraft design. Structural requirements and concepts for manned and unmanned spacecraft. Design of such craft for very high temperature loading.

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Free and forced vibrations of single degree-of-freedom undamped linear systems. Types and characteristics of damping. Free and forced vibrations of multi degree-of-freedom linear systems. Eigenvalue problem, modal vectors and orthogonality. Vibration of continuous systems. Vibration measurement and isolation.

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Introduction to finite element analysis. One dimensional elements and computational procedures. 1D FE code development. Finite element form of Rayleigh Ritz Method. General derivation of element stiffness matrix. Interpolation and shape functions. Application of FE software MSC Nastran in aerospace structural analysis.

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Static and dynamic loads on spacecrafts; stress, buckling, vibration analysis in trusses, panels, and shells; spacecraft materials and manufacturing techniques; spacecraft structure preliminary design

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Fiber-reinforced composites. Composite manufacturing techniques. Macromechanical behavior of a lamina; Stress strain relations for a lamina. Micromechanical behavior behavior of a lamina. Macromechanical behavior of a laminate; Laminate constitutive equations. Lamina and laminate strength analysis. Beams, columns, rods of composite materials. Buckling of laminated plates. Strength and failure theories. Manufacturing and testing of laminated elements.

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The goal of this course is to teach students the fundamental considerations in space mission design. In addition, they will be trained on the basic components of space systems, their functions, and the design requirements associated with them. Through the design activity they will carry out in the course, the students are also expected to understand the various phases of a space mission project and gain the necessary skills to be able to function in space system design teams.

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Functional requirements of aerospace propulsive devices. Mission analysis. Fundamental performance relations. Rocket propulsion systems for launch, orbital, and interplanetary flight. Modeling of solid, liquid-bipropellant, and hybrid rocket engines. Engineering and environmental limitations. Propellant feed systems, turbopumps. Combustion processes in liquid, solid and hybrid rockets. Thermochemistry, prediction of specific impulse. Nozzle flows including real gas and kinetic effects.

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State equations, canonical forms, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, stability, controllability, observability; state space approach to control system design, state variable feedback, eigenstructure assignment, state observation, model following control, introduction to optimal control, linear quadratic regulator.

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Basic navigation quantities and functions; coordinate transformations and kinematics; a unified inertial navigation analysis applicable to both gimballed and strapdown systems; propagation of bias errors through the system; physics of inertial measurements and measurement error sources; navigation analysis with multiple sensors; Kalman filter estimation; practical navigation problems.

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Coordinate systems and transformations, Euler equations, torque free motion of spinning bodies, introduction to analytical dynamics, generalized coordinates, constraints, work and energy; orbital motion, orbital parameters, common satellite orbit types, orbital maneuvers.

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Review of the equations of motion of a rigid aircraft. Definition and evaluation of stability derivatives. Derivation of transfer functions for stick fixed flight. Computerized analysis of longitudinal static and dynamic stability and control characteristics of an aircraft. Computerized analysis of lateral static and dynamic stability and control characteristics of an aircraft. Performance equations of an aircraft. Computerized analysis of point, path and take-off performance characteristics of an aircraft. Computer project for the analysis of a sample aircraft.

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These code numbers will be used for technical elective courses which are not listed regularly in the catalog. The course contents will be announced before the semester commences.

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These code numbers will be used for technical elective courses which are not listed regularly in the catalog. The course contents will be announced before the semester commences.

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Program of research leading to M.S. degree arranged between the student and a faculty member. Students register to this course in all semesters starting from the beginning of their second semester.

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Linear spaces and operators. Matrix algebra. Tensor fields. Complex analysis. Calculus of variations.

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General consideration on differential equations. Power series solutions and special functions. Boundary-value problems. Transform methods. Green's functions. Partial differential equations. Perturbation methods.

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General thermodynamics, fundamental laws, property relations, mixtures, chemical equilibrium, stability, Jacobian derivatives, second law analysis of aerospace systems; applied statistical thermodynamics for determination of thermophysical properties.

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Performance and characteristics of aircraft engines. Two and three-dimensional flows. Theories of compressors and turbines. Matching of components and evaluation of the performance.

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Basic modes of combustion; laminar flames, turbulent flames, ignition and flame stabilization, explosion and detonation. Diffusion flame, and droplet combustion: Application of chemical reactor theory, physical modeling, basic diagnostic techniques; combustion in practical systems;reciprocal engines, gas turbines, environmental and economic considerations.

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Introduction to turbulence modeling and simulation. Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) of homogenous and inhomogeneous flows. Eddy-viscosity based modeling: algebraic, one- and two-equation models. Reynolds Stress Models. Rapid Distortion Theory. Large Eddy Simulation (LES). Filtering Process and Filtered Conservation Equations. Smagorinsky, Dynamic and Mixed Sub-Grid-Scale (SGS) Models. Compressibility Effects.

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Solution of partial differential equation by discrete methods (finite difference, finite volume, panel). Treatment of Potential, Euler and Navier Stokes equations in general nonorthogonal, curvilinear coordinates. Emphasis on error, accuracy, stability and convergence criteria.

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Generalities on flows and t.b.l.: physical description, mathematical formulation, averaging, Reynolds eqn. energy eqn. dissip., homogeneity, isotropy, correlations, micro and macro scales, energy spectrum, intermittency, hot-wire anemometry; t.b.l. equations: continuity, momentum, total enthalpy, closure problem, Crocco's integral; transition: stability, nature of transition, transition criteria, numerical methods: F.D. formulation, nature of the parabolic equations.

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General features of internal flows as applied to compressors and turbines. Concepts of unsteady rotating flows. Blade element theory. Effect of viscosity and compressibility. Loss Mechanisms. Secondary flows. Flow instabilities in turbomachines.

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Theory and design of airfoil sections lifting and thickness problem. Lifting line and lifting surface theory as applied to propellers and airfoils. Integral boundary layer methods. Propeller thrust and torque.

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Introduction to Cartesian Tensors (refresher); definition, transformations, co and contra variant tensors, Kroenecker delta and antisymmetric tensor , invariants of 2. order tensors, jacobian, dilatation. Basic Notions of Fluid Mechanics; Reynolds transport theorm (re-visited), Mathematical Basis of Inviscid Flow; Gauss and Stokes Theorems as applied to Fluid flow problems and consequences,Helmholtz equations , connectivity, uniqueness theorems for ideal fluids Depending on the choice of the studying group one of the follwing paths is followed: 1: Mathematical basis of Panel Methods 2: Physics and Calculation of Turbulent Shear Flows. Some turbulence models are also used for illustration.

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Navier-Stokes equations in integral form, waves and the Riemann problem, one-equation turbulence models, unstructured grid generation, Delaunay triangulation, advancing front triangulation, Finite volume Method, flux evaluation, Euler forward/backward time integration, higher order reconstruction of flow variables, solution-adaptive unstructured grids, Total Variation Diminishing schemes and limiters, Essentially Non Oscillatory schemes, preconditioning methods for low speed flows, GMRES iterative solution method, parallel processing on unstructured grids, message-passing libraries: MPI and PVM

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Experimental techniques in aerodynamics; Pressure, temperature and velocity measurement techniques. Steady and unsteady pressure measurements and various types of pressure probes and transducers, errors in pressure measurements. Measurement of temperature using thermocouples, resistance thermometers, temperature sensitive paints and liquid crystals. Measurement of velocity using hot wire anemometry. Calibration of single and two wire probes. Velocity measurement using Laser Doppler Velocimetry. Data acquisition and digital signal processing techniques.

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Basic equations of fluid dynamics, linearized Euler equations, speed of sound. Classical acoustics: the wave equation, solutions in Cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates. Fourier transform and convolution integrals, Green's function for the wave equation. Compact, noncompact sources. Lighthill's theory of aerodynamic noise: acoustic analogy, jet noise, scaling laws. Turbomachinery noise: duct acoustics, mode generation mechanisms, sound attenuation. Noise from moving bodies: helicopter noise, propeller noise, airframe noise. Computational aeroacoustics: high-resolution numerical algorithms, boundary conditions.

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Stages of laminar-turbulent transition. Basic concepts of hydrodynamic stability theory. Method of small disturbances. Method of normal modes. Orr-Sommerfeld equation. Temporal and spatial amplifications. Eigenvalue problem. Solution of the Orr-Sommerfeld equation. Smith-van Ingen en transition prediction method. Gasters transformation.

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The sun and it's interaction with the near earth space; Earth's neutral atmosphere; fenosphere and magnetosphere, some selected topics on quiet and disturbed ionosphere.

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Space systems and conditions for manufacturing in space, the fluid mechanics of microgravity, phase transitions in microgravity, applications.

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Coordinate systems, ime systems; two body problem, geometry of conic sections, three body problem; orbital perturbations; orbital maneuvers, Hohman transfer, inclination and station keeping maneuvers, interplanetary trajectories; methods of determination of an orbit.; satellite attitude dynamics, stability of orbital motion, spacecraft attitude control.

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Introduction to Boundary Value Problems in elasticity theory. Stress resultants in plates. Strain-displacement relations and displacements. Stress- displacement relations. Basic assumptions in thin plate theory. Governing equations of classical plate theory. Classical and numerical methods of solution of plates in aerospace, mechanical and civil engineering structures. Introduction to vibrations, stability and shear theory of plates. Introduction to shear theory of plates. Introduction to composite plates.

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Constitutive modeling of solid materials. Rheological models. Classification of different kinds of material response. Isotropic and anisotropic elasticity. Viscoelasticity. Plasticity and viscoplasticity of metals. Phenomenological plasticity and viscoplasticity models. Introduction to continuum damage mechanisms.

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Introduction to the dynamics of wave motion. Energy carrying mechanisms. Forced motion in infinite, uninterrupted uniform structures. Wave characteristics of one-dimensional and two-dimensional continuous systems. Coupled vibrations of open-section, thin-walled channels. Effects of warping. Wave propagation in mono and multi-coupled periodic structures. Characteristics of propagation constants. Characteristics of multi-bay periodic and non-periodic structures.

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Static aeroelasticity: lift distribution on an elastic surface, divergence, aileron effectiveness and reversal. Unsteady aerodynamics: oscillatory and arbitrary motions of a 2-D thin airfoil, strip theory. Dynamic response (to gusts, etc.).

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Theory and analysis of tubomachinery flows. Axial and centrifugalo compressors, fans turbines. Unsteadiness and turbulence in a turbomachine flow field. Two and three-dimensional loss mechanisms. Data acquisition techniques in unsteady turbomachinery flows. Non-optical measurement techniques in turbomachinery including hot-wire/hot-film, multi-hole Pitot and high-frequency response pressure probes. Optical measuremetn techniques in turbomachinery including Laser Doppler and Laser-2-Focus Velocimetry (LDV AND L2F), Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), Doppler Global Velocimetry (DGV) and Pressure Sensitive Paint (PSP).

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Modal analysis theory, Vibration measurement and testing. Test planning and structure presentation. Vibration exciters, transducers, sensors and analysers. Modal analysis methods including time and frequency domain methods. Structural modification. Finite element analysis and model updating. Structural health monitoring and damage identification.

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Composite material definition, Manufacturing techniques and aerospace applications, Anisotropic elasticity, Macromechanical behavior of a lamina, Micromechanical behavior of a lamina, Macromechanical behavior of a laminate, Beams of composite materials, Strength of laminates and failure theories, FEM applications in aerospace structures.

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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).

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Quantum theory background. The vector model of the atom. Statistical mechanics. Calculation of the thermodynamic properties. Chemical thermodynamics.

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High temperature flows. Equilibrium and nonequilibrium kinetic theories. Flows with translational nonequilibrium. Flows with vibrational and chemical nonequilibrium. Radiative gas dynamics.

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Aircraft equations of motion; sensors and actuators used in flight control systems; design of stability augmentation, attitude and flight path control systems; flight simulation; guidance and navigation; control system design examples on other aerospace flight vehicles; aircraft automatic flight control system, implementation, testing and certification process.

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Review of frequency domain feedback design techniques, matrix algebra, signal and system norms. Mathematical modeling of uncertainties in linear time invariant systems. Robust stability and robust performance analysis, H2, H? and ?-synthesis control design techniques for multivariable systems.

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Fundamentals of helicopter flight dynamics, helicopter general equations of motion, introduction to rotor dynamics and rotor inflow, rotor forces and moments, helicopter stability and control characteristics, helicopter modeling and simulation, handling qualities, introduction to helicopter flight control system design.

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Presentation involving current research given by graduate students and invited speakers.

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Program of research leading to Ph.D. degree arranged between the student and a faculty member. Students register to this course in all semesters starting from the beginning of their second semester while the research program or write-up of thesis is in progress.

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Ph.D. students study and present a current topic under the guidance of a faculty member. Each paper is followed by a round table discussion participated in by the Ph.D. students and members of the Faculty.

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Formulation of fluid-structure interaction problems. Fundamental aerodynamics. Introduction to unsteady flows. Static aeroelasticity. Dynamic aeroelasticity. Flutter of aircraft wings and control surfaces. CFD-Based time domain solutions. Control of aeroelastic instabilities.

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Introduction. Meteorological aspects. Icing physics. Parameters affecting icing. Ice accretion prediction: supercooled droplet trajectories, droplet impact, droplet collection efficiency, thermodynamic analysis, ice growth rates. Messinger Model. 2-D and 3-D ice accretion simulation. Supercooled large droplets. Icing certification.

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Molecular Dynamics (MD) method, high-order predictor-corrector schemes, Verlet integration schemes. Particle-in-Cell (PIC) Method, numerical simulation of plasma flows, Vlasov`s equation, particle-mesh methods, discrete Fourier transforms. Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method, numerical simulation of rarefied and micro-nano scale gas flows. Lattice-Boltzmann method (LBM), simplified Boltzmann equation, discrete velocity models.

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Fracture mechanics, elasticity theory of singular stress fields, J-integral, R-curves, Energy release rate, fracture toughness, , fracture toughness testing and standards, stres based fatigue analysis, S/N curves, fatigue crack growth, and advanced topics such as dynamic fracture, elastoplastic fracture, interfacial fracture.

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Occupational health and safety requirements, occupational health and safety training, audit requirements, company responsibilities, employee responsibilities, risk assessment, hazard communication and reporting, safety precautions, general safety rules, aircraft ground safety requirements, aircraft flight safety requirements, explosive safety requirements, aircraft maintenance safety requirements, aircraft equipment maintenance safety requirements, hangar and apron safety requirements, occupational health and safety management system for commercial air transport, national and international bye-laws and standards

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State, in sequential order and without resorting to structured sentences, the main topics, issues, concerns, etc. covered in the course, separate individual items with a semi-colon or a full stop should be capitalized.
Introduction to whole engine performance. Steady state and transient performance analysis. Engine component performance. Engine power settings (Ratings). Engine instrumentation, testing and analysis. Engine certification and flight test.

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Itemize, with brief, explicit and precise statements, the specific skills, capabilities, views, insight, knowledge, etc. the student is expected to acquire by way and at the end of the course; state only those most pertinent.
Students will acquire the knowledge of:
1) Basis of parallel programming and computing,
2) Requirements for high performance programming, computing, and environments.
3) Accessing and using high performance computing environments.
4) Executing available engineering parallel codes and software on high performance clusters.
5) Evaluating parallel performance of engineering/scientific computational codes and software.
6) Understand efficiency and performance measures in high performance computing.

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Physically based constitutive modeling of solid materials. Overview of the phenomenological type of plasticity models. Crystal plasticity modelling of single crystal materials. Non-local (gradient) material modelling approaches. Strain gradient crystal plasticity of single crystal materials. Modelling of polycrystalline metals. Non-convexity and localization phenomena. Phase field modelling approaches.

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Overview of gas turbine systems and the need of cooling. Hot gas path heat transfer. Turbine blade film cooling and its performance. Turbine blade internal cooling and cooling concepts. Effects of geometric features and flow characteristics on heat transfer. Compressor rotor and stator heat transfer. Turbine rotor, stator, and casing heat transfer. Combustor heat transfer. Thermal management of nacelle, fan, and undercowl. Experimental and computational techniques used for gas turbine flows and heat transfer.

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Advanced concepts used in aerospace engineering system design. Concurrent engineering and multicriteria decision making techniques frequently used in Aerospace Engineering. Incorporating performance parameters like low Life-cycle-cost, safety and Overall Evaluation Criteria (OEC) into the early stages of design. Use of Quality Functional Deployment (QFD) Matrix, Integrated-Product and Process Design(IPPD). Methods to identify the most influential design parameters via analysis of design sensitivities and the use of Pareto Principles. Identfying noise parameters in the design process. Introduction to Probabilistic design methods and robust design methods in Aerospace Engineering. Introducing concepts such as Taguchi Methods, Design-of-Experiments, Response Surface Techniques, Monte Carlo Simulations, leading to a Robust Design Simulation.

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Overview of steady incompressible and compressible aerodynamics. Unsteady conservation equations. Potential flow and acceleration potential. Steady and unsteady flow about flat plates and thin airfoils. Unsteady Kutta condition. Simple harmonic motion of thin airfoils(Theodorsens theory). Impulsive motion. Returning wake problem (Loewys problem). Arbitrary motion and Wagner function. Gust response and Küssner function. Incompressible unsteady flows about thin wings. Static and dynamic stall. The vortex lift (Polhamus theory). Flapping-wing theory.

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Ethics and the engineer, accuracy and rigour, honesty and integrity, respect for life, law and public good, responsible leadership: listening and informing, legal perspective.

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Overview of three basic modes of heat transfer: conduction, convection and radiation. Detailed discussions and derivations of governing equations. Single and multi-dimensional, steady and unsteady heat conduction. Forced and free convection in laminar and turbulent flows. Radiative heat exchange between black/gray surfaces. Analogy between heat and mass transfer. Analytical and computational problem solving techniques to solve realistic heat and mass transfer problems.

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This course is constructed from seminars that will be organised by Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences. The seminars will cover technical, cultural, social and educational issues to prepare the graduate students following the PhD programs.

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General gas turbine design methodology. Gas turbine inlets and exhausts.Compressors and turbines.General combustion.Combustors. Fluid systems: secondary air systems, oil systems, and fuel systems.Thermal system design: gas turbine engine heat transfer, component cooling bearing, bearing chamber and gearboxes in aerospace applications. Component design: transmissions in aerospace applications. Component design of rotating parts. Component design of casings and frames, the component design of mounts and shafts. Instrumentation and testing and testing.

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