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AE 301 Fundamentals of Flight (3:3,1)
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History of flight. Airplane components and their functions. Nature of Aerodynamic forces. Wind tunnel testing. Atmosphere. Incompressible and compressible one dimensional flow. Two dimensional flow. hydrodynamic theory and circulation. Finite wing. Introduction to boundary layer. Determination of total incompressible drag. Compressible drag. Airfoils. High lift systems.
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Prerequisites: MEP 261, MEP 290
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AE 311 Low Speed Aerodynamics (3:3,1)
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Conservation laws for real flows. Navier Stokes equations. 2-D ideal flows using stream and velocity potential functions. Kutta-Joukowski theorem. Numerical solutions. Complex potential. Joukowski airfoil. Thin airfoil theory. Viscous flow. laminar boundary layer equations. Momentum integral equation. Turbulent boundary layer Skin friction drag. Form drag. Finite wings. Down wash and induced drag .
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Prerequisites: EE 300, AE 301, EE 332
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AE 331 Aircraft Structures (1) (3:3,1)
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Aircraft structural details. Materials of aircraft structures. Loads on aircraft structures. Shear forces and bending and twisting moments. Fundamentals of elasticity. Bending of thin-walled structures. Torsion of thin walled structures. Shear in thin walled structures.
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Prerequisites: MENG 270, AE 301
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AE 361 Aircraft Performance (3:3,1)
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Aircraft performance in steady flight. Straight and level flight. Flight limitations. Drag. Power. Performance curves in terms of thrust and power. Gliding flight. Range and endurance. Other methods of solution to performance problems. Aircraft performance in accelerated flight. Climbing flight. Take off. Landing. Turning flight. Introduction to helicopters. Helicopter performance. Thrust and torque theory. Rotor flow effects. Power required. Vertical climb.
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Prerequisite: AE 301
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AE 371 Aircraft Engines (3:2,3)
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Aircraft engine types. Cycle analysis and performance parameters of piston engines. Cycle analysis and performance parameters of jet and gas turbine engines (ramjets, turbojets, turbofans, turboprops and turboshafts). Rocket engines classification and performance parameters. Ideal chemical rocket. Design concepts of thermodynamic cycles. Design project.
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Prerequisite: AE 301
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AE 390 Summer Training (10 weeks) (2:0,0)
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Training in industry under the supervision of a faculty member. Students have to submit a report about their achievements during training in addition to any other requirements assigned by the Department.
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Prerequisites: AE 301, IE 202
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AE 400 Cooperative Work (26 weeks) (8:0,0)
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Training in industry under the supervision of a staff member. Students should submit a final report about their training in addition to any other requirements assigned by the department.
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Prerequisites: AE 301, IE 202
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AE 412 High Speed Aerodynamics (3:3,1)
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Thermodynamic principles .Conservation laws governing compressible flow. Generalized flow in nozzles. Isentropic flow. Normal shock relations. Nozzle flow with shock waves. Oblique shock waves. Expansion waves. Shock reflection. Airfoils in supersonic flow. Shock expansion method. Thin airfoil theory. Nonsteady gas dynamics. Moving shock waves and expansion waves. Shock tube theory. Aerodynamic facilities. Design of wind tunnels.
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Prerequisite: AE 311
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AE 413 Viscous Aerodynamics (3:3,1)
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Review of conservation equations. Simple problems of viscous flow. Flow at high Reynolds number. Laminar boundary layer. Classical and numerical solutions of laminar boundary layer. Laminar separation. Transition .Turbulent boundary layer. Viscous aerodynamic drag. Turbulent shear flows. Wakes and jets. Computer applications.
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Prerequisite: AE 311
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AE 414 Aerodynamics Laboratory (2:0,5)
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Experiments that accentuate instruments and experimental procedures. Wind tunnel types. Wind tunnel calibration. External and internal balance measurements. Pressure distribution measurement in shear layers. Measurement of laminar and turbulent boundary layers on a flat plate. Hot wire anemometry. Laser Methods (LDV, PLIF). Mach number measurement in supersonic flow. Six-component force measurement.
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Prerequisite: AE 412
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AE 415 Hypersonic Aerodynamics (3:3,1)
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Hypersonic shock and expansion wave theories. Local surface inclination methods. Hypersonic inviscid flow fields. Approximate and exact methods. Hypersonic boundary layer theory. Hypersonic aerodynamic heating. Entry and heating problems. Hypersonic viscous interactions. High temperature gas dynamic. Equilibrium and nonequilibrium flows. Viscous high temperature flows.
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Prerequisite: AE 412
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AE 432 Aircraft Structures (2) (3:3,1)
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Deflection analysis. Indeterminate structures. Bending of plates. Buckling of columns and plates. Local buckling of composite shapes. Buckling of stiffened panels. Crippling.
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Prerequisite: AE 331
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AE 433 Flight Vehicle Materials (3:3,1)
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Imperfections in solids. Requirements from aerospace structural materials. Design philosophy (safe-life and damage-tolerant design). Aerospace applications of fracture mechanics. Airframe fatigue. Creep. Oxidation. Composite materials. Computer applications.
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Prerequisite: AE 331
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AE 434 Aircraft Structures Laboratory (2:0,5)
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Bending of simply supported beams. Bending of cantilever beams. Unsymmetrical bending of beams. Shear center. Deflections of simply supported portal frame. Deflections of simply supported S frame. Deflections of statically indeterminate portal frame. Deflections of closed frames. Buckling of struts. Buckling of thin plates. Local buckling of thin-walled columns.
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Prerequisite: AE 432
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AE 435 Aircraft Design (3:2,3)
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Mission specification. Weight estimation. Sensitivity of weight to different parameters. estimating of wing area, take off thrust, and lift coefficient. Configuration design. Overall configuration. Fuselage layouts. Wing plan-form design. High lift devices. Empennage design. control surfaces. Landing gear. Propulsion system selection. Design refinement. Computer applications.
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Prerequisite: AE 361
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AE 436 Aircraft Structural Design (3:2,3)
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Structural design of wing, fuselage, tail-plane, fin, and landing gear. Design of ribs, frames, stiffeners, webs, and skins. Spar design. Diagonal semi tension field beams. Optimum design. Computer applications.
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Prerequisite: AE 432
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AE 437 Aircraft Structural Integrity (3:3,1)
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Failure criteria. Slow damage. Fatigue (accumulative damage, crack closure, crack arrest, load spectrum, residual strength, environmentally assisted fatigue). Discrete damage. Impact damage (birds and debris). Reliability. Non-destructive testing. Computer applications.
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Prerequisite: AE 433, AE 435
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AE 451 Avionic Systems (3:3,1)
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Review of basic circuit theory. Introduction to semiconductors. Operation of bipolar junction transistor. Operation of different types of field effect transistors. Introduction to number systems and logic circuits. Introduction to communications. Introduction to wave modulation. Introduction to RADAR.
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Prerequisite: AE 361
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AE 452 Basic Aircraft Systems (3:3,1)
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Instrument displays and panels. Air data instruments. Attitude indicating instruments. Heading indicating instruments. Flight director systems. Power-plant related instruments. Hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
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Prerequisite: AE 462
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AE 462 Aircraft Stability and Control (4:3,3)
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Static longitudinal stability. Neutral point. Longitudinal control. Hinge moments. Control surface balancing. Stick free stability. Stick force. Stick force gradient. Maneuverability. Maneuver point. Center of gravity limits. Directional static stability. Directional control. Rolling static stability. Rolling control. Aircraft equations of motion. Small disturbance theory. Longitudinal dynamic stability. Lateral dynamic stability. Stability derivatives. Flying qualities
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Prerequisites: AE 361, AE 412
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AE 463 Aircraft Automatic Control (3:3,1)
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Aircraft transfer functions. Open loop response. Aircraft response to atmospheric disturbances. Automatic control. Conventional control theory. Modern control theory. Gyrodynamics. Stability augmentation systems. Longitudinal Autopilots. Lateral Autopilots. Design project.
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Prerequisite: AE 462
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AE 472 Aircraft Propulsion (4:3,3)
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Jet engine components. Aerothermodynamics of intakes, combustors and nozzles. Gas turbine engines turbomachines. Axial and centrifugal compressors and axial turbines. Matching of engine components. Design concepts of jet engine components. Design project.
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Prerequisite: AE 371
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AE 473 Space Vehicle Propulsion (3:3,1)
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Types and performance of rocket vehicles. Chemical rockets characteristics, propellants and combustion, expansion in nozzles, thrust chambers. Electrical rocket propulsion. Advanced propulsion concepts.
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Prerequisite: AE 472
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AE 481 Air Transport Engineering (3:3,1)
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Air-worthiness. Fleet planning. Flight safety. Flight operations. Ground operations. Maintenance tasks. Initial maintenance programs. Quality control.
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Prerequisite: AE 390
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AE 482 Aircraft Maintenance Systems (3:3,1)
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Introduction. Reliability theory. Life testing. Maintained systems. Integrated logistic support (ILS). Aircraft handling. Repair station requirements. Quality systems. Inventory control. Structural repair. Engine maintenance and overhaul. Maintenance of aircraft systems and instruments.
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Prerequisites: IE 331, AE 361
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AE 491 Fundamentals of Space Vehicles (3:3,1)
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Classification of aerospace vehicles. Mission sizing. Main components. Selection of Propulsion systems. Launching systems. Aerodynamics. Guidance and control. Structure and materials. Electronic systems.
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Prerequisite: AE 412
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AE 492 Computer Applications in Aero. Eng. (3:2,3)
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Introduction to CFD, Navier Stokes Equations, Partial Differential Equations (PDE's) Basics Of numerical methods for solving PDE's, Finite difference Methods for Hyperbolic, Parabolic, and Elliptic PDE's, Finite Volume Methods, Numerical Grid Generation, Applied CFD using Fluent commercial Package.
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Prerequisites: AE 412, AE 432
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AE 498 Special Topics in Aeronautical Eng. (3:3,1)
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Selected topics to develop the skills and knowledge in a given field of Aeronautical Engineering.
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Prerequisites: AE 301
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AE 499 Senior Project (4:2,4)
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Selection of topic. Literature review. Project design planning. Arranging for data collection and experimental work. Interim report. Experimental work and data collection or field study (if any). Data processing analysis and results. Preparation of a first draft of the final report. Presentation of the project.
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Prerequisite: MENG 410
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