| |
| Is this course right for you? |
|
| If you have a love for aircrafts and the designs behind them, explore this course. It includes study in the areas of Aerodynamics, Structures, Propulsion, Aircraft Performance, Stability and Control, Avionics, Flight Vehicle Design, Aircraft Systems & Flight testing. The students get the hands on experience through Lab Experiments in addition to the other engineering disciplines. |
|
|
|
| Accreditation, Approvals, and Recognition |
|
• Approved by AICTE
• Affiliated to VTU
• Recognised by NBA |
|
|
|
| Opportunities |
|
| Defence (Air Force), HAL, Cades, Quest, Safran, GE, HCL, Satyam Mahindra, TCS, Taneja Aerospace, Goodrich, Labs - NAL, ADE, GTRE, ADA, DRDL etc. |
|
|
|
| Achievements |
 |
|
|
|
| Who heads this department? |
|
| Professor S K Maharana |
|
|
|
Professor Maharana received his BE(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from Utkal University, Orissa, MTech in Aerospace Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur and PhD in Aerospace Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur. He worked in GE (India and US) in the areas of propulsion, CFD, engineering tools development, energy, infrastructure and GE’s aircraft engines programs. He worked in Infosys (India, Toronto) for the manufacturing business unit.
He has been guiding doctoral students and is in the Board of Studies of VTU for Aeronautical Engineering. He is investigating Government funded research projects. He has around 20 publications to his credit in both international and national journals and conferences. His biography is included in Marquis Who’s Who in America 2010. He is a recipient of GE service award and Infosys award. He has good blend of academics and aero industry experience.
His areas of interest
CFD, Computational Wind Engineering, Heat Transfer, Propulsion, Simulations, Numerical Methods. |
|
|
|
Full-time faculty, with over
15 years’ experience in the Aeronautical Engineering field |
|
| Faculty Name |
Designation |
| S K Maharana |
HOD |
| Arokkia Swamy A |
Professor |
|
|
|
| Labs |
|
| Aerodynamic Lab |
 |
| The students get an understanding of the nature of flow past various models through flow visualization techniques. The nature of pressure distribution over various aerofoil and body shapes is understood. The wake and boundary layer survey provided information on the momentum thickness and displacement thickness. Thus practically students apprehends the theoretical knowledge. |
| Foundry & Forging |
|
| Students attain hands-on experience in Foundry & Forging techniques. |
| Machine Shop |
|
| Students attain hands-on experience in machining skills. |
| Mechanical Measurement & Metrology lab |
|
| Students attain hands-on experience in Mechanical Measurement & Metrology. |
| Metallographic and Material Testing |
|
| Students attain hands-on experience in Metallographic and Material Testing. |
| Modeling & Analysis Lab |
|
| The CFD analysis and stress analysis techniques are developed through computer software. Thus the students hand on experience in design exercises gets enhanced. |
| Propulsion Lab |
|
| Students do several experiments related to aircraft engines, carry out force measurements through wall jets and measure the speed of flame propagation. This enhances the practical knowledge of the in this field of aircraft propulsion. |
| Simulation Lab |
|
| Several time motion studies are made. This increases students’ capability in simulation techniques. |
| Structures Lab |
|
| It provides the student with the practical knowledge of the various theorems, like reciprocal theorem, provides knowledge on buckling phenomenon of columns, WEGNER beam stresses information. The vibration of beam equipment provides the information on types of nodes and vibration patterns. |
|
|
|
|
| Events |
|
| Conferences |
 |
| Guest Lectures |
|
| Industrial Visits |
|
| Seminars |
|
| Others |
|
|
|
|
|
| Clubs |
|
|
|
|
