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AE651 - Aerodynamics of Compressors and Turbines

AE651 - Aerodynamics of Compressors and Turbines

Instructor

Prof A M Pradeep

Semester

Autumn ‘20

Course Difficulty

Course is a bit involved and will be tough to tackle if not regular with classes.

Time Commitment Required

About two hours per week apart from lecture hours.

Grading Policy and Statistics

Absolute grading

Attendance Policy

No attendance policy

Pre-requisites

Thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics

Evaluation Scheme

Quizzes: 15%
Project: 20%
Midsem: 25%
Endsem: 40%

Topics Covered in the Course

Following topics are covered:
Introduction to turbo machinery, axial flow compressors and fans, axial flow turbines, centrifugal compressors

Teaching Style

Course taught through details slides.

Tutorials/Assignments/Projects

Project is a bit involved and requires designing a component based on the given parameters.

Feedback on Exams

Quizzes: Questions similar to tutorial sets.
Midsem and endsem: Paper consists of numerical and theoretical questions.

How strongly would I recommend this course?

A must do course if you are interested in design and aerospace engineering.

When to take this course?

I took this course on my seventh semester. Ideal time will be post your third year.

Review By: Yash Mandhana