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4.00 Credits
Pressure distribution in a fluid. Control volume and differential approaches to fluid flow analysis. Development and application of NavierStokes equations. Potential flow theory. Dimension analysis and similarity. Viscous flow in ducts. Working knowledge of a highlevel computer language is required. 4 lectures/problemsolving. Prerequisites: ENG 104 or IGE 120 or IGE 121 or IGE 122, C or better in MAT 216. Corequisites: MAT 318, CHE 302, and ME 215.
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4.00 Credits
BoundaryLayer theory. BiotSavart law. Panel methods. Thin airfoil theory. Liftingline theory. Numerical aerodynamics of airfoils and wings. Skin friction drag. Induced drag. Propeller theories. Airplane performance. 4 lectures/ problemsolving. Prerequisite: C or better in ARO 301.
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3.00 Credits
Space Environment. Mission design. Lagrange's equation. Kepler's laws, orbits, escape trajectories, interplanetary transfers, gravity assists. Spacecraft propulsion. 3 lectures/problemsolving. Prerequisites: ENG 104 or IGE 120 or IGE 121 or IGE 122, C or better in ME 215.
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3.00 Credits
Governing equations of fluid dynamics for compressible flow. Normal shock waves. Oblique shock waves. Expansion waves. Quasionedimensional flow. Fanno flow. Rayleigh flow. Unsteady wave motion. Hightemperature gases and flows. Applications. 3 lectures/problemsolving. Prerequisite: C or better in ARO 301. Corequisite: CHE 302 or ME 301.
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4.00 Credits
Ideal cycle analysis of ramjet, turbojet, turbofan and turboprop. After burning. Cycle analysis with losses. Nonrotating components: diffusers, nozzles and combustors. Compressor, fans and turbines. Component matching and engine performance. Aircraft engine noise. Hypersonic engines. 4 lectures/problemsolving. Prerequisite: C or better in ARO 311.
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3.00 Credits
Mathematical models of systems. Laplace transformations. Feedback control systems: characteristics, performance, stability. Root locus method. Frequency response methods. Stability in the frequency domain. Time domain analysis. Design and compensation of aerospace feedback control systems. 3 lectures/problemsolving; 1 threehour laboratory. Prerequisites: ENG 104 or IGE 120 or IGE 121 or IGE 122, C or better in MAT 216. Corequisite: MAT 318.
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3.00 Credits
Vector analysis of twodimensional kinetic motion of aerospace vehicles. Plane kinematics including absolute and relative motion. Force and moment equilibrium in three dimensions using free body diagrams and vector algebra. Internal loads in engine mount, landing gear and fabriccovered wing structures. Shear and bendingmoment diagrams. Centroids, center of gravity, moments of area, and moments of inertia. Material properties, stressstrain relationships, Mohr's circle, strain gages. Analysis of stress in members subject to axial, torsional, bending, and shearing loading. 3 lectures/problemsolving; 1 threehour laboratory. Prerequisites: C or better in PHY 131/L. Corequisite: MAT 214.
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3.00 Credits
External loads on aircraft, inertia forces and load factors, design loads, factor ofand margin ofsafety, Vn diagrams. Strain energy. Analysis of deformation in members subject to axial, torsional, bending, shearing, and combined loading using Castigliano's theorem. Statically indeterminate structures. Pressure vessels, yield criteria. Shear flow in closed and open thinwalled sections. Bending and shear stresses in beams with unsymmetrical crosssections. Principles and analysis of stressed skin construction. 3 lectures/problemsolving. Prerequisite: C or better in ARO 326.
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4.00 Credits
Aerospace structural analysis in the design process. Elementary aeroelasticity. Axial constraint. Design of members in tension, torsion, bending, or shear. Design of compression members. Design of webs in shear. Detailed design. 4 lectures/problemsolving. Prerequisite: C or better in ARO 329.
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3.00 Credits
Work and energy methods. Numerical analysis and introduction to the finite element method. Thin plate theory and structural stability. Elastic and aeroelastic instabilities. Design of Aerospace structures. 3 lectures/problemsolving. Prerequisite: C or better in ARO 327.
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