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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Fundamentals of Theoretical and Experimental Aerodynamics is an undergraduate and postgraduate level online course offered by IIT Kharagpur. The programme is a 12-week long core certification programme with the approval and recognition of AICTE. Basically, the course is offered as a free programme and the learners can join the programme free of cost. However, Swayam, the online course provider by the Indian Government, demands a fee from the learners to get a hold of certification after the Fundamentals of Theoretical and Experimental Aerodynamics Certification.

Fundamentals of Theoretical and Experimental Aerodynamics Certification Course, offered by Swayam, discusses the conceptual and practical understanding of aerodynamics, principles of aerodynamics and fundamentals of aerodynamics. The course on aerodynamics will prepare the learners to get started with the advanced aerodynamics programmes. Fundamentals of Theoretical and Experimental Aerodynamics Certification by Swayam is prepared under the guidance and supervision of Prof. Arnab Roy of IIT Kharagpur.

The Highlights

Online programme
Undergraduate/postgraduate level
E-certificate
AICTE-approved

Programme Offerings

Certificate of completion
Conceptual understanding
AICTE-approved E-certificate

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Kharagpur

The online course is free of cost. But, the learners are needed to pay the Fundamentals of Theoretical and Experimental Aerodynamics Certification Fee to get certified after the exam.

Fundamentals of Theoretical and Experimental Aerodynamics Fee Structure

Name of the Course	Fee Amount
Fundamentals of Theoretical and Experimental Aerodynamics	INR 1000 (Exam Fee)

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

The learners of the Fundamentals of Theoretical and Experimental Aerodynamics online course must obtain a 25% assignments score and a 75% score in the examinations. The students need to pay the fee and appear for the exam at any of the designated examination centres.

What you will learn

Knowledge of engineering

Fundamentals of Theoretical and Experimental Aerodynamics Certification Syllabus will give the learners an introduction to:

Fundamentals of aerodynamics
Practical exposure to Aerodynamics
Airfoil geometry
Wind Tunnel
Inviscid and viscous flows

Who it is for

Aerospace EngineerMechanical Engineer

Fundamentals of Theoretical and Experimental Aerodynamics Classes can be taken by professionals like Aerospace Engineer and Mechanical Engineer.

Admission Details

Enroll in the Fundamentals of Theoretical and Experimental Aerodynamics Training through these steps:

Step 1- First, register and login into the Swayam portal.

Step 2- Browse the official URL https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc22_ae09/preview

Step 3- Enroll in the programme at the date of the online course.

The Syllabus

Aerodynamics-relevance and applications
Atmosphere ∙ Flow velocity
pressure, skin friction
Generation of aerodynamic forces and moments on an aircraft
Aircraft external shape and surfaces

Eulerian and Lagrangian perspectives of flow
Fluid Kinematics
Conservation equations of mass
Momentum and energy

Inviscid and viscous flows- potential flow
Boundary layer
Compressible and incompressible flow
Laminar and turbulent flow

Airfoil geometry
Pressure distribution at an angle of attack (α)
Aerodynamic centre
Centre of pressure
Cl- α, Cl-Cd, Cm-α curves
Flow separation and stall
High lift devices
Multi element airfoils
Laminar and turbulent
Flow over airfoil
Trailing edge noise

Finite wing geometry
Control surfaces on wing
Horizontal and vertical stabilizers
Airfoil and finite wing aerodynamics- a comparison
Delta wing
High angle of attack aerodynamics
Unsteady effects in airfoils and wings- effect of gust
Sudden change in angle of attack, Pitch, heave, flapping
Leading edge vortex
Dynamic stall

Full Potential Equation and its application
Shock and expansion wave theory
Supersonic flow past a flat plate
Flow through a converging diverging nozzle
Transonic and supersonic flow past airfoil
Shock wave boundary layer interaction
Shock tube
Preliminary concepts of hypersonic flow

Computing aerodynamic flows- main steps and resources
Panel and Vortex Lattice Method
Euler and Navier Stokes equations-I

Euler and Navier Stokes equations-II
What information can be extracted from numerical solutions
Applications of computational aerodynamics- few examples

Wind Tunnel: experimental tool in Aerodynamics
Types of wind tunnels
Wind Tunnel design basics
Similarity analysis
Scaling of wind tunnel models
Safety issues in wind tunnel handling

Flow visualization techniques
Model design and fabrication
Model positioning system
Measurements involving mechanical sensors
Pressure ports
Pitot static tubes
Mechanical balances

Measurements involving electronic transducers
Electronic pressure gages
Strain gage based balances
Data Acquisition System and software
Measurement uncertainty

Velocity measurement using Particle Image Velocimetry
How wind tunnel and associated instrumentation are used for performing aerodynamic studies few examples
Quick revision of course content & doubts clarification

Evaluation process

IIT Kharagpur will hold an exam at one of the designated centres for the learners to get the certification. The learners will be eligible for the certificate only if they obtain 75% marks out of 100 in the exam.