Aeronautical engineering is one of the most challenging fields of engineering with a wide scope for growth. This field deals with the development of new technology in the field of aviation, space exploration and defence systems. It specializes in the designing, construction, development, testing, operation and maintenance of both commercial and military aircraft, spacecrafts and their components as well as satellites and missiles.
The course curriculum of aeronautical engineering is made up of maintenance as well as design aspect of the present day aviation and aerospace engineering. It prepares graduates with knowledge, problem solving ability, hands-on skills to enter carrier in the design, installation, manufacturing, testing, evaluation, technical sales, or maintenance of aeronautical / aerospace systems.
A subsonic wind tunnel with a test section size of 300mm x 300mm for the study of pressure and velocity distribution and force measurements on various models along with six component (three forces and three moments) measuring device has been established. For flow visualization studies heleshaw apparatus and water flow channel have been installed in the laboratory.
The objective of conducting the aircraft laboratory is to make the students understand and appreciate various principles and theorems involved in the theory of aircraft structures, vibrations and experimental analysis, by doing simple and advanced experiments and analysing the results. This will immensely help the students to enrich their knowledge in the design of various aircraft structural components, namely, wing fuselage, landing gear, control surfaces etc. Special equipments like two dimensional photo elastic set up, fatigue-testing machine, electronic stroboscopes, viscous damping set up, forced vibration set up are also to be installed in the nearest future. It is also proposed to set up facilities for fabricating fiber composite laminates, since they find many applications in nearly all structural parts. It is one of the visions of the department to make this laboratory, a very special one of its kind of aircraft structures in this part of the country.
This laboratory is fully equipped with TIG welding (for both steel and aluminium), MIG welding and arc welding equipments for training students in the area of welding of different materials used in aircraft industry. Pipe bending and pipe riveting experiments were also incorporated.
An engine is the heart of any aircraft. Knowing its various components, their working principles, repair and maintenance practices is of utmost importance to an aeronautical engineer. Throwing light into this fact, the aeronautical engineering department is equipped with an aero engine repair and maintenance practices laboratory. This engine model C90 (piston engine).
Practical knowledge of aero engine repair and maintenance practices is gained by physically dismantling, inspecting and assembling of various components/unites such as aero engine piston, cylinder, carburettor, oil filter, exhaust unit and intake guide vanes.
This laboratory is equipped with aircraft jet engines and piston engines, nozzle performance studies, free and forced convective heat transfer measurements, study of free jet, wall jet, bomb calorimeter for determination of heat of combustion of fuels, propeller performance test rig etc.
The department conducts national and international conferences to share their knowledge obtained through research with other researchers in India and abroad. International conference on Futuristic Trends in Aeronautical Engineering
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