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====General Prerequisites==== | ====General Prerequisites==== | ||
* [[Basic Mathematics]] - differentials, integrals, basic mechanics, vector algebra, matrices and matrix manipulation, total derivative (for mass and momentum equations, among others) | * [[Basic Mathematics]] - differentials, integrals, basic mechanics, vector algebra, matrices and matrix manipulation, total derivative (for mass and momentum equations, among others) | ||
** Reading - [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Differential_Equations Differential Equations on Wikibooks] | ** Reading | ||
- [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Calculus Introductory calculus on Wikibooks] | |||
- [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Differential_Equations Differential Equations on Wikibooks] | |||
* Thermodynamics/Heat Transfer - Zereoth, First, Second and Third Laws, Enthalpy, Entropy, Clausius Inequality and ??, Steady State Equation, Modelling Gas Turbines/Engines, Conduction, Convection, Radiation (Black Body, Grey Body) | * Thermodynamics/Heat Transfer - Zereoth, First, Second and Third Laws, Enthalpy, Entropy, Clausius Inequality and ??, Steady State Equation, Modelling Gas Turbines/Engines, Conduction, Convection, Radiation (Black Body, Grey Body) | ||
** Potential reading - [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Engineering_Thermodynamics Engineering Thermodynamics on Wikibooks] | ** Potential reading - [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Engineering_Thermodynamics Engineering Thermodynamics on Wikibooks] | ||
Revision as of 23:31, 16 September 2006
Suggested Structure
General Prerequisites
- Basic Mathematics - differentials, integrals, basic mechanics, vector algebra, matrices and matrix manipulation, total derivative (for mass and momentum equations, among others)
- Reading
- Introductory calculus on Wikibooks - Differential Equations on Wikibooks
- Thermodynamics/Heat Transfer - Zereoth, First, Second and Third Laws, Enthalpy, Entropy, Clausius Inequality and ??, Steady State Equation, Modelling Gas Turbines/Engines, Conduction, Convection, Radiation (Black Body, Grey Body)
- Potential reading - Engineering Thermodynamics on Wikibooks
- Circuits/Electronics
- Physics - Forces, Gravity Equation
Statics
- Structural Analysis
- Mechanics - Friction on a surface, Rolling bodies, Stability, Pure/Damped/Forced Harmonic Motion, Orbits (reaching orbit, geostationary point, changing orbit, escape velocity)
Fluid mechanics
- Aerodynamics - Derivation of shear stress on a fluid, perfect gas equation, Bernoulli equation, Langrangian and Eulerian reference frames, control volumes and control surfaces, Conservation of mass up to 3-d, balance of momentum equations up to 3-d, Aerofoils, Circulation,
- Propulsion - Turbomachinery
Materials Science
- Material Classes - Metals, Ceramics, Composites, Polymers, Ionic and Covalents
- Material Microstructure
- Properties of Materials - Strength, Stiffness, Young's Modulus, Elasiticity and Modulus of Elasticity, Hardness, Toughness, Electrical Properties?
- Materials Selection
- Material Processes - Annealing, Quenching, Precipitaiton Hardening, Case Hardening
- Failure - Fatigue, Creep, Fracture, Case studies (aircraft)
- Composites - matrix and fibers, explanation of directional properties, case studes (carbon fibre, kevlar, fibreglass)
Aircraft Design
- Basic Aircraft Performance - Air density at altitudes, Perfect Gas equation,
- Dynamics and Control - Control Surfaces,