GATE Aerospace Engineering Syllabus

GATE Aerospace Engineering Detailed Syllabus

GENERAL APITITUDE

VERBAL ABILITY	English grammar , sentence completion , Verbal Analogies , Word Groups , Instructions , Critical Reasoning and Verbal Deductions .
NUMERICAL ABILITY	Numerical Computation , Numerical Estimation , Numerical Reasoning and Data Interpretation .

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

SECTION 1 : ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS	CORE TOPICS
LINEAR EQUATIONS	Vector Algebra , Matrix Algebra , System Of Linear Equation , Rank Of Matrix  , Eigenvalues  and Eigenvectors .
CALCULUS	Functions Of Single Variables , Limits , Continuity and Differentiability , Mean Value Theorem , Chain Rule , Partial Derivatives , Maxima and Minima , Gradient , Divergence and  Curl , Directional Derivatives , Integration , Line , Surface and  Volume Integrals , Theorems Of Stokes , Gauss and Green .
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS	First Order Linear and Nonlinear Differential equation , Higher Order Linear ODEs with Constant Coefficients , Partial Differential Equations and Separation Of Variable Methods .
SPECIAL TOPICS	Fourier Series , Laplace Transforms , Numerical Methods For Linear Equations and Nonlinear Algebraic Equations , Numerical Integration and Differentiation .

SECTION 2: FLIGHT MECHANICS	CORE TOPICS
BASICS		Atmosphere: Properties, standard atmosphere. Classification of aircraft. Airplane (fixed wing aircraft) configuration and various parts
AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE		Pressure altitude; equivalent, calibrated, indicated air speeds; Primary flight instruments: Altimeter, ASI, VSI, Turn-bank indicator. Drag polar; takeoff and landing; steady climb & descent, absolute and service ceiling; cruise, cruise climb, endurance or loiter; load factor, turning flight, V-n diagram Winds: head, tail & cross winds;
STATIC STABILITY		Angle of attack, sideslip; roll, pitch & yaw controls; longitudinal stick fixed & free stability, horizontal tail position and size; directional stability, vertical tail position and size; dihedral stability. Wing dihedral, sweep & position; hinge moments, stick forces;
SPECIAL TOPICS		Dynamic stability: Euler angles; Equations of motion; aerodynamic forces and moments, stability & control derivatives; decoupling of longitudinal and lateral-directional dynamics; longitudinal modes; lateral-directional modes.:

SECTION 3: SPACE DYNAMICS	CORE TOPICS
	Central force motion, determination of trajectory and orbital period in simple cases
SPECIAL TOPICS	Orbit transfer, in-plane and out-of-plane

  

SECTION 4: AERODYNAMICS	CORE TOPICS
BASIC FLUID MECHANICS	Conservation laws: Mass, momentum (Integral and differential form); Potential flow theory: sources, sinks, doublets, line vortex and their superposition; Viscosity, Reynolds number.
AIRFOILS AND WINGS	Airfoil nomenclature; Aerodynamic coefficients: lift, drag and moment; Kutta-Joukoswki theorem; Thin airfoil theory, Kutta condition, starting vortex; Finite wing theory: Induced drag, Prandtl lifting line theory; Critical and drag divergence Mach number.
COMPRESSIBLE FLOWS	Basic concepts of compressibility, Conservation equations; One dimensional compressible flows, Fanno flow, Rayleigh flow; Isentropic flows, normal and oblique shocks, Prandtl-Meyer flow; Flow through nozzles and diffusers.
SPECIAL TOPICS	Elementary ideas of viscous flows including boundary layers; Wind Tunnel Testing: Measurement and visualization techniques.

  

SECTION 5: STRUCTURES	CORE TOPICS
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS	States of stress and strain. Stress and strain transformation. Mohr's Circle. Principal stresses. Three-dimensional Hooke's law. Plane stress and strain; Failure theories: Maximum stress, Tresca and von Mises; Strain energy. Castigliano's principles. Analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate trusses and beams. Elastic flexural buckling of columns.
FLIGHT VEHICLE STRUCTURES	Characteristics of aircraft structures and materials. Torsion, bending and flexural shear of thin-walled sections. Loads on aircraft.
STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS	Free and forced vibrations of undamped and damped SDOF systems. Free vibrations of undamped 2-DOF systems.
SPECIAL TOPICS	Vibration of beams. Theory of elasticity: Equilibrium and compatibility equations, Airy’s stress function

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SECTION 6: PROPULSION	CORE TOPICS
BASICS	Thermodynamics, boundary layers and heat transfer and combustion thermo chemistry.
THERMODYNAMICS OF AIRCRAFT ENGINES	Thrust, efficiency and engine performance of turbojet, turboprop, turbo shaft, turbofan and ramjet engines, thrust augmentation of turbojets and turbofan engines. Aerothermodynamics of non-rotating propulsion components such as intakes, combustor and nozzle.
AXIAL COMPRESSORS	Angular momentum, work and compression, characteristic performance of a single axial compressor stage, efficiency of the compressor and degree of reaction.
AXIAL TURBINES	Axial turbine stage efficiency
CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR	Centrifugal compressor stage dynamics, inducer, impeller and diffuser.
ROCKET PROPULSION	Thrust equation and specific impulse, vehicle acceleration, drag, gravity losses, multi-staging of rockets. Classification of chemical rockets, performance of solid and liquid propellant rockets.

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