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Aerospace and Chemical engineering which is best for future for medium students????


Arnab Das 18th May, 2018
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Siimran Pal 25th May, 2018


Hello Arnab,

This is Simran from Careers360, I hope to solve your query.

To be honest, the only way to go about this question is to understand what both fields are.

Aerospace

Aerospace engineers typically do the following:

  • Direct and coordinate the design, manufacture, and testing of aircraft and aerospace products
  • Assess proposals for projects to determine if they are technically and financially feasible
  • Determine if proposed projects will result in safe operations that meet the defined goals
  • Evaluate designs to see that the products meet engineering principles, customer requirements, and environmental regulations
  • Develop acceptance criteria for design methods, quality standards, sustainment after delivery, and completion dates
  • Ensure that projects meet quality standards
  • Inspect malfunctioning or damaged products to identify sources of problems and possible solutions

Aerospace engineers may develop new technologies for use in aviation, defense systems, and spacecraft. They often specialize in areas such as aerodynamic fluid flow; structural design; guidance, navigation, and control; instrumentation and communication; robotics; and propulsion and combustion.

Aerospace engineers can specialize in designing different types of aerospace products, such as commercial and military airplanes and helicopters; remotely piloted aircraft and rotorcraft; spacecraft, including launch vehicles and satellites; and military missiles and rockets.

Aerospace engineers often become experts in one or more related fields: aerodynamics, thermodynamics, materials, celestial mechanics, flight mechanics, propulsion, acoustics, and guidance and control systems.

Aerospace engineers typically specialize in one of two types of engineering: aeronautical or astronautical.

Aeronautical engineers work with aircraft. They are involved primarily in designing aircraft and propulsion systems and in studying the aerodynamic performance of aircraft and construction materials. They work with the theory, technology, and practice of flight within the Earth's atmosphere.

Astronautical engineers work with the science and technology of spacecraft and how they perform inside and outside the Earth's atmosphere. This includes work on small satellites such as cubesats, and traditional large satellites.

Aeronautical and astronautical engineers face different environmental and operational issues in designing aircraft and spacecraft. However, the two fields overlap a great deal because they both depend on the basic principles of physics.

Chemical engineering

Chemical engineering is a branch of engineering that essentially deals with the engineering of chemicals to identify and solve technical glitches. Chemical engineering is concerned with processes that convert raw materials or chemicals into useful valuable forms. Chemical engineering also work with fields such as nanotechnology, and bioengineering.
Depending upon the sectors they fall into, chemical engineers - design and invent new processes and products. construct instrument and facilities. plan and operate facilities. They aim to make processes cost effective, eco-friendly and efficient.

Work Environment of a Chemical Engineer/Scope and Career Opportunities for Chemical Engineers Chemical engineers work in offices as well as laboratories. They find employment at industrial plants, refineries and locations where they monitor or direct chemical operations. They usually work with design professional and technicians or work on-site. The industries that employ chemical engineers are as follows: Architectural, engineering, and related services Basic chemical manufacturing Scientific research and development services Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments manufacturing Petroleum and coal products manufacturing Biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies Business services Health-care industries Food Manufacturing unites Electronics and Energy manufacturers How to become a Chemical Engineer?/Education Chemical engineers must have a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. The programme is a 4 year course. Some universities offer an integrated programme for 5 years that includes both a bachelor's and a master's degree. Interested candidates can also do research and obtain a Ph.D in the concerned field. As employers value practical experience, a cooperative programme for structured job experience is valuable.

As a student and future part of the corporate industry, You need to analyse your key strengths, where your aptitude lies and how much driven you are to reach your goals, as neither of the fields are easy. So I would suggest you to give a good thought before committing to either one.
I hope this helped.
All the best

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